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I’m usually rather serious. As when discussing books like Michael Ondaatje’s Warlight, and Michael Redhill’s Bellevue Spiral. (Yes, I have a thing for Michaels.) But I can also be silly. (As in “Dear Public Library”.)
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A Voracious Enthusiast
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Recent Bookchat
About the pages that I’ve been turning
(A sticky post, then cross-category posts, newest to oldest)
Mavis Gallant’s “A Flying Start” (1982)
“All raise hands, please, who remember Rosalia. (Camera on studio smiles.)” You remember Rosalia, right? We met her in “A Painful Affair”, this collection’s fourth story: the
Mavis Gallant’s “Larry”
“I saw Maggie about a year ago. She says she’s leaving everything to an arts foundation,” says Maggie’s half-brother, Larry. He’s talking to his father. Who
Thirteen Canadian Books via The Book Mine Set
The Canadian Book Challenge was one of the first community reading events/challenges that I joined online. For ten years it was hosted by The Book Mine Set,
Quarterly Stories: Summer 2019
Taraghi, Levy, Hébert, Gallant and King Short Stories in April, May and June Whether in a dedicated collection or a magazine, these stories capture
Mavis Gallant’s “A Painful Affair” (1981)
As soon as I met Henri Grippes, I felt like I knew him. He reminded me of Charles Filandreux in “Siegfried’s Memoirs” (in Coming Ashore). Filandreux is
A Glimpse of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s Work #ReadIndigenous
Beginning June 1, through today, June 21st, I’ve been sharing a recommended read by an indigenous author each day on Twitter. On May 30th, there was also
June 2019, In My Stacks
In which I stack equal numbers of books into piles and hope that nobody notices that I have maxed out the loans on my library card. But,
Mavis Gallant’s “Luc and His Father” (1982)
Imagine a ribbon. Pinch a loop of it between your index finger and thumb. The small piece you grasp is where the story begins and ends, while
Reader and Writer
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