As another Canadian author gets caught up in an AI controversy, questions remain about how to deal with the technology
This is not the first time an award-nominated author has faced accusations of using AI to create written work.
Sanitizing atrocity: In a new book, historian Assal Rad examines the Western media’s manipulation of language in Gaza coverage
Rad focuses on headlines because she notes that this is often all a person will read.
Is the age of reading over? Some thoughts on a perennial brouhaha
While a solid argument can be made that the novel has lost its cultural centrality in the 21st century, that does not mean no one is reading anymore.
Leaving home: Joan Barfoot’s first novel, newly back in print, follows a woman who abandons her family to live on her own in a remote cabin
British publisher Faber has done a valuable service by bringing this unique and provocative novel back into print under a new title.
Locks and tresses: Judy Wearing’s engaging new book examines the biological quality that makes us quintessentially mammalian
Wearing's chapter on pubic hair is among the most intriguing.
Josh Silver’s debut novel for adults does double duty as a dark thriller and a satire of the modern publishing industry
This is a book readers should approach with caution.
Vanishing acts: Marlon James’s sprawling sixth novel examines the ways gay men are erased from society
There is little doubt that The Disappearers is a very good book.
In a surprising plot twist, the New York Times devotes high-profile space to book coverage
It would be nice to see editors become a little more adventurous in what they assign.
Fourteen books, including six from independent Canadian publishers, make the 2026 Giller longlist
This year's jury was for the first time composed of booksellers from across the country.
New genre prize launched to honour the career and memory of Andrew Pyper
The Andrew Pyper Prize will be awarded at the annual Writers' Trust gala.