Rage farmers and agents of chaos: Carol Off on political polarization, emotion versus reason, and her latest book, At a Loss for Words
"I think the majority of us – left, centre, right, whatever – are interested in finding a way out of this."
High spirits: Food and travel writer Evan Rail examines the story of a counterfeiter who trafficked in fake bottles of one of the world’s most notorious tipples
What is most fascinating about Rail's story is not so much the forger, but everything surrounding him.
Beyond death and grief, Molly Peacock finds colour and calm in her new poetry collection, The Widow’s Crayon Box
There is ambiguity here, but also a plaintive recognition of very human emotions that are often denied or ignored by people frightened by their complexity or contradictions.
University of Toronto Press becomes first publisher designated a Major Organization by the Ontario Arts Council
The recognition puts the publisher and distributor in the same category as the Toronto International Film Festival, the Art Gallery of Ontario, and the National Ballet.
Leaked emails point to a thorny trail of assertions, accusations, and in-fighting behind the scenes at the Giller Prize
"It’s clear that the lines between what is public and what’s private has been blurred," said Elana Rabinovitch.
Elana Rabinovitch breaks silence over the ongoing Giller Prize controversy, gives interview to Toronto Life
"I would turn your attention back to the role of literature in situations like this, which is to interrogate hate and certitude and ideas that people are conflicted about."
“The children of the night. What music they make!” First published in 1897, Bram Stoker’s Dracula continues to exert an outsized influence on popular culture
Vampires, it would seem, are everywhere in our culture.
In Bog Myrtle, author and illustrator Sid Sharp delivers a sharp rebuke to capitalism with a side order of comic folk horror
Sharp shares with Jon Klassen an affection for macabre conclusions in which the story's villain gets an exaggerated, though not unwarranted, comeuppance.
Forever young: In youthjuice, E.K. Sathue skewers the beauty and wellness industry with a twisted satire
Sathue's novel is the fist release from the Soho Press horror imprint Hell's Hundred.
Bestselling author Stephanie Wrobel talks about plotting, the difference between suspense and surprise, and the influence of one of cinema’s masters on her latest novel
"I don't think any of us are 100% good or 100% bad. And I think it's kind of boring to portray characters that way."