by Steven W. Beattie

Eleanor Catton takes on gendered language in book coverage

Last week, Neko Case created a stir on Twitter when she responded to a tweet from Playboy.com that claimed she is "breaking the mould of what women in the music industry should be." The phrase ... Read More »

May 26, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

BookNet Canada profiles Canadian book buyers, Anne Emery and the Trailer Park Boys, and more

By Steven W. Beattie

Infographic: BookNet Canada profiles the "average Canadian book buyer" Author Anne Emery discusses writing, the McDonald's murders, and the Trailer Park Boys with CBC Canada Writes The 15th annual Festival de la poésie de Montréal, ... Read More »

May 26, 2014 | Filed under: Book links

Beloved Canadian author Farley Mowat dead at 92

By Steven W. Beattie

Farley Mowat – nature lover, gadfly, and author of the Canadian classics Never Cry Wolf and Lost in the Barrens – has died at the age of 92. The iconic Canadian author of novels, memoirs, non-fiction books, and ... Read More »

May 7, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Sina Queyras and Adam Sol on the state of Canadian poetry

By Steven W. Beattie

It is virtually impossible to argue against the notion that Canadian poetry has come of age. If F.R. Scott was able to say, as recently as 1976, that when he and A.J.M. Smith launched the ... Read More »

April 21, 2014 | Filed under: Book culture

Novelist and short-story writer Alistair MacLeod dies at 77

By Steven W. Beattie

Alistair MacLeod, one of Canada’s greatest short-story writers, has died at age 77. Though he published sparingly, his few works have become classics of CanLit. These include a single novel – 1999′s No Great Mischief ... Read More »

April 20, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Sina Queyras

By Steven W. Beattie

What the poets are saying

March 21, 2014

Anansi, Coach House, and others team up for Publidash on Twitter

By Steven W. Beattie

Critics of CanLit and Canadian publishing have occasionally suggested that there is an element of balderdash to the business. A group of independent publishers has decided to literalize that critique by engaging in a game ... Read More »

February 27, 2014 | Filed under: Digital publishing and technology

Spring preview 2014: short fiction, crime, poetry, and graphica

By Steven W. Beattie

Short fiction Bill Gaston follows up his 2012 novel, The World, with a return to the genre that nabbed him a place on the 2006 Governor General's Literary Award shortlist (for Gargoyles) and the 2002 ... Read More »

January 16, 2014

Spring preview 2014: fiction

By Steven W. Beattie

Novels The fall of 2013 was such a jam-packed season for CanLit, it seemed as though the well must have run dry for big, splashy books. But a quick glance at the lineup for the ... Read More »

January 15, 2014

Former Giller judge Gary Shteyngart claims Canadian writers don’t take risks

By Steven W. Beattie

Since opening its doors to international jurors, the Scotiabank Giller Prize has found itself the subject of some controversy. British writer and critic Victoria Glendinning, who served on the jury in 2009, caused a stir ... Read More »

January 10, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

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Eleanor Catton takes on gendered language in book coverage

BookNet Canada profiles Canadian book buyers, Anne Emery and the Trailer Park Boys, and more

Beloved Canadian author Farley Mowat dead at 92

Sina Queyras and Adam Sol on the state of Canadian poetry

Novelist and short-story writer Alistair MacLeod dies at 77

Sina Queyras

Anansi, Coach House, and others team up for Publidash on Twitter

Spring preview 2014: short fiction, crime, poetry, and graphica

Spring preview 2014: fiction

Former Giller judge Gary Shteyngart claims Canadian writers don’t take risks

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