by Steven W. Beattie

Cusk, Redhill, and Robinson make Giller’s shortlist; Chariandy shut out

Two left-field contenders and one notable omission characterize this year's shortlist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. David Chariandy, longlisted for his sophomore novel, Brother, and considered by some to be a favourite to win the ... Read More »

October 2, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Jordan Abel, Jen Sookfong Lee, and Canisia Lubrin join Buckrider Books’ newly formed editorial board

By Steven W. Beattie

Though increased diversity among published writers has been a rallying cry for some time now, what is less often heard is the call for a more diverse constitution among the industry professionals who make acquisitions ... Read More »

September 11, 2017

How young Quebec publishers are taking risks and finding new readers

By Steven W. Beattie

To be honest, I’m a really optimistic kind of guy,” says Antoine Tanguay, president of Éditions Alto, a small literary press based in Quebec City. Optimism is arguably a required trait for the former journalist ... Read More »

August 30, 2017

FOLD announces new workshop series, accessibility committee

By Steven W. Beattie

The Festival of Literary Diversity, based in Brampton, Ontario, announced on Wednesday two new initiatives meant to increase accessibility at the festival itself, and within the writing and publishing communities more generally. The first of ... Read More »

August 24, 2017

Jack Rabinovitch: “He believed in the books, the readers, the publishers, and literary community with a rare joy and hopefulness”

By Steven W. Beattie

Jack Rabinovitch – the Montreal-born businessman and philanthropist who died in Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital on Aug. 6, at the age of 87 – changed the face of Canadian literature on account of a broken heart. ... Read More »

August 10, 2017

Fall Preview 2017: Fiction

By Steven W. Beattie

Toronto tales Three forthcoming novels turn their attention to different neighbourhoods in Canada’s most populous city. David Chariandy’s long-awaited follow-up to his acclaimed debut, Soucouyant, explores the confluence of masculinity, race, and violence in the ... Read More »

June 26, 2017

Fall Preview 2017: Kevin Hardcastle’s punch-drunk debut novel

By Steven W. Beattie

For Kevin Hardcastle, being a writer has a lot in common with training as a fighter. The author, who hails from the town of Midland, in Ontario’s Simcoe County, is an aficionado of mixed martial ... Read More »

June 26, 2017

Shari Lapena’s follow-up to The Couple Next Door to appear in the U.K. in advance of its Canadian debut

By Steven W. Beattie

This summer, Doubleday Canada will publish A Stranger in the House, Shari Lapena's hotly anticipated follow-up to her blockbuster 2016 thriller, The Couple Next Door. But, somewhat surprisingly, the Aug. 15 Canadian pub date does ... Read More »

May 16, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Fallout from TWUC editorial on cultural appropriation continues unabated

By Steven W. Beattie

The fallout from Hal Niedzviecki's controversial editor's note in the most recent issue of the Writers' Union of Canada's Write magazine continued unabated throughout the past weekend. Niedzviecki quickly resigned as editor of TWUC's official ... Read More »

May 15, 2017 | Filed under: Book culture

New books examine the stigma of PTSD among Canadian soldiers

By Steven W. Beattie

The numbers are as sobering as they are troubling. According to André Picard, The Globe and Mail’s health columnist, Canada’s combat mission in Afghanistan yielded 158 casualties among soldiers. That figure is high enough on ... Read More »

April 17, 2017

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Cusk, Redhill, and Robinson make Giller’s shortlist; Chariandy shut out

Jordan Abel, Jen Sookfong Lee, and Canisia Lubrin join Buckrider Books’ newly formed editorial board

How young Quebec publishers are taking risks and finding new readers

FOLD announces new workshop series, accessibility committee

Jack Rabinovitch: “He believed in the books, the readers, the publishers, and literary community with a rare joy and hopefulness”

Fall Preview 2017: Fiction

Fall Preview 2017: Kevin Hardcastle’s punch-drunk debut novel

Shari Lapena’s follow-up to The Couple Next Door to appear in the U.K. in advance of its Canadian debut

Fallout from TWUC editorial on cultural appropriation continues unabated

New books examine the stigma of PTSD among Canadian soldiers

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