‘I am a living breathing lie’: Tom Wilson on learning the truth of his birth
Wilson’s memoir, Beautiful Scars, uncovers a secret kept from him for more than 50 years
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Why Granta dedicated an entire issue to Canadian writing
The British literary journal’s all-Canadian issue—of essays, reportage and fiction—may well prove as eye-opening at home as it will to Granta’s international readership
"The Rememberer," a short story by Johanna Skibsrud
When scientists discover a young girl has an exceptional memory, she is forced to be a back-up information drive, saddled with over 200,000 years of human knowledge. But is the load too heavy?
Here are six must-read books for November
Joe Hagan recounts Jann Wenner’s salacious life, Mike Spencer Brown offers a chronicle of ‘crazy’ travel and Ta-Nehisi Coates examines Black American tragedy
A question for author Claire Cameron: Are you a political writer?
Plus an excerpt from her Rogers Writers’ Trust-nominated book The Last Neanderthal
The poetry and wisdom of Joni Mitchell and Gordon Lightfoot
Two new biographies explore the lives of the Canadian music icons
Five must-read books for October
Jennifer Egan delves into historical narrative; Kevin Hardcastle tells a foreboding tale of attempted redemption; and John DeMont takes on the history of his home province
Rogers Writers’ Trust shortlist shows off accelerating diversity of CanLit
The Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize has historically recognized talent early. This year is no exception.
Q&A: NBC’s Katy Tur on her wild year covering Trump
Her new book, Unbelievable, describes what she witnessed from her front-row seat covering the craziest political display in American history
Why animals should be given the same legal rights as humans
From 2017: Around the world, environmentalists have been arguing for the rights of animals and entire ecosystems in the courts—and they’re winning