Public image: Former Ideas producer David Cayley has some thoughts on how to save the CBC
Much of Cayley's critique involves the suggestion that the CBC has become an insular clique catering only to those savvy enough to understand its references.
Otoniya J. Okot Bitek and Maria Reva land spots on the 2025 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize shortlist
The shortlist was selected by a jury comprising writers Gary Barwin, Ali Bryan, and Jasmine Sealy.
Giller Prize reveals a bulked-up fourteen-book longlist while the final protester at the 2023 ceremony has charges dropped
For the second year in a row, the Giller is being judged by a three-person, all-Canadian jury.
Lindsay Wong partners with Arsenal Pulp in initiative to support emerging BIPOC writers
"It's so hard to get published if you're writing from a racialized and marginalized identity."
Edmonton’s NeWest Press expands its output with Barbour Books, an imprint devoted to speculative fiction
"We're basically interested in anything speculative and outside the ordinary."
Mel Gibson, purity rings, and the Rapture: Joelle Kidd’s Jesusland examines the weird world of evangelical Christian pop culture
Throughout, there is an unnerving focus on violence as core to the evangelical worldview.
“I heard you shot your woman down”: A new book explores the surprising history of the song “Hey Joe”
Schneider does a good job of delineating the extent to which violent material has pervaded the history of music.
Eden Mills responds to criticism by dropping workshop featuring “AI author”
The festival organizers thanked the literary community for its feedback, saying they "take it seriously."
Giles Blunt talks about trading in his series mystery character for historical fiction in his latest novel, Bad Juliet
The touchstone for Bad Juliet occurred during a vacation Blunt and his wife took to the Adirondacks.
Montreal author Irena Karafilly explores grief and infidelity in her novel Tunes for Dancing Bears
Karafilly's narrative places its two main characters in a situation that puts an extreme stress test on their already fractured marriage.