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
Thanks to Tolstoy, everybody knows that each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Maybe that's not quite the same as saying that unhappy families make the best stories? But one could make an argument for that, with Elizabeth Crane's We Only Know So Much. "At the moment, the
Reflecting a fictional timeline into the reader's world adds another layer of credibility to the tale. It's that much easier to imagine the characters in "Labor Day Dinner" taking shape, when you're reading it as Labour Day weekend approaches. Structurally, the story is complex, although at first glance it is
