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The Englishman's Boy
Guy Vanderhaeghe (McClelland & Stewart344 pages$21.00) The Englishman’s Boy brilliantly links together Hollywood in the 1920s with one of the bloodiest, most brutal events of the nineteenth-century...
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Recommended Reading: The Englishman’s Boy by Guy Vanderhaeghe
Guy Vanderhaeghe (McClelland & Stewart, 1997) From the catalogue:The Englishman’s Boy brilliantly links together Hollywood in the 1920s with one of the bloodiest, most brutal events of the...
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Ten Questions with Robert Remington and Sherri Zickefoose
Open Book talks to Robert Remington and Sherri Zickefoose about their book, Runaway Devil: How Forbidden Love Drove a 12-Year-Old to Murder Her Family (McClelland & Stewart).OBT:Tell us about your...
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Ten Questions with Jane Barclay and Renné Benoit
Proud as a Peacock, Brave as a Lion (Tundra Books), written by Jane Barclay and illustrated by Renné Benoit introduces the very young to Remembrance Day and what it means. Open Book: Toronto:Tell us...
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The Englishman’s Boy by Guy Vanderhaeghe
Guy Vanderhaeghe (McClelland & Stewart,1997) It’s no surprise that this novel was turned into a film. Vanderhaeghe uses words the way artists use brushes and paint.For more information about An...
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"A movie began to play out in my mind’s eye": Kathleen Grissom on her novel,...
Kathleen Grissom talks about reading, writing, the inspiration for her first novel, The Kitchen House (Simon & Schuster), and the research she did while writing her book. Q:How did you come to...
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The Verdict Is In: The Top 40 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade Revealed
From our friends at Canada Reads:Canada has spoken! You were asked for your nominations for the Top 40 Essential Canadian Novels of the Decade and did you ever answer. Canadians around the world sent...
View ArticlePreliminary Line Up for IFOA 2011 Announced
From our friends at Authors at Harbourfront Centre:Authors at Harbourfront Centre is delighted to announce the preliminary line-up for the 32nd annual International Festival of Authors (IFOA), October...
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2011 Giller Prize Longlist Announced!
The Scotiabank Giller Prize, one of the country's most prestigious literary awards, has announced their 2011 longlist, including the introduction of a fan-nominated "Reader Favourite" (an honour...
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The Last Crossing
Guy Vanderhaeghe (McClelland & Stewart, 2010) Also The Englishman's Boy and A Good Man by Guy Vanderhaeghe. Peerless style and voice, and a true, rooted storyteller — no better dialogue....
View Article“…writing was a nasty habit or addiction that I would have to support.”
This quote, which comes at 2:35 of the attached interview with Guy Vanderhaeghe, sums up a pragmatic approach to the early years of a writing life, years that for many of us can stretch for decades, or...
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