NW, by Zadie Smith (2012)
It must be terrible for a first-time novelist to have a runaway success, as Smith undoubtedly did with White Teeth (2000), then face the pressure of trying t...
Recent posts
Flight Behavior, by Barbara Kingsolver (2012)
I adore Barbara Kingsolver. I first read her book The Poisonwood Bible (~550 pages) in one sitting. A work of historical fiction which covers the Congo from ...
Island Beneath the Sea, by Isabel Allende (2010)
I was wary of reading another book by Allende. Her earlier style tended somewhat heavily to magical realism, which was very innovative when Gabriel García Má...
Carte des Premières Nations au Québec
Voici une carte des 11 nations du Québec, de l’Itineraire, édition du 15 janvier 2013. Il y avait plusieurs articles dans cet édition sur les peuples autocht...
Empire Falls, by Richard Russo (2001)
I swear I didn’t pick this up because it won a Pulitzer (I’m not interested in recommendations from any outfit that hands out awards for horrible photos like...