Katrina Onstad's second novel is called Everybody Has Everything. Her writing on arts, social issues and culture (high and low) has appeared around the world in publications including Toronto Life, The New York Times, The Guardian and on CBC.ca. An essay in Elle earned her an American National Magazine Award nomination. In Canada, she's an NMA winner in the Arts category, and has been nominated several times, including as Best Columnist.
Katrina's essays on parenthood have been anthologized on both sides of the border and her first novel, How Happy to Be, was published to critical acclaim in 2006 by McClelland and Stewart.
Her website is www.katrinaonstad.ca.
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Why I run alone (and sprint away from running groups)
Sorry, says Katrina Onstad, but she doesn’t want to join your running group: In an era when almost everything is social, she’d rather go solo
Why a man in the kitchen is such a big deal
When a woman cooks, it’s supper. When a man cooks, it triggers applause. Why the growing number of guys playing chef these days is stirring up feminists’ heartburn
Clothing controversies: Is exploitation good for business?
Stylistic referencing of sacred ethnic emblems can veer into profanity
Why do engagement rings still matter?
They weren’t kidding when they said a diamond is forever. When it comes to engagement rings (on famous fingers, as well as our own), modern women are as fixated as ever
In this era of gender issues, what does it mean to be a tomboy?
Don’t listen to the reactionaries – boldness, independence and a thirst for adventure aren’t just for boys any more (if they ever were). Here’s to the evolving face of femininity
Just leave Jessica alone: Why are we so obsessed with pregnant celebrities?
Our endless obsession with the fertility of celebrities (and, now, politicians) is getting hard to stomach
Maybe Grandma's lace wasn't so prim and proper after all
The lie behind spring’s hottest fabric is that it conceals when what it really does is act as a pointer to what is being concealed. It’s time to reappraise the sexiness of lace
The wrinkle revolution: Are older women embracing their age?
Hollywood’s over-40 brigade is stealing the limelight these days, flaunting its un-Photoshopped smile lines like never before. Under-30 celebs would surely register their surprise – if only they could move their faces
Why birds are taking flight in hipster culture
For some years now, avian motifs have permeated design to an almost parodic degree. The latest wave of loud, ferocious evocations, however, promise to redeem our neutered feathered friends
Want to feel smarter? Put on a lab coat
The theory of ‘enclothed cognition’ supposes that what we wear affects how we function. Clothes, in other words, do make the man, woman and even housebound writer
