It’s almost two months since I finished Michael Ondaatje’s The Cat’s Table, but the images and impressions left by the novel are still clear. Especially clear is the voice of that young child, filtered through…
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I’m trying to resist the gripping escapes they offer me, but I’ll admit to a few mysteries read already this year (and later perhaps I’ll list those I’m ready to load up on my Kobo…
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Besidesreading for work, though, I’ve snuck in a few books just for me. Diana Athill’s Instead of a Book: Letters to a Friend might be my favourite of the year so far; admittedly, I was predisposed…
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Much of the reading I’ve done so far this year has been work-related. I read an edited anthology of essays on West Coast writing in order to review the book (Making Waves: Reading BC and…
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This year, I’m not going to put off recording titles until I get a chance to respond to them thoughtfully because I’ve learned that may never happen. Instead, I’ll give a few quick impressions when…
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