Ghosts in the machine: Cory Doctorow’s latest book is about the potential and pitfalls of AI
Doctorow is no Luddite or Cassandra when it comes to AI.
SFU publishing program “winding down”; publishing minor to move to School of Communication
The announcement is scant on details other than to suggest that moving the minor to the School of Communications is an "obvious fit."
After successful vote, Hachette Book Group now boasts the largest trade publishing union
The union will be part of the larger Washington-Baltimore News Guild.
L’etat, c’est lui: NYT reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan take stock of the first year in Trump’s second presidency
Whether the volume will remain relevant once this hideous presidency finally comes to a close is anybody's guess.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 31: “The Wharf Rats” by Eric Walrond
Walrond paid particular attention to regional dialects, drawing careful distinctions between the way Bajan, Panamanian, and British Guianese characters spoke.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 30: Diving Board
Downey practises what fellow Argentine writer Mariana Enríquez calls "bizarro fiction."
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 29: “Our Lady of Resplendent Misfortune” by Senaa Ahmad
In the story, a woman named Claribel living in Ohio during the Prohibition era of the 1920s is visited by the ghost of Jeanne d'Arc.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 28: The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
The Things They Carried is described on its title page as "A work of fiction by Tim O'Brien."
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 27: “Bride” by Julia Elliott
Elliott's story does not contain explicit references to The Name of the Rose but its subject and approach lend itself to the interpretation.
31 Days of Stories 2026, Day 26: “Children of the Corn” by Stephen King
The children of Gatlin are enthralled by a violent version of religion based on sacrifice and bloodshed.