Sally Rooney’s publisher withdraws her books from U.K. sale over the author’s support of Palestinian activist group
In 2025, Rooney, who is a resident of the Republic of Ireland, cancelled all upcoming appearances in the U.K.
Eighteen poets gather at the Quebec-Vermont border on Thanksgiving weekend for literary festival of community
"We want to reassert something truer – the long-standing spirit of trust between our peoples going back almost 200 years."
Sanitizing atrocity: In a new book, historian Assal Rad examines the Western media’s manipulation of language in Gaza coverage
Rad focuses on headlines because she notes that this is often all a person will read.
The removal of a book on the media’s coverage of Israel’s war in Gaza from an Australian library has the opposite of its intended effect
Evaluating the book's contents on the basis of its admittedly provocative title is to misunderstand what Johnson is up to.
Too much is never enough: David Ellison’s debased idea of culture
What you shouldn't expect from an Ellison-run mega-studio is anything resembling serious, intelligent films for adults.
L’etat, c’est lui: NYT reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan take stock of the first year in Trump’s second presidency
Whether the volume will remain relevant once this hideous presidency finally comes to a close is anybody's guess.
Reality crash: Journalist Megan Garber’s Screen People examines the ways we are watched and manipulated in a digital media saturated environment
The line between American politics and entertainment has long been blurry and malleable.
In his new long essay, Globe and Mail reporter Tyler Dawson examines the possibility and perils of Alberta separation
Dawson seems fairly sanguine about the slim chances Alberta secession has.
Activist groups claims victory as No Arms in the Arts and CanLit Responds end boycott of Giller Prize
More than 500 figures in the Canadian literary world took part in the boycott.
“This is insanity”: Alberta provincial government extends its censorship program to public libraries with proposed new legislation
As a general rule of thumb, whenever a far-right conservative leans on "the needs of the family" to justify a piece of legislation, you can be pretty safely assured they are in the process of trampling on somebody's rights.