Here are all the winners of the 2024 Canadian Writers' Trust literary prizes.

Here are all the winners of the 2024 Canadian Writers' Trust literary prizes.

By Brittany Allen | November 20, 2024

Texas public school students could soon be tested on the Bible.

Texas public school students could soon be tested on the Bible.

By Brittany Allen | November 20, 2024

Inside James Baldwin’s Fraught Relationship With His Stepfather

Inside James Baldwin’s Fraught Relationship With His Stepfather

Douglas Field Considers the Paternal Bond of an American Literary Icon in Relation to His Own

By Douglas Field | November 20, 2024

“Moonstruck.” How Myths of Lunar Power Continue to Fascinate Us

“Moonstruck.” How Myths of Lunar Power Continue to Fascinate Us

Kate Golembiewski Explores the Long History of Associating Madness With the Full Moon

By Kate Golembiewski | November 20, 2024

Oceans That Glow: On the Timeless Beauty of Bioluminescence

Oceans That Glow: On the Timeless Beauty of Bioluminescence

Alan Lightman Considers the Power and Benefits of Natural Deep Sea Light

By Alan Lightman | November 20, 2024

Gospel of the Many Selves: Jessie Van Eerden on Searching for Home and Herself

Gospel of the Many Selves: Jessie Van Eerden on Searching for Home and Herself

The Author of “Yoke and Feather” Explores Biblical Stories, Desire, and a Painting by Velázquez

By Jessie Van Eerden | November 20, 2024

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Richard Flanagan wins the Baillie Gifford Prize, but won't accept money without a plan to divest.

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How Stephen Sondheim Brought Neo-Impressionism to the Stage

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Richard Schoch on “Sunday in the Park with George” and the Intersection of Visual Art and Musical Theater

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How a Young Sylvia Plath Found Her Literary Voice Through Diary Keeping

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Carl Rollyson on the Teenage Years of One of America's Most Famous Female Poets

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Slowing Poetry: On Learning to Walk and Write in a Changing, Ill Body

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Traci Brimhall Transforms Her Poetry as Chronic Illness Shifts the Pacing of Her Life

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I asked ChatGPT to write its own versions of iconic poems, and they are... not great!

I asked ChatGPT to write its own versions of iconic poems, and they are... not great!

By Jessie Gaynor | November 18, 2024

The shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title includes

The shortlist for the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title includes "leather-daddy bounty hunters."

By James Folta | November 18, 2024

The 2024 Cercador Prize goes to <em>The Book of All Loves</em>.

The 2024 Cercador Prize goes to The Book of All Loves.

By Drew Broussard | November 18, 2024

I read the government graphic novels Elon Musk thinks are a waste of money.

I read the government graphic novels Elon Musk thinks are a waste of money.

By Jonny Diamond | November 18, 2024

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