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City invites submissions for 2013 Book Award

Our City Our Art wrote 1 month ago: Authors and publishers of books that contribute to the appreciation and understanding of Vancouver’s … more →

Tags: Vancouver Book Award, W.H. New, Bruce Grenville, Scott Steedman, lee henderson, submission deadline

Christie's plea for Flowers I1 comment

katiclops wrote 3 months ago: I’m reading again. You know those weeks and weeks and weeks when you’re stuck? After two … more →

Tags: Books 2, Addiction, beggar's garden, Book Review, canadian, City of Vancouver Book Award, Communication, cross-culture, Giller Prize

"Ice Break" by Astrid Blodgett1 comment

Brett wrote 4 months ago: As I’ve noted before, the annual anthology of short story finalists for the Journey Prize is r … more →

Tags: Books & Literature, Alberta, ice break, Astrid Blodgett, the journey prize stories, Alex Pugsley, Crisis on Earth-X, Ice-Fishing, Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer

Books of the Year: 2012

Nic Olson wrote 5 months ago: The following five books were my best reads of the past year, only Days of Destruction Days of Revol … more →

Tags: Books, Kurt Vonnegut, Chris Hedges, GEORGE ORWELL, Joe Sacco, Franz Kafka

Book Review: Bobcat and Other Stories, by Rebecca Lee

Special to National Post wrote 9 months ago: Bobcat and Other Stories By Rebecca Lee Hamish Hamilton Canada 209 pp; $22 The opening pages of Rebe … more →

Tags: Afterword, Book Reviews, Bobcat and Other Stories, rebecca lee

Book Review: Telegraph Avenue, by Michael Chabon

Special to National Post wrote 9 months ago: Telegraph Avenue By Michael Chabon HarperCollins Canada 480 pp; $31.99 A reviewer’s best method for … more →

Tags: Afterword, Book Reviews, Michael Chabon, Telegraph Avenue

Classical music: What is the state of opera today? NPR’s outstanding “Deceptive Cadence” blog holds a discussion with critics, managers and artists.

welltemperedear wrote 9 months ago: By Jacob Stockinger Taking its cue from a recent story, in the newest issue of Opera News, about the … more →

Tags: Classical Music, Cadence (music), deceptive-cadence, Jacob Stockinger, Kate Lindsey, npr, Opera, Opera News

The New Brandenburg Project at Boulder's Chautauqua1 comment

Edward McCue wrote 11 months ago: In 2006, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra began the New Brandenburg Project, an effort to commission si … more →

Tags: Bach's Works, Bach's Successors, Bach's Predecessors, Other Artists, Berlin, Aria, Brandenburg Concertos, suite, horn

Summer Reading!

Krista Bunskoek wrote 11 months ago: Ah, the sun is out, and the livin’ gets a little easier. I love the summer to take the time to … more →

Tags: eBooks, Flash Fiction, Fiction, Reading, Summer Reading, Daniel H. Wilson, alexander mccall smith, Robert Ludlum, robopocalypse

Have Snow Will Sing: Another Writer Looks at Minnesota’s Thriving Art Scene

Arts at the Aviary wrote 1 year ago: reblogged from my post at Arts America —– I love Minnesota. Really I do.  Despite the fi … more →

Tags: Music & The Arts, Music, Arts, Opera, Twin Cities classical music, Adriana Zabala, Roxan Constantinescu, Choral, Singing

Book Review: My Year of the Racehorse, by Kevin Chong

Special to National Post wrote 1 year ago: My Year of the Racehorse: Falling in Love with the Sport of Kings By Kevin Chong Greystone 224 pp; $ … more →

Tags: Afterword, Book Reviews, kevin chong, My Year of the Racehorse, Non-Fiction, Sports, Vancouver

Esi Edugyan to face husband Steven Price for Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize

Mark Medley wrote 1 year ago: Esi Edugyan, who won last year’s Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel Half-Blood Blues, has b … more →

Tags: Afterword, Awards, carmen aguirre, Charlotte Gill, D.W. Wilson, eating dirt, esi edugyan, Half Blood Blues, Into That Darkness

Everything's coming up Rosie

poisedpen wrote 1 year ago: Rosie's House holds its 2012 Anniversary Celebration this Friday Everything’s coming up m … more →

Tags: Arts, Music, Visual Arts, Harkins, E street Band, Raffle, springsteen, The Phoenix Symphony, music lessons

The Best Books of 2011

Mark Medley wrote 1 year ago: Three avid readers provide their Top 10s, and the only thing they all have in common is a cowboy pic … more →

Tags: Afterword, Michael Ondaatje, Miriam Toews, Lynn Coady, The Beggar's Garden, The Cat's Table, Patrick DeWitt, the sisters brothers, Touch

Book Review: Eye Lake, by Tristan Hughes

Special to National Post wrote 1 year ago: Eye Lake By Tristan Hughes Coach House Books 208 pp; $19.95 Reviewed by Michael Christie A man named … more →

Tags: Afterword, Book Reviews, Fiction

Address Code

jrcw wrote 1 year ago: Writers basically show up at public events in their work clothes. Consider the nominees for the Writ … more →

Tags: Events & Encounters, book, Clark Blaise, Patrick DeWitt, esi edugyan, Dan Vyleta, writers' trust, fiction prize, Harbourfront

Live chat archive: The Afterword's yearly literary awards season roundtable

National Post Staff wrote 1 year ago: Mark Medley, the National Post’s Books Editor, and Brad Frenette of the Vancouver Sun convened … more →

Tags: Afterword, Ampersand, Clark Blaise, esi edugyan, Giller Prize, Governor General's Literary Awards, Half Blood Blues, Lynn Coady, marina endicott

Writers' Trust Fiction Prize celebrates new generation of Canadian writers

Mark Medley wrote 1 year ago: A new generation of Canadian writers were honoured on Wednesday morning as finalists for the Rogers … more →

Tags: Afterword, Awards, Clark Blaise, Dan Vyleta, esi edugyan, Half Blood Blues, Patrick DeWitt, prizes, The Beggar's Garden

Reading with Deborah Willis and Michael Christie

corkshortstory wrote 1 year ago: The international feel continued into the evening as Michael Christie and Deborah Willis followed th … more →

Tags: Cork International Short Story Festival, deborah willis


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