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CanLitNovelsThe Colophon

Us vs. the volcano: In their sophomore novel, John Elizabeth Stintzi offers a phantasmagoria of interconnecting stories about climate change and human fallibility

April 1, 2022June 14, 2022

Stintzi’s novel traverses space, time, and a sprawling cast of characters in its attempt to allegorize our most profound challenges in the present.

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International LiteratureNon-fictionThe Colophon

Truth and consequences: New York Times journalist Elizabeth Williamson’s new book examines the poisonous seedbed of American conspiracy culture

March 28, 2022June 14, 2022

The New York Times feature writer shows in carefully argued detail that the Sandy Hook hoaxers exist in a direct line with QAnon and the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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CanLitNon-fictionPublishingThe Colophon

Rosemary Sullivan defends conclusions in controversial Anne Frank book; HarperCollins to keep the title on sale

March 25, 2022June 14, 2022

The author says in a statement that she has “full confidence” in the work that went into the book.

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CensorshipPoliticsThe Colophon

Ted Cruz slams a book on policing during Senate confirmation hearing, sends the book to the bestseller list

March 24, 2022June 14, 2022

The stunt by the junior senator from Texas backfired in the most spectacular way.

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CanLitPublishingThe Colophon

Dutch publisher Ambo Anthos retracts publication of a controversial book about Anne Frank after a report by historians refutes the volume’s conclusions

March 23, 2022June 14, 2022

The move comes after criticism of the cold-case team’s methods and assumptions by experts on the Holocaust and the Franks.

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International LiteratureNovelsThe Colophon

Power plays: Julia May Jonas addresses issues of on-campus sexual politics in her provocative and incendiary debut novel

March 22, 2022June 14, 2022

Jonas constructs a narrative that examines campus power dynamics frankly without, for the most part, providing any tidy moral or lesson.

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Non-fictionPoliticsThe Colophon

“It was like unfinished business”: University of Alberta professor David R. Marples on the historical and political context behind Putin’s war in Ukraine

March 18, 2022June 14, 2022

“I never thought Ukrainians anywhere would welcome Russian occupation,” says Marples.

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BooksellingPublishingThe Colophon

Biblioasis’s new terms of sale for Canadian independents aim to support an industry sector that acts as the lifeblood for domestic publishers

March 11, 2022June 14, 2022

“The biggest issue facing us is visibility,” says publisher Daniel Wells, who hopes that the new terms will incentivize independent booksellers to stock and hold his house’s titles.

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PublishingThe Colophon

House of Anansi Press adds Leigh Nash as publisher in a move to take the house to the “next stage”

March 10, 2022June 14, 2022

“In everything I aspire to do as a publisher, excellence is the thing I’m chasing,” Nash says.

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International LiteraturePublishingThe Colophon

Alfred A. Knopf announces two new novels from Cormac McCarthy, the first in eighteen years

March 9, 2022June 14, 2022

The novels will be published individually in October and November, followed by a box set in December.

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