Elana Rabinovitch

So grateful to be on PEN Canada’s Advisory Board and to see the incredible authors on the 2026 New Voices Award jury. Support PEN Canada, an organization that defends freedom of expression, aids writers in peril around the world and celebrates the power of the written word

Two titans of Canadian literature in conversation for our first #BookTalk event of 2026 at @unionhotelto last night. @susanswanauthor interviewed @jane_urquhart - one of the greatest writers of our times - about her novel 'In Winter I Get Up at Night', a bold and deeply moving work of imagination and self-inquiry Bit h/t to @katherineashenburg for the question and answer

@kinsellawarren Pre ordered

After a long, long wait, my new book, The Hidden Hand, is out next week. Pretty excited about that. It's been out in E-book form for a few weeks, yes. And I know lots of people prefer the e-book format. But there is something cool about seeing it the traditional way. It's intangibly tangible. The book grew out of my journalism and columnizing at Postmedia. Out of that grew our documentary, The Campaign, which is about to get its debut on the worldwide festival circuit. But all of it grew out of a hunch. I had been observing the forces of antisemitism and bigotry for many, many years. They were losers, all of them, and their side kept losing. After the terrible events of October 7, 2023, however, I saw a dramatic change online and in the streets. The haters had gotten their act together. What I saw was much like the political campaigns that I have run or help to run over many years. It had tested messaging, trained people, media-savvy leaders, lots of money and – most of all – a strategy. A strategy to demonize and the legitimize Jews, the Jewish state and Western democracy. And it was winning. That's what The Hidden Hand is about: a global propaganda campaign that is malevolent, dishonest and highly, highly effective. It is still winning. I will be doing lots of media starting bright and early Monday. There'll be lots of (secure) bookstore signings and speaking events, too. I hope to meet all of you along the way. I think it's a book with a message worth considering. Less than a week to go. Excited. amzn.to/4tHv6xA

Nick Cave on the current moment facing the arts and artists. Culture should be 'a space for free-ranging and diverse ideas, a place of vitality and originality that encourages disagreement and good faith debate, (but that) is being sucked down the sinkhole of a single monolithic ideology — one voice, one cause, one dissent. theredhandfiles.com/film-festival-…

@FanElonMuskrut HOPE

@BobRae48 Love to you both.

Just leaving this here. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, '8 Days (Of Hanukkah)' (Tiny Desk Version) youtu.be/PSzo2bbvnTQ?si… via @YouTube

Amaryllis me, baby! With thanks to ⁦@donlon⁩

And what a time we had last night! A magical evening full of creative energy, communion, love and support. Writers, publishers, booksellers, donors and culture lovers came together to celebrate the finest of Canadian literature. The pictures tell a thousand stories.

@BobRae48 Welcome home, Bob.

They don’t call it the Giller Effect for nothing

An outstanding year for Canadian writers and the @GillerPrize! Four of the five shortlisted titles are national bestsellers, and two landed on the @nytimes bestsellers list. Kudos to the jury for selecting these titles and congrats to the writers!

Two literary titans. One intimate conversation. Join us for a special interview as André Alexis speaks to Michael Redhill about his brand spanking new book 'The Trial of Katterfelto', at @Unionhotel Toronto on September 25th. Tickets include a copy of Michael's new book - and a chance to chat with the author himself - a glass of wine, pastry item and hot beverage. eventbrite.ca/e/booktalk-wit…

The @gillerprize is about so much more than one night a year. We promote Canadian authors and books year- round with our #cravingcanlit page; the Between the Pages tour takes authors across the country; the Giller Mantella BIPOC scholarship provides much-needed financial assistance to aspiring writers; our brand new #booktalk series in collab with @unionhotelto presents writers in an intimate setting devoted to local arts and culture, and our outreach into Canadian Colleges and Universities have resulted in Giller Prize courses. The Giller Prize is so much more than just one night a year!

@BobRae48 Right you are, sir

Submissions are pouring in for this year's @GillerPrize! We've received more books so far this year than in past years, which speaks to the beauty and bounty of #Canlit and the outstanding talent of Canadian writers

@MargaretAtwood gets stopped every two feet for an interview, a photo, a bit of fawning. Here we are, and there she is being guerrilla-interviewed by Norway's VG newspaper. Article here ://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/73wX54/verdenskjent-forfatter-til-vg-trumps-amerika-minner-om-handmaids-tale

Listen to Samar Jain's moving words about what earning the #GillerMantellaScholarship meant to him as an aspiring writer. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra… Only 1 more day left to apply! gillerprize.ca/giller-mantell… @GillerPrize #MantellaCorporation