Category Archives: Books
Acclaimed Polish poet Adam Zagajewski dies at age 75
WARSAW, Poland — Adam Zagajewski, the celebrated Polish poet whose melancholy reflections on the erosion of the world came to express an unfathomable moment of shock and loss after the 9-11 attacks in the U.S., has died in Krakow. He
Jody Wilson-Raybould set to publish memoir of time in cabinet and SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA — Former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is set to publish a political memoir that's promising to shed new light on her final controversial days in the Trudeau government. HarperCollins Canada says it has acquired the rights to th...
NYT editor Bill Hamilton joining publisher Celadon Books
NEW YORK — The Washington editor for The New York Times is joining Celadon Books as executive editor. Bill Hamilton will begin his new job April 5 and focus on acquiring books about politics and history. “This is a unique moment
Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny co-writing mystery novel
NEW YORK — One of the world's better known fans of mystery novels, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is now writing one. Clinton is teaming up with her friend, the novelist Louise Penny, on “State of Terror,” which has a plot that might
An updated version of Brian Stelter’s ‘Hoax’ coming in June
NEW YORK — CNN media correspondent Brian Stelter thought more than a quick update was necessary in preparing for the paperback edition of his book from last summer, “Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth." In effect,
Writers’ Trust unveils $60K Balsillie Prize for Public Policy
Smartphone pioneer Jim Balsillie is backing a $60,000 prize to recognize books that advance Canada's public policy debate.The Writers' Trust of Canada announced the creation of the Balsillie Prize for Public Policy on Wednesday as part of a $3-million ...
Obama speechwriter’s memoir ‘Grace’ to come out in 2022
NEW YORK — The White House speechwriter who helped President Barack Obama work on his response to the Charleston church massacre in June 2015 has a book deal. Cody Keenan's memoir is set around the time a white supremacist murdered
Cartoonist elated ‘Kamala in Canada’ included in Canadian Biden inauguration event
WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg cartoonist says he is honoured to play a small role in a historic moment after his comic book about U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris was included in a Canadian celebration of Joe Biden's inauguration. “Kamala in Canada” by
Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: ‘Even as we grieved, we grew.’
NEW YORK — The country has a new president and a new literary star. In one of the inauguration's most talked about moments, poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even
Sen. Josh Hawley has new publisher for ‘Big Tech’ book
NEW YORK — Sen. Josh Hawley has found a new publisher after his book was dropped by Simon & Schuster in the wake of the siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. The conversative publisher Regnery announced