Is non-fiction art?

Plus, some news from Grumpy Ben McNally

As we mentioned last week, David Staines’ fabulous new History of Canadian Fiction is out and everyone should read it, despite the forbidding price of $126.95 set by Cambridge University Press. We will do our part to spread the word and alleviate the financial pain by automatically including any new subscribers this week in a draw for our copy.

Also, an…