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Arts & Culture

Why William Gibson Is a Literary Genius

August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 - by Jason Guriel

Forty years after his breakout story, “Johnny Mnemonic,” the father of cyberpunk remains one of the best writers around

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Books

Is There Such a Thing as a Universal Human Experience? Author Marie-Claire Blais Says Yes

August 23, 2021August 23, 2021 - by Amanda Perry

In her new novel, Songs for Angel, Blais proves that the twenty-first-century heir to modernism is a francophone octogenarian living in Florida

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Arts & Culture

What We Lose When Literary Criticism Ends

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 - by Steven Beattie

With mainstream media uninterested in books coverage that doesn’t get clicks, writers and readers are being left out in the cold

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Books

Last Publisher Left Standing: Why Books Are Facing a Bleak Future

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 - by Alex Good

Winner-take-all mergers spell bad news for authors and readers alike

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Fiction / March/April 2021

The Startup

March 11, 2021April 26, 2021 - by Rachel Jansen

The startup’s simulations are so good that the main complaint from users is how difficult they are to differentiate from reality

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Books

Ten Canadian Authors on the Best Books of 2019

December 5, 2019December 6, 2021 - by The Walrus Staff

We asked some of our leading contemporary writers to pick their favourite reads of the year

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Arts & Culture / Books / May 2019

Multiculturalism Is Not the Real Story of Canada

April 17, 2019May 7, 2020 - by Tajja Isen

Two new novels explore what it means to be Black in a country that prides itself on tolerance

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Arts & Culture

The Narcissism of Contemporary Poetry

April 5, 2019May 7, 2020 - by Brooke Clark

The poetry world is broad, but remains shallow. Do writers need to do more than simply write about themselves?

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Arts & Culture / Books

The Search for the Great Canadian Novel

October 4, 2018November 13, 2019 - by André Forget

Our national life is exciting, dramatic, and unpredictable. Why don’t more Canadian novelists write about it?

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Year in Action

CanLit Has a Sexual-Harassment Problem

February 5, 2018March 9, 2021 - by Zoe Whittall

Now, more than ever, we must create an environment in which young writers feel they can come forward

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