The Writers Leading the Nonfiction Revolution
A new wave of experimental writing sees racialized authors forging their own literary tradition
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Stop Calling Racialized Writers “Raw”
There’s a burden on writers of colour to tell stories of trauma. Authors like Dany Laferrière refuse to play along
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Canadian Authors Pick Their Favourite Books of 2020
From a dystopia that vilifies sleep to a heartbreaking account of the end of a life, here are some of our leading contemporary writers’ favourite books of the year
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Hope Is Good. Disappointment Is Better
What the best novels teach us about the virtues of disillusionment
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The Author Who Shaped the Way We Represent Disability
Mainstream entertainment rarely allows people with disabilities to exist as we are. Jean Little’s work taught me there’s no shame in writing about our experiences
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The Racist History of the Painter’s Palette
Terms like “flesh tone” raise the question: Who does the art world think is holding the brush?
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Almost Every TV Show Gets Sexual Assault Wrong
Television has historically failed to depict the survivor experience. I May Destroy You finally does it justice
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How Do You Write about Your Community’s Hard Truths?
In her new novel, Farzana Doctor defies a long-standing culture of silence around female genital cutting
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Hacking COVID-19
Amateur inventors and app developers may be key to solving the pandemic’s many problems
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The Rise of Digital Despots
How Facebook and Twitter became the favourite tools of dictators around the world
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