Two new books on Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau offer readers, and voters, a Hobson’s choice for Canada
Canadians have a choice between a hyper-partisan Trumpian polarizer and a performative, gaffe-prone incumbent.
Violence and hope collide in Vincent Anioke’s eloquent and powerful debut collection
The irony in the volume stretches across stories, a number of which are linked.
Glad Day Bookshop avoids eviction after raising more than $100,000 in less than a week
This is not the first time the store has faced an existential crisis.
Short story month 2024: Danlia Botha’s third collection mines persistent subjects and charts new ground
"I've always been interested in why people make the choices they make," Botha says.
Julie Bouchard named the winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Canada and Europe
Canadian judge Shashi Bhat called Bouchard's story "a profoundly intelligent, fiercely original piece."
In a statement, the Writers’ Trust of Canada responds to the ejection of Kagiso Lesego Molope from its annual Politics and the Pen fundraiser
Molope was heckled by members of the audience, with some cheering as her speech progressed.
Glad Day Bookshop faces eviction if it can’t raise $100,000 in June
Glad Day is hoping to raise $300,000.
Short story month 2024: Kate Segriff offers up a tough new voice in her debut collection
Segriff's preferred mode is realism.
Short story month 2024: Returning characters and recycled themes mark an intermittently interesting new collection from Stephen King
The biggest disappointment in this book is its relative lack of creepiness.
Short story month 2024: Shashi Bhat on short stories, autofiction, and her debut collection, Death by a Thousand Cuts
The real, physical world is ever-present in these stories, most particularly in a recurring theme focusing on women's bodies.