Literary Love: In Honour of Valentine’s Day #2

  Last year, I posted a list of books about different types of love in honour of Valentine's Day. It was fun to do, so this year I am going to do it again using books I have read more recently. Unrequited Love: Us Conductors by Sean Michaels  I am an instrument. I am a … Continue reading Literary Love: In Honour of Valentine’s Day #2

Miriam Toews, Irma Voth, and My First Cheat

I have been stuck on the Letter I for a long time, so I am announcing my first cheat/bending of rules in my A-Z CanLit Challenge. Usually I go by the author's last name, but this time I am going with the title. I just couldn't get excited about the books I was finding under the … Continue reading Miriam Toews, Irma Voth, and My First Cheat

All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews

  What does it really mean to love someone? That is the question behind Miriam Toews' new book, All My Puny Sorrows. In an interview with CBC Radio's Jian Ghomeshi, Toews talks about how using her own life as raw material helps her to create "order out of the chaos". In sharing it with others, she … Continue reading All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews