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Brief EncountersCanLitShort Fiction

“You got yourself into a Lindsay Wong story”: The author of Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality talks about ghosts, Chinese families, and her idiosyncratic approach to fiction

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023

"I'm interested in that idea: when we transform ourselves, are we transforming our pain?"

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PublishingThe Colophon

Leigh Nash and Debby de Groot stepping down as publisher, publicity director at House of Anansi

February 28, 2023February 28, 2023

Both Nash and de Groot will continue working with Anansi on a freelance basis.

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BooksellingThe Colophon

Indigo employees’ data breached in ransomeware attack according to reports

February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

Data accessed includes names, home addresses, and SINs, and banking information.

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Brief EncountersCanLitThe Horror Show

Queer fear: an anthology of fiction and poetry reimagines horror tropes from LGBTQ+ perspectives

February 23, 2023February 27, 2023

"These stories ask the question What is a monster? and complicate the definition of 'monster' along the way."

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CanLitNovelsThe Colophon

Love and grief are the enduring forces in Violet Browne’s debut novel

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

This Is the House That Luke Built is a strong first novel, clearly adept at marrying its form and content.

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BooksellingThe Colophon

Indigo steps up its customer relations; sets up temporary website for browsing only

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023

The ongoing disruption at Canada's largest book chain is no doubt placing added stress on publishers and writers.

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FilmInternational LiteratureThe Horror Show

Robin R. Means Coleman updates her essential text on Black horror cinema with a new volume and a new co-author

February 15, 2023February 18, 2023

The Black Guy Dies First reads like little more than Horror Noire for the attention-deficit crowd.

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BooksellingThe Colophon

Indigo says no credit or debit card information was compromised in last week’s security attack; website remains down

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

The chain does not store credit or debit card numbers in its system.

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International LiteratureNovelsThe Colophon

Fable and allegory combine in Victory City, Salman Rushdie’s masterful new novel

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023

Victory City reads like a defiant rebuke to those who work to suppress words and ideas.

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BooksellingThe Colophon

Indigo’s response to “cybersecurity incident” has been woefully inadequate

February 13, 2023February 14, 2023

Indigo has little control over whether its system gets hacked. What it does have control over is how it responds to the situation.

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