by Steven W. Beattie

Granta guest editors Madeleine Thien and Catherine Leroux find hope in the “collision of ideas”

When guest editors Madeleine Thien and Catherine Leroux finalized the lineup for Granta 141, a special issue of the renowned literary quarterly dedicated to new writing out of Canada, they included an essay by Acadian ... Read More »

November 21, 2017

David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers’ Trust awards

By Steven W. Beattie

The Writers' Trust made it a night for honouring women at its annual awards ceremony in Toronto on Nov. 14. All four prizes for a body of work were presented to female authors, though the ... Read More »

November 14, 2017

William Weintraub, Montreal writer and filmmaker, dead at 91

By Steven W. Beattie

When William Weintraub's debut novel, Why Rock the Boat?, was released in 1961, the author's former colleagues at the Montreal Gazette might have been forgiven for feeling that the title was just a tad ironic. The ... Read More »

November 9, 2017

How Ricochet Books is bringing back forgotten Canadian pulp fiction

By Steven W. Beattie

When people think about Canadian literature, dime-store pulp is not the first genre that comes to mind. That may be an oversight, as literary historian Brian Busby can attest. Busby is the driving force behind ... Read More »

October 12, 2017

M&S to publish posthumous work from Leonard Cohen in 2018

By Steven W. Beattie

In the final years of his life, Leonard Cohen stopped work on an album he and producer Pat Leonard had been collaborating on. The fabled singer-songwriter had been felled by what he referred to as ... Read More »

October 6, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize in Literature

By Steven W. Beattie

The Swedish Academy returned to form this year, at least somewhat. After taking some heat last year for its unconventional choice of Bob Dylan as the Nobel laureate in literature, this year the academy named Japanese-born ... Read More »

October 5, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Kathleen Winter, Joel Thomas Hynes included in stylistically diverse Governor General’s fiction list

By Steven W. Beattie

It's official. There is no one title that has emerged as a favourite for English-language literary award juries in Canada. This morning, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the nominees for the Governor General's ... Read More »

October 4, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

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

By Steven W. Beattie

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

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Granta guest editors Madeleine Thien and Catherine Leroux find hope in the “collision of ideas”

David Chariandy, Billie Livingston, and Diane Schoemperlen among the winners at the 2017 Writers’ Trust awards

William Weintraub, Montreal writer and filmmaker, dead at 91

How Ricochet Books is bringing back forgotten Canadian pulp fiction

M&S to publish posthumous work from Leonard Cohen in 2018

Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Kathleen Winter, Joel Thomas Hynes included in stylistically diverse Governor General’s fiction list

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

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