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Alexis von Konigslow on vocabulary lessons

A distinct or specific lexicon can help make the reading experience vivid and real, writes Alexis von Koningslow Sometimes, the thoughts that populate my head feel vastly different from those around me. I remember sitting ... Read More »

January 18, 2016 | Filed under: Authors

Last word: Susan Glickman on frustrations with genre categorization

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One of the reasons I decided to write a mystery novel was my frustration with the issue of genre categorization, writes Susan Glickman In Shakespeare’s first folio, The Merchant of Venice is listed as a ... Read More »

June 4, 2015 | Filed under: Authors

Last word: Carol Bruneau on Rodin’s apprentice, Camille Claudel

By Becky Robertson

In France, Rodin's apprentice Camille Claudel is legendary, so why isn't she more well known here, asks Carol Bruneau Camille Claudel first crossed my radar a decade ago, on a class visit to a ... Read More »

May 28, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, Book culture

Last word: Andre Alexis on a matter of style

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The impetus for a new novel sequence arose not out of exile or grief or post-traumatic stress, but out of the pure art of storytelling, writes André Alexis Some 30 years ago, I was watching ... Read More »

March 26, 2015 | Filed under: Authors, People

Last word: Nick Cutter on fear itself

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With the great writers, horror lives somewhere behind the words, like a fire in the root system of a tree, writes Nick Cutter What scares people is individual to them. Sure, there are broad fears: ... Read More »

March 12, 2015 | Filed under: Opinion, People

Last word: Diane Schoemperlen on found text

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Combining collage and found text allows new stories to emerge in ironic and interesting ways, writes Governor General's Literary Award winner Diane Schoemperlen Sometimes the gestation period for an idea takes place over a long time, ... Read More »

February 4, 2015 | Filed under: People

Last Word: Marianne Apostolides on ancient virtue

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One of Socrates’ key ideas – along with attention to rhythms of prose – gave shape and meaning to my latest novel, writes Marianne Apostolides What do you want this book to do?” my publisher asked. ... Read More »

December 3, 2014 | Filed under: Authors, Opinion

Last Word: John Metcalf on the importance of Canadian short fiction

By John Metcalf

A single-volume tasting menu of short-fiction writers will introduce readers to some of the most important voices in Canadian literature, writes John Metcalf Short stories have for years been considered a minor form, despite the ... Read More »

October 17, 2014 | Filed under: Authors, Book culture

Ian Weir on scaling the mountain

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Writing historical fiction, the point is not to make things up, but to believe the world you are creating, writes Ian Weir A dramatist by trade, I came to novel writing after a career in ... Read More »

September 11, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

Last Word: Alexi Zentner on the summer of Shakespeare

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Writing a novel inspired by the Bard entails a complicated literary inheritance, writes Alexi Zentner Every tragedy has a fool, and every fool has a tragedy. My tragedy is that my new novel riffs on ... Read More »

July 25, 2014 | Filed under: Authors

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Search Results by tag: Last Word

Alexis von Konigslow on vocabulary lessons

Last word: Susan Glickman on frustrations with genre categorization

Last word: Carol Bruneau on Rodin’s apprentice, Camille Claudel

Last word: Andre Alexis on a matter of style

Last word: Nick Cutter on fear itself

Last word: Diane Schoemperlen on found text

Last Word: Marianne Apostolides on ancient virtue

Last Word: John Metcalf on the importance of Canadian short fiction

Ian Weir on scaling the mountain

Last Word: Alexi Zentner on the summer of Shakespeare

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