AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI and Authorship: Quebec novelist Thélyson Orélien has dropped his effort to document the origins of his novel amid AI allegations. He admits plagiarizing earlier work but denies using AI; his publisher has stood by him. New Canadian Books: Emily St. John Mandel returns to dystopia with Exit Party. An expanded edition of Peace by Chocolate brings the Hadhad family’s story up to date for the company’s 10th anniversary. Writers and Their Work: Chrystia Freeland’s Unreliable Boyfriend recounts her falling-out with Justin Trudeau and resignation. MG Vassanji discusses The Apparition, his historical novel exploring power, censorship and artistic freedom. Literary Community: A KPU Surrey instructor’s novel about child soldiers earns a Giller Prize nomination. Haisla and Heiltsuk author Eden Robinson is also returning to fantasy with a new world of monsters.
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