Category: blog
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Let’s give out the 2024 Polaris Prize: Part Two
This is much tougher and more fun than I expected
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“Sometimes translation is almost like a session of free association.”
Human translators for literary work aren’t going anywhere soon
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Weekender – June 14, 2024
Weekly review – new releases from old favourites, and a recap of the posts from the past 7 days.
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How the Giller Prize Became Associated with Genocide
A barnburner in the Walrus about the controversy around the Giller Prize.
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Let’s give out the 2024 Polaris Prize (part one)
Might be fun, might be infuriating. Let’s see where it goes.
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“You could not have kidnapped my daughter, for she has left us for America.”
Read Ghost Story by Ananda Lima on Electric Lit
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“…the wages were decent, the customers wore suits, and the tips were sometimes obscene.”
An excerpt from Sarah Gilmartin’s new book Service in LitHub has sold me on the book
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Weekender – June 7, 2024
Weekly review – new releases from old favourites, and a recap of the posts from the past 7 days.
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Lou Smith appreciation post
A little love for one of my most-watched YouTube channels.
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“Was he telling himself that a 17-year-old had bewitched him?”
How do we assess these relationships when they work out? I’ve been thinking about this piece since I read it.