Fall 2009

By Nathan Whitlock

There’s been a lot of bad news in the book world as of late, but this fall offers the opportunity to pay tribute to at least one Canadian literary entity that has not only survived, but seems to grow and get more ambitious every year. In October, the International Festival of Authors celebrates its thirtieth anniversary with a special edition of the fest entitled "IFOA XXX."

By Michelle Gatien

For the past 20 years, the last Sunday in September has come to mean one thing in Toronto: the colourful world of The Word On The Street festival. Transforming itself in to the ultimate book lover’s dream, Queen’s Park will once again play host to this gem of a festival as it celebrates its 20th anniversary on Sunday, September 27th.

It’s a hip hop world, and you’re just living in it. For most music-addicted earthlings, hip hop culture is the predominant global youth subculture of today. For the non-music initiated, hip hop has become the black, jewelry-laden elephant in a room filled with rock, country and classical music — an attention-grabber whose influence is impossible to miss on the daily news, in school playgrounds, during water cooler conversations or in a political debate.