Wayne Johnston’s The Son of a Certain Woman
This story opens with the reader’s gaze firmly fixed on Percy’s face, which is covered in a purple stain and swollen lips that will set him apart from his community throughout his life. Stepping...
View ArticleKing’s professor dives into the Cuban Five in new book
Stephen Kimber at his novel release event (Photo by Amin Helal) “What is love?” That was the question Stephen Kimber, interim director of the School of Journalism at the University of King’s College,...
View ArticleNot for the hemophobes
Are you terrified of needles? Do you become nauseous at the sight of blood? Cringe at descriptions of bodily injuries? Then this year’s CBC Massey Lecture isn’t for you. If you can stomach it,...
View ArticleGoing nowhere and back
(Press photo) In 2012, Mark Black’s first bookNoMeansNo: Going Nowhere was released as a part of Invisible Publishing’s Bibliophonic music series. The non-fiction book is part chronicle of...
View ArticleA joy to hold
Isn’t this beautiful? (Press photo) Another day, another fabulous p-book (that’s publisher-speak for “printed book”) proving the continuing relevance of print medium releases on the Canadian literary...
View ArticleOndaatje speaks at annual lecture
Ondaatje before a crowd on earnest listeners (Photo by Kerry Delorey) Award-winning author Michael Ondaatje presented this year’s Alex Fountain Memorial Lecture, “Mongrel Art: A Discussion of...
View ArticleWhat Dal should read
Something not about North America: I’m suggesting this not because I think some experiences are universal and common to all fiction, but because experiences are not universal. If, as we explored a few...
View ArticleGetting oriented with Halifax
One of the great conveniences of Dalhousie, and Halifax in general, is that it’s easy to get around. Mic Mac Mall is only a bus ride away, but if you want to enjoy the weather before winter hits, here...
View ArticleBOOK: The Martian (2011)
With the movie out Oct. 2, it seems like high time for a review of The Martian – the book, that is. Let me just say, as a university student I probably identified with this book more now than I would...
View Article150 Years of Change, 150 Years of the Same
If you were given this question on your exam, how would you answer it? “Give the derivation of the word ‘Rhetoric,’ together with its earliest application; and show how it was afterwards modified.” If...
View ArticleSubmit Write Now
With NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) more than halfway through, there’s a lot of writing being done. For the folks at Fathom, however, the writing doesn’t stop at the end of the month. Fathom...
View ArticleBOOK: The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test (1968)
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe Farrar Straus Giroux, pp. 432 It’s 1964. Ken Kesey had just gotten out of his six-month jail sentence for possession charges. What’s the next best thing...
View ArticleBlack History Month is almost over
The world seems to get more diverse as time goes on. In the new Star Wars film, two of the leading stars, Oscar Isaac and John Boyega, were Puerto Rican and African American, respectively. One of the...
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