Rabindranath Maharaj’s, A Perfect Pledge, was short listed for a Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the 2006 Rogers Fiction Prize. Many post-colonial works have been written in fashionable, magic realistic styles. This novel avoids postmodern cliche. The story is by turns realistic, sensitive and satirical. In the 1960’s, life is hard in rural Trinidad. The novel […]
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I find it hard to write objectively about something like a wedding. Leaving out the personal pictures and names, here I go: Saturday I went to a wedding at Hart House chapel, University of Toronto. There was seating for about twenty-five people in the chapel, dominated by post-war murals and stained glass. A table, topped
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Here are some pictures from Toronto’s new opera house. It opened in June 2006. The outside of the building is fairly plain but the inside is inspired. My favorite change from the Hummingbird Centre is that the R. Fraser Elliott Hall has an open orchestra pit which gives the musicians their rightful place as performers.
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It’s already on and it’s in Spanish. What are you waiting for? I’ve never been to this before but it seems like such a darned good idea. For more info, you can check them out at http://www.tilff.com/
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In an era where visual-literacy and computer-literacy are de rigour but appreciation for novels feels old-fashioned, it’s nice to meet people online who share my obsession. Today I updated my link to A Reader’s Journal. This blogger, AKA Booklogged, recently ran a book giveaway contest which my new book blog buddy Lotus Reads won. What
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In honour of the upcoming International Festival of Authors readings, I am posting a Thomas King review I wrote for the First Look program. (I’m spending the day out of town so no time to write today.) Warning: This review did not pop out of the Blurb-O-Matic however, because I am a big Tom King
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I have received notice from First Look (HarperCollins Publishers) that they will be sending me an “Advanced Readers Edition” of Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman. So far I have read and reviewed two books featured by the First Look program: The Red Power Murders by Thomas King and Oh Pure and Radiant Heart by Lydia
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I have just added a link to one of my favorite Spanish websites: Torontohispano.com. It’s the main source for information about the Toronto Latin scene. They have an online music station, lots of news, local event listings and links. Torontohispano also just launched a glossy magazine as of October 2006. I understand written Spanish better
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Idiotmatic Expressions: SabBartical: Wasting a year off watching reruns of the Simpsons. FoeRun film: A tiresome movie with too many chase scenes. Abracadavre: When the magician pulls the rabbit out of the hat, too late. I hope my blog has something to say this year; that it is never tiresome; that it is magical………. Wish
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