Autumn 2024, In My Reading Log

2024-10-03T16:11:50-04:00

Sometimes summer is a slow reading time for me, but this year? The opposite! The stacks were swelling in May and June, and every flat surface was cluttered with books begun-but-unfinished, and I didn’t have a chance to think about what else I might do…so, I read.

Autumn 2024, In My Reading Log2024-10-03T16:11:50-04:00

Mid-Year: Themed Reading #LoveYourLibrary

2024-07-25T10:25:14-04:00

Now that it’s July, I’m re-examining the goals I had in mind earlier this year, checking to see whether my plans have aligned with my reading choices so far. A few days ago, I wrote about one of my slow-reading projects this year, and in a few days

Mid-Year: Themed Reading #LoveYourLibrary2024-07-25T10:25:14-04:00

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction 2023

2024-04-03T18:58:08-04:00

Last year I read 11 of the longlisted titles for The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction and with the recent announcement of the 2024 longlist I was prompted to reflect on 2023’s selections. Three of the short story collections I’ve already written about—Talia Laksmni Kolluri’s What We Fed to

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction 20232024-04-03T18:58:08-04:00

Five Canadian Books: #CanadaReads 2024

2024-03-04T09:18:06-05:00

This morning, the 23rd edition of Canada Reads program launches. I’ve missed the voice of a career writer in the program in recent years and now, with Heather O’Neill’s inclusion (whose Lullaby for Little Criminals was a previous Canada Reads winner) as a champion, my affection for the program’s

Five Canadian Books: #CanadaReads 20242024-03-04T09:18:06-05:00

Quarterly Stories, Belated: Spring 2023

2024-01-15T16:41:45-05:00

Fofana, Lam, Morrison, Ogunyemi, Scott, Smith and Smyth Short Stories in January, February and March 2023 Whether read all-in-a-burst or over several weeks, these stories capture a variety of reading moods. This quarter, I returned to three favourite writers and also explored four new-to-me story writers.

Quarterly Stories, Belated: Spring 20232024-01-15T16:41:45-05:00
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