Fifteen worthy reads from a tough year
Even in a year fraught with anxiety and discord, writers connected with readers to provide succour, solace, entertainment, and provocation.
The dogs of war: Christopher Bollen’s latest novel is a deliriously vicious, ferociously entertaining read
Bollen has concocted a scenario that deftly upends traditional power structures.
Freeland resignation prompts House of Anansi to bump up the pub date on its bio from February to Friday
"In publishing you just run with what you’ve got," said Anansi publisher Karen Brochu.
Gail Crowther’s latest volume examines the underappreciated legacy of Dorothy Parker’s time in Hollywood
One thing Crowther does accentuate is Parker's versatility.
The devil’s advocate: Toronto Star entertainment editor Doug Brod on the demonic appeal of Anton LaVey
"He was essentially a horror movie, comic book geek," Brod says.
Charges withdrawn for four of five protesters arrested after 2023 Giller Gala disruption
Maysam Abu Khreibeh, a Palestinian writer and organizer, called the 2023 protest the "bare minimum" that could be done to push back against the ongoing conflict in Gaza
Students at Sheridan College launch a campaign to rescue the Creative Writing and Publishing program
"I think the preservation of administrative salaries at the upper echelons is the priority."
Broken Pencil shutters amid behind-the-scenes controversy over its co-founder’s support for Israel
Niedzviecki is no stranger to poking at contentious culture war issues.
Canadian media outlets file joint lawsuit against OpenAI and ChatGPT with requested damages in the billions
The lawsuit comes a week after news broke about multinational publisher HarperCollins entering into an agreement with an anonymous tech company to license the work of nonfiction authors to help train AI large-language learning programs.
Notes of an also-ran: How to spend an entire year reading and come away feeling as though you’ve read all the wrong things
What these lists are good for is marketing clout.