The Winter Book

2014-07-11T16:20:14-04:00

When I was a girl and allowed to choose my own books for a special occasion, I always selected an anthology. If I'd spotted a book like Rotraut Susanne Berner's The Winter Book, it would have been a shoe in. First, my choice was practical: they were larger books. (Well,

The Winter Book2014-07-11T16:20:14-04:00

Rawi Hage’s De Niro’s Game (2006)

2020-05-21T16:06:48-04:00

Rawi Hage has said that De Niro's Game began as a short story. A short story that continued to grow. "I finally, out of nowhere, had a novel on my hands and I sent it to a few places and I got a few responses." The scenic construction does remind

Rawi Hage’s De Niro’s Game (2006)2020-05-21T16:06:48-04:00

On Reading Margaret Atwood’s The Circle Game (1966)

2014-03-20T15:14:22-04:00

"If you think you understand what you see on the surface, caution Atwood's fathomless parentheticals, keep looking." So says Suzanne Buffam in her introduction to the new AList edition of this classic Canlit work. (And don't you love the word 'parentheticals'?) I'm not sure that I *do* understand

On Reading Margaret Atwood’s The Circle Game (1966)2014-03-20T15:14:22-04:00

Revisiting Lisa Moore’s Short Fiction

2020-11-03T17:04:44-05:00

For years, a set of loose photocopied pages were housed on my bookshelf with the M's. (Do you do this, too?) Then, they were tucked inside my copy of Lisa Moore's Alligator: her short story "Azalea", which first appeared in the March/April 2002 issue of THIS Magazine. I was first drawn

Revisiting Lisa Moore’s Short Fiction2020-11-03T17:04:44-05:00

Diana Athill’s Midsummer Night in the Workhouse (2011)

2014-03-20T15:12:11-04:00

Still haven' t met Sandra? I briefly introduced her here, and she has contributed four posts to this 45 Days of House of Anansi Project. This will be her last appearance here in this capacity, but you will continue to see her in the comments sections, so please watch and

Diana Athill’s Midsummer Night in the Workhouse (2011)2014-03-20T15:12:11-04:00
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