David Stones, Stratford, Ontario’s first poet laureate, has plans to bring poetry to the people
"The poet laureate role to me is to bring poetry to the people and the people to poetry."
“I authentically admire his legacy”: Sash Bischoff on how F. Scott Fitzgerald influenced her debut novel, Sweet Fury
"I sort of lucked into the idea that Fitzgerald should be a part of this book."
Horrible landlords and abrasive seas: The sombre and fleetingly optimistic vision of Karen Solie’s Wellwater
If there is any obvious hope to be found in the sombre and desolate poems on offer in this collection, it is in the perseverance of nature in the face of violence and peril.
Gothic tropes and lush language characterize A Song for Wildcats, the debut story collection from Caitlin Galway
Galway's rich feel for language and her ability to inhabit a wide range of characters and milieus is impressive.
Pulling at the seams: Mark Bourrie’s Ripper examines the rise and popular appeal of Pierre Poilievre
Bourrie transcends a simple biography and creates a snapshot of our riven historical moment.
Keep the godwit flying: More on the Sutherland House/Fitz & Witz amalgamation
In his SHuSH newsletter of March 21, Kenneth Whyte, owner and publisher of Sutherland House, took exception to former University...
“It has broken me completely”: Omar El Akkad talks about disillusionment, the West, and finding space to grieve with his new work of nonfiction
"There's the one book I write, and then there are the million different books that people read."
Sutherland House undertakes new arrangement with Fitzhenry & Whiteside
The agreement includes honouring all existing Fitz & Witz contracts.
Move fast and break things: Sarah Wynn-Williams’s memoir offers a harrowing, highly personal peek behind the curtain at Meta
If there's one thing that's certain about Wynn-Williams's highly personal, often scathing narrative: it's going to make a blockbuster movie.
Proposed tariffs on books could have serious adverse effects on the independent publishing and bookselling sectors in Canada
"We'll just have to suck it up and soldier through."