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James Baldwin

CanLitNon-fictionThe Colophon

Walking the tightrope: Mélikah Abeldmoumen uses the friendship between James Baldwin and William Styron to comment on race, writing, and appropriation

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025

The text is a valuable examination of certain points of dissension or disagreement ongoing in our culture.

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International LiteratureThe Colophon

Some thoughts on the centenary of James Baldwin’s birth

August 2, 2024August 15, 2024

Baldwin's literary aesthetic was predicated upon the notion of the complexity of individuals, regardless of race, class, or occupation.

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CanLitThe ColophonWriters and Writing

Fail better: Stephen Marche on the one constant in a writer’s life

February 7, 2023February 7, 2023

Failure is inevitable because perfection is unattainable.

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BooksellingCensorshipThe Colophon

Racist incident at the Bookshelf in Guelph, Ontario, involves an encounter with a man trying to remove “anti-white” books from store shelves

January 10, 2023January 10, 2023

"It was like nothing I've ever seen – someone trying to take a whole section," says co-founder Barb Minett.

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