Fighting for Canadian literature

“EXCERPT: Ground to Stand On, Sandra Djwa recounts breaking through mid-century sexism and institutional bias to establish Canadian literature. FULL STORY

Pippa Scott

August 12th, 2026

The literary world is awash with woeful tales of British boys sliced, diced and otherwise mangled by the public-school system. Girls, not so much. Vancouver-based writer, singer and award-winning documentary photographer Pippa Scott strives to rebalance the ledger with Paper Girls Burn: A Borderline Personality Disorder Memoir (Caitlin $26). Born in Canada but schooled in the U.K., Scott chronicles the years before her borderline personality disorder diagnosis and her search for love, understanding and identity. Her story takes in a rigid British boarding school, a London rock star, Broadway training, Hollywood film offices and Vancouver’s drag world. 9781773861944

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