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Ann-Marie MacDonald on Exile, Imagination, and Her New Gothic Ghost Story

October 12, 2022 - by Michelle Cyca

The writer insists that her books have happy endings—“insofar as there is someone left to tell the tale”

A microphone, a wand, glasses with a lightning bolt above them, a heart, and a question mark followed by exclamation points.

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My Harry Potter Podcast Made Me a Better Scholar

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 - by Hannah McGregor

I was taught to separate my feelings from my work. Making Witch, Please showed me the value of opening up

From left to right: Jazmin Welch, Emma Dolan, Ingrid Paulson

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Book Cover Confidential: A Roundtable with Designers

October 7, 2022October 7, 2022 - by KC Hoard

Three insiders reveal where industry trends are headed

Books / Health / November 2022

The Death Dilemma: Are Hospitals Overtreating Patients Nearing the End?

October 4, 2022October 7, 2022 - by Blair Bigham

An ER physician on the heavy costs of keeping patients alive when death is inevitable

Someone pouring sparkling tea out of a kettle.

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Judy I. Lin’s Recipe for YA Success: Fantasy and a Cup of Tea

September 19, 2022September 28, 2022 - by Sean Wetselaar

A Magic Steeped in Poison swaps tired European tropes for Taiwanese folklore

Illustration of Kate Beaton standing on the stairs of a large truck, looking back at the landscape.

Books / November 2022

Kate Beaton’s Ducks Grapples with the Human Cost of the Oil Sands

September 13, 2022March 30, 2023 - by Gabrielle Drolet

The book showcases how disorienting and vast the industry can be—and the trauma it inflicts on its workers

A figure scribbles on an enormous book page with a film set around him

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Books on TV: Is the Boom in Adaptations a Boon for Authors?

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 - by Richard Trapunski

How a surge in TV production is shaking up the publishing industry

Grid of images featuring a woman with a suitcase holding a child's hand; a Nutri-Fort Meal Kit box; a window looking out onto a residential neighbourhood; a desk nameplate that says Assistant Manager; and a headset with a mic.

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Hotline Proves Happy Endings Are Still Worth Writing

June 6, 2022June 9, 2022 - by Amanda Perry

Fiction about immigrants tends toward melancholy and tragedy. Dimitri Nasrallah’s new novel delivers something different

A woman reads a book with a skull and crossbones on it unaware of a giant creature preparing to eat her just behind her.

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Horror, Horror Everywhere: New Books Are Shaking the Genre to Its Core

May 19, 2022October 28, 2022 - by Danny Jacobs

Writers are taking spooky books to places they’ve never gone before

A rich man with a monocle wipes his tears with a one-hundred-dollar bill.

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A War on the Rich? A New Book Aims to Dispel Anger toward Affluence

May 4, 2022June 9, 2022 - by Ira Wells

We shouldn’t criticize the 1 percent, In Defence of Wealth insists—we should thank them

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Ann-Marie MacDonald on Exile, Imagination, and Her New Gothic Ghost Story

Book Cover Confidential: A Roundtable with Designers

Judy I. Lin’s Recipe for YA Success: Fantasy and a Cup of Tea

Hotline Proves Happy Endings Are Still Worth Writing

Horror, Horror Everywhere: New Books Are Shaking the Genre to Its Core

A War on the Rich? A New Book Aims to Dispel Anger toward Affluence

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