If a Book Is Published in a Pandemic, Will Anyone Read It?
We already undervalue our artists. COVID-19 has only made it worse
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When Male Writers Confront Toxic Masculinity
It’s easier than ever for men to speak the language of feminism. It’s harder to act like they mean it
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The Best Books of the Decade
The Walrus asked contributors and staff to pick their favourite titles of the past ten years
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The Toughest Sentence Toni Morrison Ever Wrote
I interviewed the author in 1998. I could have listened to her forever
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The Power of a Good Sentence
Why writing one isn’t as easy as you think
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The Darker Side of Leonard Cohen
How the myth of the male genius shields our cultural heroes from scrutiny
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The Case Against Reading Everything
Writing instructors preach exposure to different voices and styles. They are wrong
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The Modesty and Mastery of Don Coles
He taught a generation of young writers that poems take work and patience
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Will a Posthumous Story Collection Help Canada Forgive Norman Levine?
After his unsparing portrait of the country in his 1950s travelogue, he was shunned by the literary elite
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