Congratulations, Karen Solie!
Huge Congratulations to Karen Solie, winner of the 2010 Griffin! I’ve been waiting for Karen to win this since she was nominated for her first book, Short Haul Engine, back when we used to share…
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since we last spoke . . .
So sorry for not blogging BUT, since Tuesday I have -flown from Montreal to Vancouver, catching up with Pater over dinner at La Brasserie on Davie Tuesday evening; -ferried (first big ferry, then small) back…
View PostThe Writing’s on the Wall . . . in Montreal
My last night here, I’m back in my hotel room before 8 because the author reading I was so looking forward to turned out to have taken place this morning — I assumed that 7:45…
View PostMontreal neighbourhood architecture
Besides the exuberant use of colour, as I showed you in yesterday’s posts, older Montreal neighbourhoods are marked by a wealth of architectural detail — especially, but not only, balconies and exterior stairs. Not even…
View PostSome Montreal colour
You know the cliché about the picture being worth a thousand words? Well, here are six thousand words, just for you — I walked for hours, literally, this afternoon, after attending a great panel this…
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