A relatively unknown writer from Guelph, Ontario, has taken first place in this year’s O. Henry Awards. Mary Swan, a library associate at the University of Guelph, won the prize for her novella “The Deep,” ... Read More »

Last year, a Toronto publisher ruefully told Charlotte Gray that a decade before, he had looked around and said, “I don’t think there’s a single Canadian from the 19th century who is worth a biography.”Sweeping ... Read More »

Gloria Sawai writes short stories about fumbling, self-conscious characters who repeatedly shoot themselves in the foot. Yet they never abandon hope and are rewarded for their faith in astonishing ways. Sawai could be a character ... Read More »

Giles Blunt is back – in more ways than one.The Canadian-raised mystery writer has just released a new novel, The Delicate Storm. He’s also back in his home country, having moved to Toronto last summer ... Read More »

Futurist and self-described “renaissance geek” Cory Doctorow published his first novel, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, earlier this year. But the promising science fiction writer doesn’t see much of a future for books ... Read More »

Calendar sales began early this year – for retailers who still sell them. At Ottawa’s Shirley Leishman Books, Lori White described them as “flying off the shelves,” and says some of the store’s customers have ... Read More »