Amplifying Asian Voices with Audible.ca during Asian Heritage Month

The month of May is dedicated to celebrating Asian Heritage. With that in mind, Audible.ca has an impressive roster of worthy content by some of the most influential, innovative, and inspiring Asian voices. Whether it's in wellness, arts, music or literature, Asian culture has helped to shape the world for centuries.

From Sophia Chang’s impactful memoir, The Baddest B*tch in the Room, to Souvankham Thammavongsa’s Scotiabank Giller Prize winning title, How to Pronounce Knife, Audible.ca has content for everyone to enjoy.

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Amazon Canada and The Walrus announce 45th Annual First Novel Award shortlist of nominees

If looking for a hidden star in the literary world is something you fancy then you may be interested in today's shortlist of nominees announcement for the 45th Annual First Novel Award from Amazon Canada and The Walrus. The award was created to honour the achievements of Canadian authors and their debut novels.

This year’s shortlist of authors will each receive $6,000 and the winner will receive the grand prize of $60,000 in cash. The winner will be announced on Thursday, May 27, 2021 via virtual ceremony hosted by Jennifer Hollett, the executive director of The Walrus and will include Lawrence Hill as the special guest speaker.

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Apple Music introduces Top 25 song playlists for over 100 cities

As Apple began rolling out iOS 14.5, the company is also releasing a new set of Apple Music playlists. These show the top 25 songs in over 100 cities around the world. This new collection is accessible through the Browse section in the Apple Music app on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Non-Apple Music subscribers can browse the playlists through the Apple Music site on the web.

According to Apple, the playlists are updated daily with tracks that are "making the waves" in cities worldwide. Apple might add more cities in time. We've seen Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary on the list, which iMore has listed here.

Canadian Reviewer Weekly Roundup – 3/28 – 4/3

Facebook won't rule out blocking news in Canada if there was 'really no choice'Netflix plans to launch 40 anime films, shows this year 

You can now play 'Magic the Gathering Arena' on iOS 

Uber plans to double the size of its Toronto technical team 

Is your Google Discover page showing older news? 

An Apple Watch rugged version in the works? 

The Louvre's entire art collection is viewable online 

You can add pronouns to your LinkedIn profile soon 

Moog Sound Studio offers you a complete synthesizer studio experience at home 

Google Meet's full-day free calls are extended until June 30th 

Apple WWDC 2021 will be an online event, kicking off June 7 

Google won't be at MWC 2021 

Spotify rolls out new personalized mixes based on your favourite artists, genres, decades 

E3 2021 will be '100 percent free' all-digital event 

Pinterest rumoured to acquire VSCO 

Microsoft's digital-only Build conference to take place starting May 25 

Casio now has a Wear OS-enabled G-Shock watch