Cordelia Strube’s On the Shores of Darkness, There Is Light (2016)

2021-06-04T15:00:11-04:00

The image of wanting to put a child in a plastic baggie to preserve his freshness stuck under my skin instantly and irrevocably. So, you see, from her third novel, Cordelia Strube hooked me. Back in 1997. With Teaching Pigs to Sing. But just as that protected child would (if one actually attempted

Cordelia Strube’s On the Shores of Darkness, There Is Light (2016)2021-06-04T15:00:11-04:00

Susan Philpott’s Blown Red (2015)

2016-07-08T10:47:42-04:00

It begins with a body. And with short chapters, told from a variety of perspectives, guaranteed to create strong pacing. Blown Red is the first in the Signy Shepherd mysteries ,and it introduces readers to the series' star, as well as some of the other key personnel working on the Line. One stop on

Susan Philpott’s Blown Red (2015)2016-07-08T10:47:42-04:00

June 2016, In My Bookbag

2016-06-26T10:49:55-04:00

In which I discuss some of the skinny volumes, which have nestled into my bookbag (while longer works, like Marge Piercy's Gone to Soldiers and Elena Ferrante's My Brilliant Friend, were left at home. Vivek Shraya's God Loves Hair is illustrated by Juliana Neufeld, a full-page image introducing each of

June 2016, In My Bookbag2016-06-26T10:49:55-04:00

Annie Proulx, In Interview with Jared Bland (IFOA)

2017-07-20T18:00:50-04:00

Appearing as part of Toronto Harbourfront's IFOA Weekly, Annie Proulx read from Barkskins in the Fleck Dance Theatre on June 17, 2016. Scribner, 2016 She began reading on the first page of the novel, her tone even and measured, but filled with expression when appropriate, particularly in dialogue. She captured the accent of

Annie Proulx, In Interview with Jared Bland (IFOA)2017-07-20T18:00:50-04:00

Gwyneth Paltrow: It’s All Easy (All Good? All a Lie?)

2016-06-30T13:30:42-04:00

From Amy Sedaris to Alicia Silverstone, celebrities have things to say about cooking and entertaining. Stanley Tucci talks Italian food and Tony Danza contributes to the conversation. Grand Central Publishing, 2016 But Gwyneth Paltrow does not appear to be passing through the territory; she's putting down some roots.

Gwyneth Paltrow: It’s All Easy (All Good? All a Lie?)2016-06-30T13:30:42-04:00
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