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The Globe and Mail
theglobeandmail.com > culture > books > article-andrew-pyper-prize-for-genre-fiction-new-literary-award

Writing prize to honour late Canadian thriller author Andrew Pyper

15+ hour, 21+ min ago   (403+ words) Andrew Pyper wrote more than a dozen books over his career including The Demonologist, which won the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Hardcover Novel.Courtesy of family A new literary prize named after the late thriller and horror author…...

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theglobeandmail.com > culture > books > article-alex-spring-lower-city-review

Alex Spring’s Lower City gets the calculus of thriller conventions backward

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (506+ words) The title of Alex Spring’s debut novel refers to a working-class area of Hamilton, a city colloquially referred to as Steeltown. Lower City, we are told, is distinct from Upper City, “an often beautiful, frequently leafy part of town raised…...

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theglobeandmail.com > culture > books > article-what-colson-whitehead-sees

What Colson Whitehead sees

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1130+ words) The Pulitzer-winning author reflects on his new book Cool Machine, the nature of fiction and crooked power Every unforgettable moment in the Oscar-nominated film Nickel Boys happened twice: first in Colson Whitehead’s language, then again in the faces held by…...

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theglobeandmail.com > culture > article-hilary-and-galen-weston-foundation-giller-prize-donation

Giller Prize books $4-million donation from the Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (527+ words) Executive Director of Giller Prize Elana Rabinovitch stands on stage during the awards ceremony in 2024. The Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation has donated a gift of $4-million to the literary award.Chris Young/The Canadian Press One year ago, Canada’s…...

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theglobeandmail.com > culture > books > article-best-books-august-2026

Books we’re reading and loving this week

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (150+ words) Each week, Globe and Mail staffers and readers share what they’re reading now, whether it’s a hot new release or an old book they’re discovering for the first time. Tell me about a book you loved and we might publish…...

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theglobeandmail.com > culture > books > article-six-riveting-thrillers-to-read-this-summer

Six riveting thrillers to read this summer

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (446+ words) The Chambermaid’s Key by Genevieve Graham (Simon & Schuster, 380 pages) Think Toronto’s history is boring? Alberta author Genevieve Graham, a writer who loves and understands the dynamics of historical fiction, has brought a city and an era to life in this…...

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theglobeandmail.com > culture > books > article-summer-2026-best-books

The 36 best new books of summer

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1234+ words) From buzzy fiction to memoirs and everything in between, here are 36 hot new reads Browse the Globe 100 book archive Daughters of the Sun and Moon, Lisa See (Scribner, June) Known for book-club friendly, deeply researched historical fiction that foregrounds the…...

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theglobeandmail.com > culture > books > article-books-were-reading-and-loving-now

Books we’re reading and loving now

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (110+ words) Each week, Globe and Mail staffers and readers share what they’re reading now, whether it’s a hot new release or an old book they’re discovering for the first time. Tell me about a book you loved and we might publish…...

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theglobeandmail.com > culture > article-julia-elliott-carol-shields-prize-fiction-hellions-books

American writer Julia Elliott wins Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for short-story collection Hellions

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (127+ words) The Globe and Mail Canadian poets talked tough at Griffin Poetry Prize town hall: ‘Our time has come, but our visibility has not’ Globe columnist Tony Keller wins Donner Prize for book on Canada’s immigration system Montreal author defends her…...

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theglobeandmail.com > business > rob-magazine > article-the-swoon-boom-meet-the-business-savvy-smut-mongers-of-the-great-hot

The swoon boom: Meet the business-savvy smut-mongers of the Great Hot North

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (776+ words) A global romance novel renaissance is going on, and it’s being led by Canadians who’ve figured out how to give audiences exactly what they need It’s a dark and disgusting Wednesday night in the retail doldrums of late February. The…...