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Eleanor Catton on her new book ‘Birnam Wood’: ‘I hope the novel feels like an antidote to the kind of conversation you get online’
The origins of Eleanor Catton’s third novel came from a place of unbridled literary ambition: subverting Shakespeare. When she started toying with the idea for what...
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Toronto director of Oscar-nominated doc ‘Navalny’ on the sheer urgency of his film
TORONTO – Daniel Roher, director of the Oscar-nominated documentary about imprisoned Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, says that he’s far more interested in keeping Navalny breathing...
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5 Canadians nominated for first Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for women and non-binary writers, worth $150,000 (U.S.)
It’s a history-making book prize long list. The first nominees for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction have been announced, with five Canadian and 10 American...
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Molly Johnson on arts success in Canada: a French knighthood, a Governor General’s honour ‘but I still can’t really pay my bills’
Feb. 23 was a banner day for Molly Johnson. The singer, songwriter and ex-radio host known for her powerful jazz vocals and her philanthropy received news...