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The ColophonWriters and Writing

“A form that is especially well suited to obsessive characters”: Elise Levine on the novella, true crime, and her new book, Say This

June 15, 2022June 15, 2022

“I wanted to examine alternatives to framing narratives about sexual exploitation and violent crime,” says the author about her two linked novellas.

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Literary FestivalsThe ColophonWriters and Writing

Donna Bailey Nurse joins forces with Luminato to celebrate Black women’s writing and the legacy of Toni Morrison

June 13, 2022June 14, 2022

A two-day program on June 17 and 18 celebrates the work of the late American Nobel Prize winner as well as highlighting the importance of Black women's writing.

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International LiteratureThe ColophonWriters and Writing

“Egotism at one remove”: Aldous Huxley on the partisan impulse

April 25, 2022June 14, 2022

“Partisan loyalty is socially disastrous; but for individuals it can be richly rewarding.”

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PublishingThe ColophonWriters and Writing

Fonts of wisdom: Linda Leith Publications launches a new digital magazine aimed at publishing the work of new English writing in Quebec

December 13, 2021June 14, 2022

The new online publication is a multimedia endeavour aimed at opening the doors to younger and marginalized writers struggling to get a toehold in the publishing world.

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CanLitThe ColophonWriters and Writing

“This was, and is, a kind of genius”: colleagues, publishers, and admirers recall the importance of Marie-Claire Blais, one of the finest writers Canada has ever produced

December 8, 2021June 14, 2022

Timid is not a word anyone would reach for to describe Blais’s fiction, and especially her early work, which remains as shocking and defiant today as when it first appeared.

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CanLitThe Horror ShowWriters and Writing

Adam Pottle on how the CanLit establishment’s preference for literary realism downplays the value of horror writing

October 27, 2021June 14, 2022

Horror doesn’t gel with those who’ve propped up CanLit respectability – that is, chiefly cishet, nondisabled white people, Pottle writes.

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CanLitNovelsThe ColophonWriters and Writing

“I didn’t realize how difficult it was going to be”: Lisa de Nikolits on a turn to science fiction in her latest novel, The Rage Room

October 1, 2021June 14, 2022

“I think I see life in very, very noir terms,” says the author, who considered quitting after finishing work on her latest novel.

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International LiteraturePublishingThe ColophonWriters and Writing

The ghostwriter: Philip Roth was a master in the attempted manipulation of his own image, both during his life and after his death

August 30, 2021June 14, 2022

A pugilistic, self-absorbed author, a scandal-mired biographer, and a disillusioned scholar. What could possibly go wrong?

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PoliticsThe ColophonWriters and Writing

Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling in the York University vs. Access Copyright case deals a significant blow to creators

August 9, 2021June 14, 2022

The recent ruling declared that the copyright collective does not have standing to sue, and punted on the matter of fair dealing.

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CensorshipInternational LiteratureThe ColophonWriters and Writing

De Sade’s notorious manuscript scroll, an “emblem of literary and artistic freedom,” acquired by French nation for €4.55 million

July 13, 2021June 14, 2022

The manuscript, deemed by the French government a national treasure, is one of the most controversial and frequently banned works ever published.

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