The centenarian
At the Guardian, Stephen Marche extols the virtues of “centireading,” or reading a single book…
The growth of the author
Writing in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Matthew Kirschenbaum asks “What Is an @uthor?” Some…
To play or not to play
Yes, you can now play a Hamlet videogame, based on a choose-your-own-adventure version version developed…
A public service announcement
In the New York Times James Parker and Anna Holmes debate the question of whether…
The greedy giant
It’s become a common complaint, but it’s always interesting to get a look at how…
The filth police
When Raziel Reid recently became the youngest ever winner of the Governor-General’s Award for children’s literature he…
What’s hot, what’s not
It’s always interesting to find out what other people are reading. In their latest annual…
How do authors make money?
The short answer? They don’t. Unless you win the lottery with a runaway bestseller, you’d…
Canada Reads, again
The CBC’s popular Canada Reads program is starting up again. The 2015 edition is hosted…
Jury inflation
After upping the prize money for last year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize to $100,000, the good…