So you want to write a book
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Ask a panel of authors all your questions about writing a nonfiction book, from proposal to promotion.
5 years ago
We interrupt this stereotype
New book looks at Indigenous media that’s remaking Canada’s whitewashed view of history.
5 years ago
Chris Turner’s The Patch aims to paint a clearer view of the oil sands
Turner explains how he reported his far reaching book on the the Patch.
5 years ago
Carol Off’s new book raises questions about the reporter-source relationship
The As It Happen’s host helped the family of a source she interviewed in Afghanistan come to Canada.
5 years ago
Here are the journalism books you won’t find on your syllabus
We crowdsourced a list of great work that has inspired working journalists.
6 years ago
How Kevin Donovan investigated the secret life of Jian Ghomeshi
By Joe Smith-Engelhardt
The journalistic and police investigations and subsequent trial and acquittal of disgraced CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi’s sexual assault cases were very difficult for the public to grasp. Many key details were left out of initial coverage…
7 years ago
‘That’s Why I’m a Journalist’ a reminder of the rich experiences reporters have
By Diana Pereira
It’s refreshing to read a book that tells real reporters’ stories from the front lines.
That’s Why I’m a Journalist by former CBC journalist and current Ryerson journalism professor Mark Bulgutch is made up of essays from…
7 years ago
Kamal Al-Solaylee’s new book explores the complexities of having brown skin
By Allison Ridgway for the Ryerson Journalism Research Centre
When Kamal Al-Solaylee saw a group of Filipina maids enjoying a picnic in a Hong Kong park during their time off work one Sunday afternoon in 2011, the concept for his…
7 years ago
#NASH78 “I’m actually writing a book right now…”
Three journalists turned book-writers share trials, tribulations and success stories of book writing from conception to pitching to process.
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