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International LiteraturePoliticsThe Colophon

Simon & Schuster cancels book by Senator Josh Hawley after “dangerous insurrection” in Washington, D.C.

January 7, 2021June 14, 2022

One of America’s largest publishers has decided to step away from publishing a forthcoming work by the pugilistic Missouri senator.

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CanLitPublishingThe Colophon

Luciana Ricciutelli, groundbreaking feminist publisher and small-press advocate, dead at 62

December 17, 2020June 14, 2022

The longtime editor-in-chief of Inanna Publications is remembered as much for her dedication to publishing debut and marginalized authors as her commitment to small presses in Canada.

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CanLitPoetryThe Colophon

Poet George Murray launches Walk the Line, a pair of workshops to teach beginning and intermediate writers the craft of verse

December 16, 2020June 14, 2022

The former St. John's, Newfoundland, poet laureate is looking to demystify poetry and convince people that anyone has it in them to write verse.

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FilmInternational LiteratureThe Colophon

John le Carré mined moral ambiguity and Cold War paranoia to reinvent the modern espionage novel

December 14, 2020June 14, 2022

The novelist, who famously eschewed literary awards and other national recognitions, leaves behind a corpus of work that transcends its genre and tells deeply immersive psychological stories.

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International LiteratureNovelsThe Colophon

Feminism and the capitalist impulse collide head-on in Leigh Stein’s blistering second novel

November 10, 2020June 14, 2022

Self Care skewers the performative progressiveness that attends capitalist tech companies obsessed with clicks and user engagement.

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International LiteratureNovelsThe Horror Show

Good faces off against evil in James Herbert’s The Dark

October 31, 2020June 14, 2022

Herbert’s novel combines elements of a haunted house story, a zombie tale, and a meditation on the nature of evil.

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FilmInternational LiteratureThe Horror Show

Why it’s so difficult to adapt Stephen King’s books for film

October 30, 2020June 14, 2022

Being able to see King’s horrors is a significant drawback in terms of their emotional and affective impact – with one exception.

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CanLitWriters and Writing

James Grainger on Folk Horror and confronting Canada’s colonial past

October 29, 2020June 14, 2022

In order to establish a Folk Horror tradition, Canada would first have to reckon with the sins of its history as a settler-colonial nation.

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International LiteratureNovelsThe Horror Show

Michael McDowell combines Southern Gothic and a haunted house tale in The Elementals

October 28, 2020June 14, 2022

McDowell’s mashup of Southern Gothic and a traditional haunted house story provides a slow burn as opposed to the anarchic energy of his earlier novel.

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FilmThe Horror ShowWriters and Writing

Tananarive Due and the rise of Black horror

October 27, 2020June 14, 2022

Black creators have made their mark in horror film and literature, though they have had to work to get noticed. There are signs that this is changing.

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