Best Books We Read in 2019

Posted by Augur Blog
On December 19, 2019

We love stories of all shapes and sizes. Here are the books the Augur team’s favourite book-sized reads of 2019! This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone I don’t often read books in one sitting anymore, but this one refused to be put down. How wonderful that a book […]

5 Monsters We Don’t Want to Slay

Posted by Augur Blog
On October 1, 2019

By Lawrence Stewen Slaying monsters has gotten old. Rather, it was always old. Firstly, the act glorifies violence as a solution. Secondly, more often than not, it empowers the cis male protagonist while demonizing those whose bodies and minds do not conform to his society’s “norm.” Not a great look. While fictional violence can be […]

15 Badass Fantasy Characters Who Aren’t Cis Men

Posted by Augur Blog
On July 24, 2019

By Mado, Lawrence, Kerrie and Anna The fantasy genre is rife with cis-male characters. Over the course of the genre’s history, fantasy has amassed plenty of Dude—capital “D”—badass heroes. In our opinion, that’s quite enough, thank you very much. Here are 15 badass characters we love who are not Dudes. Ronica Vestrit Liveship Trilogy by […]

Challenge Accepted: Augur Reads Diversly

Posted by Augur Blog
On February 27, 2019

When Augur heard that the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) had an annual reading challenge, we knew we had to join. Each book prompt is designed with diversity in mind and we’re all for that. Each month, the FOLD blog will feature a selection of recommended Canadian picks based on the prompt. (If you’re looking […]

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