FACT

A Brief History of Tags

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:19:32 GMT

“Tagging” is human nature—to separate a book into parts, then rebuild it in memory as a kaleidoscopic whole.

The Jonathans

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:16:06 GMT

Two different novels about family dysfunction, written by two different Jonathans.

Dear Patient

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:59:00 GMT

A woman, hoping to find peace, seeks her birth mother in By Blood by Ellen Ullman.

Licorice Roots

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:16:00 GMT

A writer uncovers a family connection with a sweet English confection.

Magenta Soul Whip

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:34:00 GMT

Daniel Zomparelli reviews Magenta Soul Whip by Lisa Robertson (Coach House).

Yesno

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:26:00 GMT

Daniel Zomparelli reviews Yesno by Dennis Lee (Anansi).

Aethel

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:21:00 GMT

Daniel Zomparelli reviews AEthel by Donato Mancini (New Star).

Suicide Psalms

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:13:00 GMT

Daniel Zomparelli reviews Suicide Psalms by Mari-Lou Rowley (Anvil Press).

Rocksalt: An Anthology of Contemporary B.C. Poetry

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:07:00 GMT

Daniel Zomparelli reviews Rocksalt: An Anthology of Contemporary B.C. Poetry edited by Mona Fertig and Harold Rhenisch (Mother Tongue).

Dividing Lines

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:04:03 GMT

Jennesia Pedri reviews Walls: Travels Along the Barricades by Marcello di Cintio (Goose Lane).

Hunting Lodge

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:04:00 GMT

The Hunting Lodge is one of a series of annual photography events.

Pioneer Justice

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:27:00 GMT

In 1884 two teenage boys watched as another—an Aboriginal named Louie Sam—was hanged by a group of men who rode on horseback.

Coming Ashore

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:51:00 GMT

The dog turns his butt to the stinging spray and wind but my boyfriend and I face the water, watching the massive waves crash on the shore. We are drenched in seconds and we have to shout over the wind. It’s exhilarating.

Ethical Juices

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:42:00 GMT

Parables, cautionary tales, morality plays, allegories—the notion that we can study literary works as texts of ethics is as old as literature.

Boarding with Mrs. Higgins

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:50:54 GMT

Mrs. Higgins lived with her legless brother and her blind husband in a tall, narrow old house in Nottingham. The room I rented from her in the 1950s was just below her sitting room, where she kept a life-size portrait of Lenin.