In two new books, journalist and essayist Lisa Whittington-Hill examines the perils facing women in pop culture
Whittington-Hill incisively illustrates the various double standards women face as figures in the public eye.
The Spooky Season: William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist remains one of the most striking, misunderstood 20th century horror novels
Those who view The Exorcist as a frightening and transgressive story about the supernatural may appreciate it on one level, but essentially miss Blatty's point.
The Spooky Season: Forthcoming anthology Northern Nights looks to showcase dark fiction by Canadian authors
"We feel now is the perfect time to develop and publish this anthology."
The Spooky Season: In two novellas and a short story, Eric LaRocca peels away the layers of poisoned relationships
The three pieces represent a triptych of horror tales that examine the various ways lack of personal connection can eat away at a person.
Iain Reid and Suzette Mayr find themselves included in a surprising GG shortlist for English-language fiction
The last of the big three shortlists to be announced, the GGs will be the first to unveil their winners, on November 8.
The Spooky Season: Joyce Carol Oates offers up fifteen tales of body horror by women
Body horror is by nature a visceral mode, and many of the writers here take full advantage of the gooier elements in their tales.
Indigo CEO Heather Reisman tells publishers she wants to get books to between 65–70% of store inventory, cut returns in half
"We are all more productive if we buy right, inventory our stores right, inventory our warehouse right, and get these returns down by a massive level."
Andrew Pyper’s new novel, a short, read-in-one sitting thriller called William, will appear under the pseudonym Mason Coile
"The intent of the book felt very particular."
The Spooky Season: Alison Rumfitt’s second novel examines repression and abjection through the lens of extreme body horror
Brainwyrms is all about the horrors of transphobia
Controversy hits Frankfurt Book Fair as award for Palestinian author postponed in the wake of Hamas attack on Israel
Shibli's novel is not without controversy itself.