A Blog About Books and Reading
A Blog About Books and Reading
“If you are afraid of the ascendancy of fascism in this country – and you would be very foolish not to be right now – then you had better understand that the root issue here has to do with male supremacy and the control of women.”
In her imaginative sequel to Sputnik’s Children, Favro comments on the nature and responsibility of storytelling.
Translators combine skill and artistry in bringing the work of foreign writers to an English-language audience; surely the least we could do is acknowledge their contribution.
Ruthnum’s brief work of fin-de-siècle body horror reads like a mash-up of David Cronenberg and Henry James.
The novel, which is structured to resemble a double album of interconnected tracks, follows a cast of characters searching for a sense of belonging.
“I wanted to examine alternatives to framing narratives about sexual exploitation and violent crime,” says the author about her two linked novellas.
A two-day program on June 17 and 18 celebrates the work of the late American Nobel Prize winner as well as highlighting the importance of Black women’s writing.
Inspired by U.K. festivals such as Bloody Scotland and Noirwich, the Toronto festival features forty in-person events and a series of digital events.
Chirstie’s story, which was later adapted by the author for the stage and by Billy Wilder for film, is exemplary of her patented twist endings.
Canadian-Irish writer Colin Barrett is a wizard with language that sings with the rhythms and cadences of the working class.