Avan Jogia splays himself open with his poetry in ‘Autopsy (of an ex-teen heartthrob)’
TORONTO — Avan Jogia wants to show you his guts. The actor-filmmaker’s second poetry collection, “Autopsy (of an ex-teen heartthrob)”, is a retrospective of the years he starred on the Nickelodeon show “Victorious” and the particular brand of fame it earned This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Margaret Atwood memoir to explore seminal moments, inspiration behind famous books
TORONTO — Margaret Atwood’s next book will be an autobiography. Her Canadian publisher McClelland & Stewart says it will peel back the curtain on Atwood’s writing and “the sparkling inner workings” of her imagination. “Book of Lives: A Memoir Of Sorts” is This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Greig Nori alleges Deryck Whibley memoir ‘fabricated’ details of relationship: court filings
TORONTO — Treble Charger musician Greig Nori has filed legal documents in an Ontario court saying that Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley’s memoir has helped proliferate “fabricated” details about their sexual relationship and caused “enormous damage” to his career and This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Two jurors withdrew from Giller Prize in the weeks before news of Scotiabank split
TORONTO — Two jurors withdrew from the Giller Prize in the weeks leading up to the book award’s split with its lead sponsor Scotiabank, with one saying his writing community feels alienated by the literary institution that faces ongoing boycotts. Canadian This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Giller Prize parts ways with sponsor Scotiabank after more than a year of protests
TORONTO — The Giller Prize has parted ways with its lead sponsor Scotiabank more than a year after members of the literary community began protesting the bank’s ties to an Israeli arms manufacturer. The Giller Foundation, which administers Canada’s richest fiction This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10
Deni Ellis Béchard on writing an AI-focused novel at the dawn of ChatGPT
TORONTO — When Deni Ellis Béchard started writing his new novel five years ago, the concept seemed far-fetched — even fanciful. These days, he said, the society he created for “We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine” — one that This content is restricted. Purchase for $0.10