“'Once there we are almost home. Pegnitz is a junction. Trains go through every few minutes, in all directions. In most directions,' he corrected." Herbert is careful to be exact when he's speaking to his young son, Little Bert, who believes every word his father says. Later when Herbert
"The first flash of fiction arrives without words." Mavis Gallant "Originally published in 1973, and sadly out of print for several years, this book contains the title novella - representing the author's most daring use of contemporary
Event hosted by Kaggsy's Ramblings Stuck in a Book #1977Club So much good women's fiction from 1977, from Margaret Atwood's Dancing Girls to Marilyn French's The Women's Room. But I reread Carol Shields' Unless last year and I wanted to reread another of hers. Enter, The
I'm nostalgic for the days when writers and poets personally recommended and championed books for Canada Reads, rather than producers offering celebrities a list of books and inviting them to select a book they feel could win the competition. The writer-defenders seemed to be fans of multiple books who
Endicott, Manto, King, Bruneau and Lispector Short Stories in January, February and March Whether in a dedicated collection or a magazine, these stories capture a variety of reading moods. This quarter, I returned to two favourite writers and also explored three new-to-me story writers.
