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PublishingThe Colophon

Debby de Groot to stay on at Anansi until October; Leigh Nash joins summer teaching faculty at Humber

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023

De Groot "will be managing the bulk of the upcoming new titles for 2023 and will also be announcing our Winter 2024 list to media."

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International LiteratureNon-fictionThe Colophon

In a meditative new book, author Jeff Sharlet examines the nexus points of division and discord in the U.S.

March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

The tone Sharlet adopts for most of his book is plaintive, ironic, and not so much aghast at the existential state of his home country as sadly resigned.

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CanLitNovelsThe Colophon

Violet Browne talks about Newfoundland’s influence, fragmenting fiction, and the real-life origins of her debut novel

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

"I think Quebec is Newfoundland writ large because we do have our own culture and that is so tied up in the language."

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CanLitNovelsThe Colophon

In The Fake, Zoe Whittall takes a blisteringly funny look at con artists and the people they target

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023

Very much in the spirit of a good grift, the novel lures us in willingly before snatching all our assurances away from us.

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AwardsPoetryThe Colophon

Griffin Poetry Prize reveals its 2023 longlist under new selection rules; only two original works by Canadian poets make the cut

March 15, 2023March 16, 2023

Haida Gwaii poet Susan Musgrave is one of only two Canadian authors of original works on the ten-book longlist for...

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International LiteratureNon-fictionThe Colophon

“The manuscript has always been cursed”: Joel Warner traces the remarkable journey of one of the most notorious literary scrolls in history

March 13, 2023March 14, 2023

Warner acts as part literary historian, part biographer, and part amateur detective.

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Literary FestivalsThe Colophon

Cherie Dimaline, Zoe Whittall, and Catherine Hernandez confirmed to appear at WOTS, with three new genre stages for this year’s festival

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

This year's festival runs at Queen's Park on May 27 and 28.

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CensorshipLibrariesThe Colophon

Toronto Public Library joins Book Sanctuary movement to protect and promote banned books

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023

The books in TPL's collection feature works for adults, teens, and children.

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BooksellingThe Colophon

Hackers behind Indigo ransomware attack threaten release of employee data; Indigo refuses to pay ransom

March 2, 2023March 3, 2023

What would benefit Indigo most now is radical transparency and at the very least some expression of remorse.

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CanLitPoetryThe Colophon

Poetic form gets exploded and reshaped in two recent volumes from River Halen and Otoniya J. Okot Bitek

March 2, 2023March 2, 2023

The notion of making oneself "legible" to oneself and others is at the centre of Halen's project.

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