The X factor: Two new books chronicle the battles and betrayals at the heart of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover
The story is also a tragedy of one man's hubris and outsized self-importance triumphing over the greater good.
David Bellos and Alexandre Montagu argue copyright creep is a global problem, without considering Canada
Throughout their book, Bellos and Montagu wilfully and disingenuously muddy the waters around issues such as fair use.
Never mind the bollocks: The case of John R. Brinkley and his goat-testicle remedy for lack of male virility testifies to the enduring appeal of the con artist
Those wondering from where Trump sprang could do worse than read Brock's book.
Bobbing and weaving: Lee Gutkind, the “godfather behind creative nonfiction” tries to explain the genre without bothering to define it
Gutkind demands that creative nonfiction be accepted as a viable subject of literary study while also insisting it is far too complicated and diverse to be pinned down in any definable way.
In The Double Life of Benson Yu, Kevin Chong investigates the potential for art to overcome trauma
Broadly speaking, the novel operates in the mode of metafiction.
U.S. judge dismisses part of class action suit against OpenAI; orders new deadline to amend the claim
Judge Martínez-Olguín left open the unfair competition allegation.
Grammarians and poets chime in on the title of Taylor Swift’s forthcoming album
There is something frankly creepy about the apparent need people seem to have to parse every aspect of Swift's life and output.
Sheila Heti takes autofiction to its logical extreme in Alphabetical Diaries
What this amounts to is less fiction than a kind of erasure poetry.
Keeping it in the family: Indigo receives privatization offer from its largest shareholder, Gerry Schwartz
Those who thought Indigo had finally reached a point of stability and stasis after a roller coaster year might want to buckle in.
Meghan Macdonald named new publisher of Dundurn Press
Macdonald takes over as publisher from Kwame Scott Fraser, who stepped down at the end of January.