Russell Smith’s new novel examines what happens when a wellness writer hooks up with an incel
Like Nabokov, Smith tackles difficult and potentially divisive sexual material.
“So much more than I ever bargained for”: Billy-Ray Belcourt’s third book of poetry examines the body through language and history
The extent to which the body, for a queer Cree writer, is tied into an ongoing history of displacement, dispersal, and disappearance is at the centre of Belcourt's writing.
Public image: Former Ideas producer David Cayley has some thoughts on how to save the CBC
Much of Cayley's critique involves the suggestion that the CBC has become an insular clique catering only to those savvy enough to understand its references.
Otoniya J. Okot Bitek and Maria Reva land spots on the 2025 Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize shortlist
The shortlist was selected by a jury comprising writers Gary Barwin, Ali Bryan, and Jasmine Sealy.
Penguin Random House named in $15 billion lawsuit filed by Donald Trump
This is not the first time Trump has sued a legacy media outlet over coverage he doesn't like.
Giller Prize reveals a bulked-up fourteen-book longlist while the final protester at the 2023 ceremony has charges dropped
For the second year in a row, the Giller is being judged by a three-person, all-Canadian jury.
A new biography of James Baldwin views his literary achievement through the prism of his various love affairs
Boggs is also adept at illustrating how far ahead of his time Baldwin was.
Alberta to rewrite ministerial order to preserve classics in schools and focus only on “pornographic images”
The premier's umbrage is disingenuous to say the least.
Alberta premier accuses school board of “vicious compliance” with book ban order
The hypocrisy here is difficult to even countenance.
Leaked list identifies more than 200 books to be pulled from school library shelves in Edmonton
Contemporary authors Ali Hazelwood, Coleen Hoover, and Sarah J. Maas all have multiple titles slated for removal.