Vancouver International Writer's Festival: Richard Ford
Mon, May 28, 2012 The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Independence Day reads from his latest novel, Canada. Richard Ford's latest novel, Canada, tells the unforgettable story of Dell Parsons, a young...
View ArticleLynn Coady tackles the male psyche in 'The Antagonist'
October 6, 2011If this review were a sports headline it would read "COADY IN THE TIME OF CROSBY." At least that's what I imagine some media factions coming up with between the six of them over a three...
View ArticleWhy the storytelling model doesn't work
Friday, January 20, 2012Driving along on Tuesday, I heard CBC-Radio's Jian Ghomeshi interview U.S. performance artist Laurie Anderson. She's opened a new show in Calgary at the annual High Performance...
View ArticleAdventures on the eBook Frontier: Dispatch 14
Success!I rewrote the last two chapters of Night Town, and the editor Andrea Douglas is happy with it. I quote “It’s great! I think the ending is much stronger and more focused now.” There was much...
View ArticleAdventures From the eBook Frontier – Dispatch Number Thirty
Woweezowwee….I have been a bad girlI’ve been out of communication since my launch update. This is not because I went on holiday. I would “love” to go on holiday. But it’s this little matter of flogging...
View ArticleLawrence Hill on his novel, 'The Illegal'
lawrence_hill_the_illegal.mp3The Illegal is a novel by Canadian author Lawrence Hill. It's about a man named Keita Ali. Keita is a runner. That's all he ever wanted to do. His dream was to bring his...
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