Rise of the machines: Nnedi Okorafor’s metafictional postapocalypse is surpassingly depressing
Okorafor does not miss a single opportunity to critique the contemporary media establishment.
Board of the Kingston WritersFest pulls the plug on the sixteen-year-old annual event
Ticket sales accounted for 14% of the festival's revenue in 2024.
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Charges withdrawn for four of five protesters arrested after 2023 Giller Gala disruption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.