The sounds of silencing: In a new polemic, Ira Wells argues that censors are active on both the left and right
Moral certitude makes for strange bedfellows.
U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods on pause – but are books even one of the targeted categories?
"This gives us some hope that books will be excluded."
Giller Prize drops Scotiabank, loses two jurors
Two jurors – Jordan Abel and Aaron Tucker – have been quietly scrubbed from the Giller Prize website.
Independent Canadian publishers respond to Trump’s tariffs with caution, confusion
The chaotic nature of the tariff rollout, while not surprising from the Trump administration, is nevertheless a challenge in trying to determine how best to respond.
Stranger things: Edwin Frank surveys the landscape of the 20th century novel and finds at its heart a restless uncertainty about its own condition
The author for the most part eschews theory, opting instead to read the works through a lens of discursive and biographical criticism.
House of Anansi’s Spiderline imprint is undergoing a rebrand, branching out into other genres
The inaugural title in Spiderline's "new direction" was An Ordinary Violence by Adriana Chartrand.
Bad vibes: In her first book, music journalist Liz Pelly provides a caustic critique of the ways Spotify is degrading music
Pelly's book is a sobering look at the real and measurable harms the service is having on the global music ecosystem.
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.