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CanLitNon-fictionThe Colophon

“I want to be able to go in and out of hell with grace”: Shawn Hitchins on death, queer transformation, and the astonishing bass line in Boney M’s “Rasputin”

November 24, 2021June 14, 2022

In his new memoir, the author contemplates his life and community in the wake of two significant figures dying within five months of each other.

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CensorshipInternational LiteratureNon-fictionThe Colophon

The madness of art: Charlie English traces the congruence of mental illness, modernism, and artistic creation in a history with uncomfortable resonance for our present moment

November 19, 2021June 14, 2022

A book about art produced by mentally ill psychiatric patients gave the Nazis cover first to eliminate the art, then to move on to the artists.

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BooksellingInternational LiteratureNon-fictionThe Colophon

The greatest story ever sold: Mark McGurl argues that Jeff Bezos’s online behemoth has reshaped the novel in its own image

November 9, 2021June 14, 2022

The Stanford University professor surveys the literary landscape in the shadow of the online giant.

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CanLitNon-fictionThe Colophon

“White folks get to erase or occlude parts of their history”: Ian Williams on race, language, and his new essay collection, Disorientation

November 2, 2021June 14, 2022

For the author, the titular condition involves those moments when one is just trying to live one’s life and is suddenly reminded of one’s race.

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Non-fictionThe Horror Show

Why so serious? Punch, Pennywise, and the evolution of the bad clown in popular culture

October 13, 2021June 14, 2022

“It’s difficult to assign a specific cultural meaning to the bad clown, because it is such a malleable archetype,” Radford writes.

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CanLitNon-fictionThe Colophon

Control tactics: Sarah Berman discusses writing about Keith Raniere, NXIVM, and a self-empowerment scheme that masked the wanton abuse of countless women

August 4, 2021June 14, 2022

The Vancouver journalist’s book chronicles a four-year plunge into the depths of the NXIVM miasma.

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International LiteratureNon-fictionThe Horror Show

Scary stories: a single-volume anthology from the British Library provides a cogent and concise history of the literary horror genre

August 3, 2021June 14, 2022

From 17th century Gothic novels to the modern-day zombie story, the horror novel continues to fascinate readers and evolve in the literary consciousness.

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International LiteratureNon-fictionThe Colophon

To catch a predator: Miami Herald journalist Julie K. Brown’s book details her pursuit of justice for the victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

July 22, 2021June 14, 2022

Though marred by some sloppy writing and digressions, Brown’s book provides a valuable counter to a justice system in thrall to wealth and influence.

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International LiteratureLibrariesNon-fictionThe Colophon

Skin in the game: librarian Megan Rosenbloom goes on a hunt for a very esoteric category of rare books

July 16, 2021June 14, 2022

As a leader of the Anthropodermic Book Project, Rosenbloom has for years been ensconced in the realm of anthropodermic bibliopegy – in lay terms, the practice of binding books in human skin.

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CanLitDramaNon-fictionThe Colophon

“I wanted to stimulate people”: Canadian playwright Brad Fraser on provocation, the theatrical establishment, and his new memoir

June 24, 2021June 14, 2022

“I realized the adult world was every bit as fucked up as anything else."

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