Articles

Tunisian Postcards

By Margaret Randall | May 23, 2011

Margaret Randall reports from Tunisia.

Book Prizes and Education

By Jean Baird | May 18, 2011

Jean Baird files a think piece about the how Canadian writing is no longer taught in our secondary and middle schools and why it happened.

A Post Election Rant

By Norbert Ruebsaat | May 18, 2011

Norbert Ruebsaat thinks Stephen Harper is a Dungeons and Dragons politician, and he thinks even less of NDP leader Jack Layton

1988

By Jean Baird | May 17, 2011

Jean Baird on the 1988 Booker Prize.

Scenes from the Digital Revolution #467

By Gordon Lockheed | May 16, 2011

In accordance with our “Always glad to help a fella on the make” rules, Gordon Lockheed answers a letter.

1987

By Jean Baird | May 16, 2011

Jean Baird files her report on 1987. It’s an interesting year.

What’s Threatening Book Publishing in Canada?

By Gordon Lockheed | May 12, 2011

Gordon Lockheed looks at the deep structure of the book publishing malaise, offers some provisional solutions, but sees a deeper threat emerging

Letter from Berlin: True Patriot Distractedness

By Stan Persky | April 10, 2011

Stan Persky’s attention is riveted by the Canadian election.

Prize Culture, David Suzuki, and Writers’ Trust

By Gordon Lockheed | March 30, 2011

Gordon Lockheed has some leading questions about book prizes, what the Writers’ Trust is about, and why David Suzuki was given a prize for lifetime achievement as a writer..

Cuban Postcards

By Margaret Randall | February 14, 2011

Margaret Randall on a return visit to Cuba.