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“Joshua Whitehead takes on CanLit” It has been an intense five years for Joshua Whitehead, marked by both personal loss and remarkable literary achievement. Since 2017, the Oji-Cree writer has published the poetry collection full-metal indigiqueer and the novel Jonny Appleseed, winner of both the 2019 Lambda prize for gay fiction and Canada Reads 2021….
“What do you do when your mother is Miriam Toews?” Midway through Georgia Toews’s debut novel, Hey, Good Luck Out There, the protagonist, Bobbi, has just finished a gruelling stint in rehab for alcohol addiction. Kicked out of her bedbug-infested apartment, she ends up wandering through the streets of Toronto dragging along a small carry-on…
“Gretchen Felker-Martin’s Manhunt is more human than its critics” The author of the riveting new book discusses maximalism, safety, and Starship Troopers. Gretchen Felker-Martin. Photo via author. Gretchen Felker-Martin writes horror fiction that sticks with the reader like a plague boil sent by the divine. Her new book Manhunt is stomach-churningly violent, but as…
“Mark Ronson announces forthcoming book 93 ’Til Infinity” The pop producer extraordinaire and host of The FADER Uncovered podcast is writing on a memoiristic history of the ’90s downtown New York DJ scene. Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images. Mark Ronson, the hyper-successful English musician, producer, and songwriter — and the host of The FADER…
“Hanif Abdurraqib is building new worlds with a concert series” The celebrated cultural critic discusses his work organizing the 2022 spring season of Music at BAM. Photo by Megan Barnard. Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, podcaster, and curator of worlds. His ability to find parity in the disparate, along with his exquisite command…
“#Report: Britney Spears signs multi-million dollar book deal” The singer will receive a reported $15 million for a memoir covering her “professional and personal” lives. Britney Spears. Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images. Britney Spears has signed a deal with Simon & Schuster for a book covering the singer’s “professional and personal lives,”…
“#Sheila Heti redefines what a novel can be” It’s one of the last warm nights in October. I meet Sheila Heti at Bar Mordecai in Toronto for a drink before our recorded interview over dinner. She orders a gin and tonic and I have a dirty martini. It’s early, and the bar is empty apart…
“#Joan Didion has passed away at 87” The American author and journalist’s influence spanned the 20th and 21st centuries. Joan Didion. Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images. Celebrated American author and journalist Joan Didion has passed away at 87 from Parkinson’s Disease, according to The New York Times. Born in 1934 in Sacramento, Didion obtained…
“#bell hooks dies at 69” The prolific author and activist passed away this morning in her Kentucky home. Photo by Liza Matthews. Celebrated poet, professor, essayist, author, and activist Gloria Jean Watkins (bell hooks) passed away this morning at 69. According to a statement from her family, hooks transitioned peacefully in her Berea, Kentucky…
“#Books provided a welcome escape from screens during the pandemic” As objects that are perfect in a lockdown, books are making for good business during the COVID crisis. Will it continue into 2021? The website for Balfour Books reads: “Won’t you come and say hello? We promise to keep a respectful distance. (Mind you, we…