“In real life, there are no protagonists” Less realizes. “Or, rather, the reverse: It’s nothing but protagonists. It’s protagonists all the way down.” And then there’s this, about the joyful escape of ...

Canisia Lubrin's "Code Noir" and Anne Fleming's "Curiosities" are among the 15 books longlisted for the Carol Shields Prize ...

Five Canadian writers have made the 15-book longlist recognizing the best fiction by women and non-binary authors in Canada ...

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction has announced its 15-title longlist for the 2025 prize. The $150,000 (U.S.) prize, named ...

The Carol Shields 2025 Prize Longlist is here! Fifteen women and nonbinary authors are honored for their works in fiction.

Short reviews of recent releases.

Among the varied riches are experimental short stories from acclaimed poet Canisia Lubrin, a fictional portrait of Jessie Redmon Faust by Victoria Christopher, a layered family drama by Nancy ...

At 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Breakfast Television’s identity crisis went to air. Its hosts for the past year and a half, Meredith Shaw and Sid Seixeiro, were gone, fill-in Devo Brown announced on the ...

In her debut fiction work, Canisia Lubrin reflects on these codes to examine the legacy of enslavement and colonization — and the inherent power of Black resistance. Blackheart Man is a fantasy ...

Rumour has it that Taylor Swift‘s next rerecording will be “Reputation (Taylor’s Version),” but the difference between now and the pre-“Reputation” 2016 era is that Swift — and her ...

Rising literary talent Canisia Lubrin is among the Canadian finalists for the $65,000 Griffin Poetry Prize. The Griffin Trust announced the three homegrown wordsmiths and four international poets ...