Tyler Hellard

I love NS arts & culture. We have such a vibrant, tireless community and it deserves so much better from this government

If you’re within earshot of CBC, pretty good chance I’ll be on your afternoon show today.

Don DeLillo's Funniest Novel Is A 1980 Hockey Sex Romp He Won't Acknowledge | Defector The end of the 1970s seemed to be a moment of uncertainty for Don DeLillo, creatively speaking. The previous decade had seen him become a rather important American author, enough so that he had left…

Don DeLillo’s funniest novel is a 1980 hockey sex romp he won’t acknowledge:

A blue and red poster featuring the cover of "Searching fro Terry Punchout: A Novel" by Tyler Hellard. It reads: "An Evening with Tyler Hellard: A reading and conversation with publisher Norm Nehmetallah. Picaroons Roundhouse, Fredericton, Thurs. 6PM–7:30PM. 19 March." There is a small insignia on the bottom right corner that reads "CBC Canada Reads 2026 Shortlist."

Friends in Fredericton, NB: Catch @tylerhellard.com and Invisible publisher Norm Nehmetallah in conversation at Picaroons on March 19. There will be beer, chicken wings, and surprisingly tender banter, we reckon.

Lost Recipes | Defector In 1991, Spin magazine took the Compton rap collective N.W.A out to eat for a profile at the Russian Tea Room in Manhattan. The white author presents gangsta rap as a cynical enterprise, no different ...

Really good deep dive on the terrible state of hip-hop media archives and what that means for culture writing today

Searching for Terry Punchout · Invisible Publishing A slapshot debut novel about hockey, heroes, and and how, despite our best efforts, nothing can save us from becoming our parents.

Oh, and "Searching for Terry Punchout" is now (finally!) available as an audiobook (performed by the talented Chai Valladares). You can get it direct from Invisible now, or wait another week or two and it'll be in all the usual places. invisiblepublishing.com/product/sear... #canadareads

Dangle and I will be in Truro on Mar. 18 talking books, hockey and Canada Reads with Jeff Douglas. Really looking forward to it. @thejeffdouglas.bsky.social @stevedangle20.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/cana… #canadareads

Canadian publishers, authors, & booksellers are united in calling on the Nova Scotia government to reinstate funding for publishers. A strong publishing sector supports local voices, culture, & the economy. Nova Scotia's stories deserve to be told. See the full media release here: buff.ly/fofkb9Y

Transgender People, “Gay Conversion,” and “Lesbian Extinction”: What the Data Show A couple days ago (on Christmas, actually), The Telegraph ran a piece with the provocative title: “Lesbians facing ‘extinction’ as…

since The Atlantic is apparently reviving the "a was a feminine gay child, but if I was a kid today they would have 'transed' me" trope, here's an essay I wrote back in 2020 explaining why this is not true & there is no evidence to support it: juliaserano.medium.com/transgender-...

Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid speaks out against N.S. arts cuts: ‘The arts are why I live in Nova Scotia’ Artists and arts-industry workers have issued warnings after the province axed $130-million in provincial grants

Nova Scotia - like every province in the country - should be reinforcing our cultural programs right now, not cutting them.

But, also, can you imagine how much Reid's going to be paying in income tax for 2025 and 2026? www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/book...

An advertisement for the Festival of Literary Diversity featuring Tyler Hellard and his novel Searching for Terry Punchout, highlighting virtual and Brampton event dates.

Grateful to be invited to this year’s FOLD. thefoldcanada.org

And the audio version: www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

It was a really fun time and yes I did fanboy a bit before and after.

Have a hockey hangover? Tyler Hellard’s debut novel is really about coming home | CBC Books In Searching for Terry Punchout, a man returns to his small Nova Scotia town and has to face old friends, old wounds, and his estranged dad.

While I haven't mentioned it to them, I've been telling people @mattearoach.bsky.social and I are now best friends. www.cbc.ca/books/have-a...

[Is identity a thing that belongs to you? Or is it something you’ve forcefully inherited? Is there really life beyond the internet? And why is it so hard to pay rent?! Part poetic acid trip in a hall of mirrors, part sci-fi horror creation myth, part gen Z character study, Persona makes you wonder what you’d do if you came face to face with the parts of yourself you’d worked to exorcise—and then wonder if those parts ever belonged to you at all.] Quote from indie bookseller Breton Lalama from Type Books Junction.

We may be biased, but we do think booksellers are really onto something with the eclectic picks gracing this season’s Booksellers’ List. 😎 Read it before the hype. Here’s what Type Books’ Breton Lalama had to say about the book:

Persona is available to order at an indie bookstore near you.

Libraries are among the few public institutions that represent the kind of world we want to live in. They must be fought for.

I can probably help with that. DM me.

The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post Becca Rothfeld, a former critic at the Washington Post, on the death of the paper’s books section.

I promise that reading this is worth your time

Dave Bidini - eBook - The Five Hole Stories The 2006 eBook from Dave Bidni. Each of the six stories in Dave Bidini’s playful, irreverent new book takes a headlong run at the hockey dressing room, and each knocks the door down. What’s happening ...

Hey did you know that I once wrote a book of erotic hockey stories? It’s true! It’s kinda dirty. You can download the E book here. Only 8 bucks! zunior.com/products/dav...

Hockey is so hot right now.

Is Wallace Shawn the Only Avant-Garde Artist Who Gets Stopped in Times Square?

Marvelous profile by @susandominus.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/t...

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

If you’re not busy on April 1, there’s a thing happening. wordfest.com/2026/show…

Canadian Copyright Term and Public Domain Flowchart: www.ualberta.ca/en/copyri…

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his…

Dan McQuade, 1983–2026: defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

A note on the long-tail impact of Canada Reads. (And Norm!) tylerhellard.com/2026/01/26/i...

He's Back | The Steve Dangle Podcast YouTube video by sdpn

🚨 NEW #SDP! 🚨

Mitch Marner's return to Toronto, Anthony Stolarz returns to the lineup, Nashville beats Ottawa, the Penguins dominate the Oilers, Steve on CBC's Canada Reads + more!

Watch here ➡️ https://youtu.be/Wzfun9YFUvE

Thank you! It’s crazy.

Canada Reads 2026 book reveal YouTube video by Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT youtube.com/watch?v=prlK...

Thank you!