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Claudia Dey and Janika Oza are the other Canadian finalists. The prize celebrates fiction by women and non-binary authors.

The shortlist for the Carol Shields Prize was announced Tuesday morning. The award recognizes "creativity and excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the United States."

“Daughter” by Claudia Dey  — Alexa Donovan, Deputy Arts Editor  I am absolutely certain about only a few things in life, but one thing I am sure of is this: when your cool Creative Writing professor personally recommends you a book, you should read it. When you open “Daughter,” the first words you see, right...

The wry, furious novel gives the overlooked daughter of an egotistical writer a voice

The United Auto Workers union strikes against the Big 3 automakers. Lessons learned 60 years after the Birmingham church bombing. See how much news you remember with this week's quiz.

The Globe and Mail spoke to Dey about how fathers are unexplored territory in literature and the fraught relationships they have with their daughters

Daughter is an intensely psychological novel, one that poses questions it doesn't, and maybe can't, answer. There are flashes of Claudia Dey's usually excellent writing, but not consistently enough.

In Claudia Dey’s novel “Daughter,” Mona’s adulterous father claims her as his sole confidante, with dire consequences.

Here are the Canadian fiction we are excited about this season.