Last year, on six weekends, I posed about being Buried in ReLit Print, sampling the novels, short stories and poetry (which is adventurous for me) on the longlists. The longlists for the 2012 ReLit Awards were announced last Tuesday and I began making my reading plans that morning. Several of
As with the fiction of Julia Glass and Bonnie Burnard, Meg Mitchell Moore is interested in what makes families work. Reagan Arthur Books - Little Brown, 2011 That's not to say that they always work well: when The Arrivals opens, some aspects of family life are taut and
Just when I was thinking that I've been talking a lot about theme and structure with these stories, and not so much about characterization, along comes a story like "Mrs. Cross and Mrs. Kidd" to make the point. "Mrs. Cross and Mrs. Kidd have known each other eighty years, ever
So, I printed out the names of the authors appearing at this year's International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront in Toronto next month. Two pages, three columns: if it's a murder of crows, what does one call a big group of writers? Whatever you call it? That's what's in store
Deep breath. September will be filled with so many fantastic books. I say this with assurance, because check out the great reading below. R.eaders I.mbibing P.eril VII Details here September 1 - October 31 My reading list and over-the-top plans and dreams here Readalong of The Little Stranger details are
