“To Reach Japan” Alice Munro

2014-03-20T19:57:17-04:00

"To Reach Japan" begins with a departure and ends with an arrival. McClelland & Stewart - Random House, 2012 That is not commonly how it goes, but it's not unusual in the territory of Alice Munro's stories, which often begin in the present and work backwards to the

“To Reach Japan” Alice Munro2014-03-20T19:57:17-04:00

Kyo Maclear’s Virginia Wolf (2012)

2014-03-20T13:14:14-04:00

"If we’re lucky, art can help us through our wolfishness."* And it does, indeed, help Virginia get through her wolfishness. As does her sister, Vanessa. And the painting of Bloomsberry. What's this? A children's book about Virginia Woolf? But we all know how THAT story ends. And, yet,

Kyo Maclear’s Virginia Wolf (2012)2014-03-20T13:14:14-04:00

The GG’s (at the IFOA) and Other Current Bookish Obsessions

2020-09-16T15:58:45-04:00

It's a busy reading season, and being smitten with prizelists adds to its intensity. As does the amazing schedule of events at the International Festival of Authors. Which included a reading, on Monday night, of the Governor General's English Fiction shortlist, which includes Tamas Dobozy's Siege 13, Robert Hough's Dr Brinkley's Tower, Vincent

The GG’s (at the IFOA) and Other Current Bookish Obsessions2020-09-16T15:58:45-04:00

Homework: Literary Festivals and Reading Lists

2017-10-27T09:49:54-04:00

So, I printed out the names of the authors appearing at this year's International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront in Toronto next month. Two pages, three columns: if it's a murder of crows, what does one call a big group of writers? Whatever you call it? That's what's in store

Homework: Literary Festivals and Reading Lists2017-10-27T09:49:54-04:00

Giles Blunt’s By the Time You Read This (2006)

2014-03-09T19:30:11-04:00

Giles Blunt’s By the Time You Read This Random House, 2006 John Cardinal and Lise Delorme #4 Although I read the third book in the Algonquin Bay series decidedly out of Blackfly Season, I chose the perfect time of year to read the fourth. The beautifully hued leaf on the cover gives

Giles Blunt’s By the Time You Read This (2006)2014-03-09T19:30:11-04:00
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