Prize ceremony for author Masha Gessen postponed due to controversy over comments in magazine article
Gessen is not the only public figure to come in from opprobrium as a result of comments on the ongoing conflict deemed controversial.
Publishers and copyright advocacy groups lobby government for a meeting in another effort to address copyright law
Last week, a group of advocacy organizations, including the Literary Press Group, the Association of Canadian Publishers, The Writers’ Union...
Men behaving badly, part one: George Santos
Chiusano's portrait of a younger Santos is of someone painfully insecure, thin skinned, and desperate for some kind of validation and acceptance.
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.
Controversy hits Frankfurt Book Fair as award for Palestinian author postponed in the wake of Hamas attack on Israel
Shibli's novel is not without controversy itself.
ACP issues statement in support of publishers, booksellers, and librarians opposing Texas book rating law
The ACP declares that it "stands in solidarity with the American writing, publishing, and bookselling communities."
Terror’s long tail: Jeffrey Toobin revisits the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing to trace the growing roots of right-wing U.S. extremism
There is a direct line between the Oklahoma City bombing and the Capitol insurrection of January 6, 2021.
Canadian government extends copyright term, but loses the plot
The extension of the copyright term by twenty years – or fifty, or one hundred years – is meaningless if educational institutions remain free to pillage copyright works with impunity.
Co-authors of a Liz Truss bio forced to rewrite the final chapters after the book’s subject resigns as PM
Labour leader Kier Starmer noted the book will be out by Christmas and asked, "Is that the release date or the title?"
Some thoughts about today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
"If you are afraid of the ascendancy of fascism in this country – and you would be very foolish not to be right now – then you had better understand that the root issue here has to do with male supremacy and the control of women."