The Giller Prize, the biggest literary prize in Canada, announced its longlist on September 8. Over the past couple years, it has become the most reliable of the major prize lists for pointing me to amazing books. So in today's deep dive, I'll look at my impressions of the list ten days in. But first, … Continue reading Culture Roundup (September 19, 2026): Early Thoughts on the Giller Prize Longlist
It’s an ongoing tradition here on the blog to spend the time regrouping between long series looking at what I call ‘Wisdom IN Literature,’ the ways novels I’ve read interact with themes of faith, personal growth, and other big issues of human experience. Of the novels I’ve read so far in 2026, none has been … Continue reading Wisdom IN Literature: Floodlines on Reclaiming the Past
Now that we're into September, two things are true when it comes to music: First, the eligibility window for the 2027 Grammy Awards is now closed, and second, we can officially reflect on the question of what was the 'Song of the Summer'. So I thought it would be fun to check in on both … Continue reading Culture Roundup (September 5, 2026): Thoughts on the Album of the Year and Song of the Summer
There has been a recent bookish social media trend in which content creators have been putting out a personal long list of thirteen titles from all of the Booker long lists this century, and identifying a 'winner' from that list. I thought it would be fun to play along here, so that will be the … Continue reading Culture Roundup (August 22, 2026): Best 21st-Century Booker Books?
The Booker Prize longlist is almost two weeks old now, so I thought I'd provide some early thoughts on the list in today's deep dive. But first, the roundup. Roundup Music Last week was all about too highly anticipated new albums, by Shaboozey and Ariana Grande. And I think they both delivered what their fans … Continue reading Culture Roundup (August 8, 2026): Early Thoughts on the Booker Longlist
