Five Canadian Books: #CanadaReads 2024

2024-03-04T09:18:06-05:00

This morning, the 23rd edition of Canada Reads program launches. I’ve missed the voice of a career writer in the program in recent years and now, with Heather O’Neill’s inclusion (whose Lullaby for Little Criminals was a previous Canada Reads winner) as a champion, my affection for the program’s

Five Canadian Books: #CanadaReads 20242024-03-04T09:18:06-05:00

Quarterly Stories, Belated: Spring 2023

2024-01-15T16:41:45-05:00

Fofana, Lam, Morrison, Ogunyemi, Scott, Smith and Smyth Short Stories in January, February and March 2023 Whether read all-in-a-burst or over several weeks, these stories capture a variety of reading moods. This quarter, I returned to three favourite writers and also explored four new-to-me story writers.

Quarterly Stories, Belated: Spring 20232024-01-15T16:41:45-05:00

Margaret Atwood’s “Two Scorched Men” (#MARM Week Three)

2023-11-14T13:51:00-05:00

The premise of this second story in Margaret Atwood’s new collection Old Babes in the Wood is that Nell is telling a story about two friends, John and François. “They’re dead now. A thing that happens increasingly: people die. This radiator incident took place in the early 1990s, when

Margaret Atwood’s “Two Scorched Men” (#MARM Week Three)2023-11-14T13:51:00-05:00

Margaret Atwood’s “Hair Jewellery” (#MARM Week Two)

2023-11-14T09:58:29-05:00

Reading this, the Take 30 interviewer’s comments from 1977 circled in my mind: an unrealised conversation, where declaration replaces exploration. The interviewer said the stories filled her with sadness, all those rotten situations and dismal romantic relationships; however, she mentioned no details and referenced just one story dedicated to

Margaret Atwood’s “Hair Jewellery” (#MARM Week Two)2023-11-14T09:58:29-05:00
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