(How) should translators be recognized and compensated for their work?
Translators combine skill and artistry in bringing the work of foreign writers to an English-language audience; surely the least we could do is acknowledge their contribution.
What the body remembers: Naben Ruthnum examines corporeality and identity in his novella Helpmeet
Ruthnum's brief work of fin-de-siècle body horror reads like a mash-up of David Cronenberg and Henry James.
Come together: Conflicting notions of home and country are at the fore in Anita Anand’s novel A Convergence of Solitudes
The novel, which is structured to resemble a double album of interconnected tracks, follows a cast of characters searching for a sense of belonging.
“A form that is especially well suited to obsessive characters”: Elise Levine on the novella, true crime, and her new book, Say This
“I wanted to examine alternatives to framing narratives about sexual exploitation and violent crime,” says the author about her two linked novellas.
Donna Bailey Nurse joins forces with Luminato to celebrate Black women’s writing and the legacy of Toni Morrison
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.
In-person literary events return to Toronto’s Harbourfront with TIFA’s genre-focused Motive Crime & Mystery Festival
Inspired by U.K. festivals such as Bloody Scotland and Noirwich, the Toronto festival features forty in-person events and a series of digital events.
31 Days of Stories 2022, Day 31: “The Witness for the Prosecution” by Agatha Christie
Chirstie’s story, which was later adapted by the author for the stage and by Billy Wilder for film, is exemplary of her patented twist endings.
31 Days of Stories 2022, Day 30: “The Alps” by Colin Barrett
Canadian-Irish writer Colin Barrett is a wizard with language that sings with the rhythms and cadences of the working class.
31 Days of Stories 2022, Day 29: “Peach Cobbler” by Deesha Philyaw
Philyaw’s story is set at the intersection of race and class, and focuses on a mother’s attempts to shield her daughter from pain by systematically denying her pleasure.
31 Days of Stories 2022, Day 28: “Hotel Tango” by Cora Siré
In this story about a man’s assignation with a married woman, the chaos and culture of Buenos Aires serve as metaphors for the couple’s incompatibility.