“How brave can I be?”: Two books focus on the campaign of silencing directed toward pro-Palestinian voices in Canada
The ranks of Canadian protesters who have been punished for speaking out about the slaughter in Gaza are extensive.
Canadian children’s publisher hits back at Pete Hegseth’s use of Franklin the Turtle as jokey symbol of war
Kids Can was not the only source of anger over the post.
The march of time: In her third collection of poetry, katherena vermette considers our place as descendants and future ancestors
The combined slipperiness and multifaceted aspect of language is all over this volume.
Maria Reva’s debut novel, Endling, is a nested narrative that freely incorporates fact and fiction
Reva knows that the happy ending she provides midway through the novel is not only fiction, but a betrayal of the truth.
“Be careful with the stories you tell”: In a bombshell essay, author and activist Thomas King acknowledges he has no Cherokee heritage
"Do the stories we tell reflect the world as it truly is, or did we simply start off with the wrong story?"
Conor Mc Donnell channels T.S. Eliot in his latest book of poetry
The title of Mc Donnell's book alludes to a newsroom cliché deployed in the early stages of an ongoing crisis or upheaval.
“They were in a kind of trance”: David Cayley on the Covid pandemic, the need for questioning, and where the CBC went wrong
"Questioning which is true questioning is only possible for people who have some excellence of intelligence, character, and formation."
Souvankham Thammavongsa wins the 2025 Giller Prize for her debut novel
The novel was chosen by a jury composed of former Giller nominees Dionne Irving, Loghan Paylor, and Deepa Rajagopalan.
Gillian Sze’s seventh poetry collection searches for meaning in the empty spaces between words
The slipperiness of words is part of Sze's fascination here, as are the empty spaces that require filling.
Maria Reva, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson among the winners of the Writers’ Trust awards
Reva's novel was also longlisted for this year's Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award in English-language fiction.