Brian Fawcett

Brian Fawcett (1944-2022) is a founding co-editor of dooneyscafe.com. He's the author of many books, including "Cambodia: A book for people who find television too slow" (1986), "Gender Wars" (1994), "Virtual Clearcut, or The Way Things Are in My Hometown" (2003), "Local Matters: A Defence of Dooney's Cafe and other Non-Globalized People, Places, and Ideas" (2003) and "Human Happiness" (2011).

Bowering’s Pinboy

By Brian Fawcett / 2012 December 23
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Brian Fawcett offers a review of George Bowering’s Pinboy

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What’s Wrong with Rosalind?

By Brian Fawcett / 2012 October 29
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Brian Fawcett can see a few things wrong with Sue Swan’s attempt to create another writing prize…

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RIP Paul Fussell 1924-2012

By Brian Fawcett / 2012 June 4
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The celebrity obit page in the Globe and Mail for June 4, 2012 has two entries. At the bottom, a four inch obit for Paul Fussell, who died May 23 at age 88. Fussell was a man who wrote two and maybe three great books during his life. One, The Great War and Modern Memory,…

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The Poet and the Sound of His Own Voice

By Brian Fawcett / 2012 May 10
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Brian Fawcett does some textual analysis for a confused reader of Montreal poet Norm Sibum, and explains the difference between a “blog” and an edited website.

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Terry Glavin’s Afghanistan, and ours, too.

By Brian Fawcett / 2012 April 6
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Terry Glavin doesn’t see Afghanistan the way the mass media and the progressive left do. Brian Fawcett thinks he’s got it right, and that we’re all involved.

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A Poetry War in Prince George

By Brian Fawcett / 2012 April 5
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There’s a war going on in Prince George, B.C., and its no joke. Brian Fawcett identifies the differing sides, and the stakes involved. They’re quite a lot larger than they might seem.

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Reading The Cat’s Table

By Brian Fawcett / 2012 March 16
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Brian Fawcett offers a slightly different take on Michael Ondaatje’s new novel..

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Touring the Forest with Theresa Kishkan

By Brian Fawcett / 2011 October 18
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Brian Fawcett reviews Theresa Kishkan’s new book, and is pleasantly surprised…

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Prodigal Thinker

By Brian Fawcett / 2011 June 23
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Myrna Kostash searches for a saint on the road to Byzantium. Brian Fawcett traces her pilgrimage.

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Frank Davey’s Tish

By Brian Fawcett / 2011 June 6
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Brian Fawcett reviews Frank Davey’s book on the Tish Group. He has a few harsh remarks to make.

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