Alberta to rewrite ministerial order to preserve classics in schools and focus only on “pornographic images”
The premier's umbrage is disingenuous to say the least.
Alberta premier accuses school board of “vicious compliance” with book ban order
The hypocrisy here is difficult to even countenance.
Leaked list identifies more than 200 books to be pulled from school library shelves in Edmonton
Contemporary authors Ali Hazelwood, Coleen Hoover, and Sarah J. Maas all have multiple titles slated for removal.
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."
Jonathan Karp stepping down as CEO of Simon & Schuster to launch new imprint
The five years Karp spent in the top job at S&S were among the most turbulent in the publisher's 100 year history.
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.
EMWF exec director has ties to foundation with financial interest in AI once set to appear at fest
Jasper Smith, executive director at EMWF, is professionally associated with the Musagetes Foundation.
“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."