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The author explores the subjects of Canadian novels. She states that official politics has never been a prevalent theme in Canadian fiction and that political figures are occasionally the focus of fiction. She claims that a lot of contemporary Canadian novels focus on the middle class. She also mentions some novels that explore class and labor conflicts, including Michael Ondaatje's "In the Skin of a Lion" and John Bemrose's "The Island Walkers."

Examines several working-class literature in Canada. Includes `Eight Men Speak'; `Waste Heritage'; `This Time a Better Earth.'

The article presents information on Canadian crime writing. Crime writer David Skene-Melvin believes that Canadian crime writing is "more subtle, more psychological, more caring" than in the U.S. He says that Canadian crime writing in particular and Canadian literature in general, suffered from a serious problem: the slighting of Canadian authors.

The article profiles Canadian author Shane Koyczan. Having grown up in Yellowknife and Penticton, Shane embodies the small-town artist's dream. After studying creative writing at Okanagan University College, he moved to the big city to seek out a writing scene and stumbled across his calling. Just six years since being named the first non-American winner of the highly coveted individual title at the National Poetry Slam, Shane is in Toronto to be honoured at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word.