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Books

Why Are So Many Authors Abandoning Speech Marks?

October 3, 2023September 29, 2023 - by Maija Kappler

Sally Rooney, Ian Williams, and Lauren Groff are just a few of the contemporary authors avoiding quotation marks for dialogue

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Books

The Two Moments That Changed Alicia Elliott’s Life

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023 - by Scaachi Koul

The author talks about her new novel, And Then She Fell, and the experiences she shares with her protagonist

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20 Years of The Walrus: Profiles

September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 - by Various Contributors

Insights into leaders, celebrities, athletes, and other prominent Canadians

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20 Years of The Walrus: Literary Criticism

September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 - by Various Contributors

Articles that tackle everything from the great Canadian novel to the limits of the fantasy genre

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What Naomi Klein Learned about Herself from Naomi Wolf

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 - by Sean Michaels

A Q&A on doppelgangers, celebrity, and searching for answers

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The Best Books of Fall 2023

September 8, 2023September 26, 2023 - by The Walrus Staff

An eclectic list featuring the season’s most compelling new novels, nonfiction, and poetry, as curated by The Walrus

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Goodreads Is Terrible for Books. Why Can’t We All Quit It?

August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 - by Tajja Isen

It’s not entirely clear who it’s for and what its function should be in a rapidly changing literary ecosystem

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Books

Where Is the Canadian Fiction about Afghanistan?

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 - by Nathan Whitlock

Canadians are far from squeamish in our literary tastes, but novels about the country where we were once at war are rare

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Une conversation avec Annie Ernaux

July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 - by Annie Ernaux

La célèbre auteure française et lauréate du prix Nobel nous parle de l’importance de la correspondance qu’elle reçoit de ses lecteurs et ses lectrices

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In Conversation with Annie Ernaux

July 14, 2023July 14, 2023 - by Annie Ernaux

The renowned French author and Nobel Prize winner on the value of readers’ letters

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