Posts Tagged ‘George Bowering’
Pages I Have Trouble With: 2. Indian Coastlines
George Bowering files the second of a series of critical pieces, Pages I Have Trouble With
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1989 The National Book Trust administers the Booker Prize in the UK. The organization appears to be networked with everyone, with connections to anything and everything connected to books. Its motto is “inspiring a love of books.” Notice that it’s all about books, not about writers. As well as the Booker, the Trust…
Read MoreFrank Davey’s Tish
Brian Fawcett reviews Frank Davey’s book on the Tish Group. He has a few harsh remarks to make.
Read MoreBook Prizes and Education
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.
Read More1978
Jean Baird does the 1978 Booker nominees, and talks to Paul Quarrington. George Bowering is watching television.
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Delayed by the summer holidays, Jean Baird uploads her analysis of 1977. We’re going to move a little faster through the years from here.
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Jean Baird posts 1976 in her Booker Prize Analysis
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Jean Baird continues her analysis of the Booker Prize nominees, winners and juries–and provides an overview of the “Prize Culture” Canadian publishing has created.
Read MoreReading the Bookers: 1969
Jean Baird begins to read novels shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She begins with 1969…
Read MoreYes, We Have No Canon Today
George Bowering's Burning Water is back in print. Why it matters.
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