Kai Thomas, Christina Sharpe, and Helen Humphreys among the winners of seven Writers’ Trust awards
In addition to the prizes for individual works, several prizes for a body of work were also handed out.
WOTS mixes things up with newly installed leadership trio
The dates for the 2024 edition of WOTS are September 28–29.
Canadian authors and publishers sign open letter in support of Giller protesters; Anne Boyer resigns as poetry editor at New York Times Magazine
The Giller protesters also received support on social media.
Christine Estima’s debut collection mines the experience of Arab immigrants to Canada
Estima infuses her writing with sensitivity for the barbed points of human interaction.
Singer Pink is giving away thousands of banned books at four concerts in Florida
Pink says that books "have held a special joy" since her childhood.
Study for Obedience, Sarah Bernstein’s second novel, takes home the 2023 Giller at a ceremony disrupted by anti-Israel protests
For the first time, armed police were present at the entrances as the 300 invited guests filed into the event.
In Yara, Tamara Faith Berger addresses fraught questions about sexuality, consent, geopolitics, and religion
Yara represents Berger's most fully realized vision yet.
Vandalism of Indigo store in downtown Toronto called a “vile antisemitic attack”
Posters of Indigo CEO Reisman, who is Jewish, were also pasted on the windows with accusations that the company was "funding genocide."
Atwood, Gallant, and Dany Laferrière are among the writers and thinkers examined in Andy Lamey’s new book of essays
One of Lamey's qualities in this volume is a willingness to entertain multiple sides of a debate.
Anuja Varghese, Hannah Green among the winners of the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Awards
Toronto independent House of Anansi Press did very well at this year's awards.