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Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sued by book publisher for breach of contract

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sued by book publisher for breach of contract

NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is being sued by his publisher for contradicting his book's claim about the the 2020 election.
Canadian poet Rupi Kaur declines White House invitation over Gaza

Canadian poet Rupi Kaur declines White House invitation over Gaza

TORONTO — Canadian poet Rupi Kaur says she's turned down an invitation from U.S. President Joe Biden's administration because she opposes his government's response to the Israel-Gaza war.
Book Review: Tess Gerritsen writes an un-put-downable spin on espionage novels with 'The Spy Coast'

Book Review: Tess Gerritsen writes an un-put-downable spin on espionage novels with 'The Spy Coast'

Maggie Bird just wants to relax into a quiet retirement, raising chickens in the cold little town of Purity, Maine. Even in these remote woods, though, trouble manages to find her. She’ll have to face her past if she has any hope of staying alive.
Sarah Bernstein on the unexpected success of Giller shortlisted 'Study for Obedience'

Sarah Bernstein on the unexpected success of Giller shortlisted 'Study for Obedience'

Sarah Bernstein wanted to take the idea of a "people pleaser" and flip it on its head. The Montreal-born, Scotland-based author set out to craft a character so submissive that the effect would be sinister rather than pleasing.
Jeff Tweedy is a prolific songwriter and poignant lyricist. So why does writing scare him?

Jeff Tweedy is a prolific songwriter and poignant lyricist. So why does writing scare him?

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff Tweedy is known to fans as a prolific songwriter and poignant lyricist. So it may come as a surprise that the frontman of the Grammy-winning rock band Wilco has long found the act of writing intimidating.
Book Review: Solitary writer ruminates on grief, love and writing during pandemic's first spring

Book Review: Solitary writer ruminates on grief, love and writing during pandemic's first spring

The flood of pandemic literature shows no sign of letting up. In the three-plus years since the COVID-19 lockdown, we have seen fiction from the likes of Gary Shteyngart, Elizabeth Strout and many others.
Book Review: Edel Rodriguez shows Cuban history as a warning for the US in new graphic memoir 'Worm'

Book Review: Edel Rodriguez shows Cuban history as a warning for the US in new graphic memoir 'Worm'

Decades before Edel Rodriguez made his iconic, mouth-only political illustration of Donald Trump for the cover of Time magazine, he was a boy growing up in Fidel Castro’s Cuba.
New book commemorates former Montreal neighbourhood bulldozed for Expo 67

New book commemorates former Montreal neighbourhood bulldozed for Expo 67

MONTREAL — There is almost nothing to suggest that the mix of parking lots and industrial lands near Montreal's Victoria Bridge was once a vibrant residential neighbourhood.
Vast digital trove of recordings by Canadian literature greats nears completion

Vast digital trove of recordings by Canadian literature greats nears completion

EDMONTON — Jason Camlot was chatting with his new boss in the English department of Montreal's Concordia University in 1999 when he spotted a dusty cardboard box of 80 reel-to-reel tapes in a corner of the department head's office. He asked about it.
In 'By the Ghost Light,' R.H. Thomson urges us to think differently about war

In 'By the Ghost Light,' R.H. Thomson urges us to think differently about war

TORONTO — There are three narratives that shape our perception of war, actor R.H. Thomson writes in his family memoir.
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