Dear Life By Alice Munro McClelland & Stewart/Douglas Gibson Books 319 pp; $32.99 These stories are perfect. Of course they are. From the title itself, which is both a radiant address and a refere… more →
National Post | Artswrote 1 month ago: In an earlier article, I interviewed Carrie Snyder about this upcoming event, but on Sunday, April 7 … more →
wrote 3 months ago: “Books contain the answer to the question ‘What makes us human?’” says the oft-philosophical co-owne … more →
wrote 5 months ago: I’m not usually a fan of end of year lists as much as people seem to make them, especially sin … more →
wrote 6 months ago: The Juliet Stories, Carrie Snyder House of Anansi Press, 324 pages ISBN 9781770890022 When Juliet Fr … more →
wrote 6 months ago: The lovely Ayelet Tsabari, author of the upcoming collection of stories The Best Place on Earth, tag … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Are you a woman, or a mouse? (Annie Dillard The Writing Life) When to practice karate? This i … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Dear Life By Alice Munro McClelland & Stewart/Douglas Gibson Books 319 pp; $32.99 These stories … more →
wrote 7 months ago: Carrie Snyder, my wife, has received great news! The Juliet Stories is one of five books shortlisted … more →
wrote 7 months ago: “The boy was said to be a cousin of Kathleen Burnham and was up from New Hampshire, working at … more →
wrote 7 months ago: I hadn’t read their books, but now I want to! David Bergen, Richard Ford, Mike Grandmaison, S … more →
wrote 8 months ago: There’s a language people use when they’re talking about literary prize lists, and the key to parsin … more →
wrote 9 months ago: I’m on the road this week but here are some quick links to the first reviews of The Blondes. C … more →
wrote 10 months ago: George Pelecanos was asked once about summer reading, and he said, more or less, “I’m not playing th … more →
wrote 12 months ago: Happy Spring! In the spirit of porches with Adirondack Chairs, grassy park knolls, and the first few … more →
wrote 12 months ago: Sometimes, when I read books, I catch glimpses of myself. It’s as if someone has been spying … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Part 7 (wow!) of a growing series on Blog of Green Gables, When Writers Read Kids’ Books. I’m … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Carrie Snyder’s prose is quietly gasp-worthy in this reading, while lecturer Paul Tiessen, mak … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The Juliet Stories By Carrie Snyder House of Anansi 324 pp; $22.95 Reviewed by Robert Sternberg Carr … more →
wrote 1 year ago: 2012 Mennonite Literature Lecture Featuring Author Darcie Friesen Hossack “Writing Towards Ho … more →