by Nancy | Mar 2, 2022 | Authors and Books
Well, I have to say that I’m still shocked. I applied for a grant months ago with the CC, thinking it might be a waste of time. I’m new to the field of writing. At the time of writing this, my first novel still waits to be released. Furthermore, I’ve heard that grants...
by Nancy | Jan 7, 2022 | Authors and Books
Release Date: April 15th, 2022, available at bookstores Canada-wide. Book Launch: April 22nd, McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Avenue. What to expect A typical book launch flows as follows: A welcome from a McNally Robinson Booksellers representativeAn introduction...
by Nancy | Apr 5, 2021 | Authors and Books
Yes and no. Mostly no. We can read fiction to leave our present surroundings, to enter our imaginations as they bounce off the words and images an author presents. We would spend time and go somewhere else, which could take our minds off of a difficulty and/or the...
by Nancy | Apr 5, 2021 | Authors and Books
The sisters brothers, by Patrick DeWitt I became interested in reading DeWitt’s work after hearing an interview of CBC radio. He said that his novel, According to CBC radio, the sisters brothers was a hit with folks in prison. He also said that he didn’t think people...
by Nancy | Mar 17, 2021 | Authors and Books, Travel
Kibera is one of Africa’s largest slums. It resides in the Kenya’s capitol, Nairobi. I went to Nairobi about five years ago (it’s now spring, 2021) to research the area and the history so that Bombing the moon would convey an authentic and a realistic depiction of the...
by Nancy | Mar 17, 2021 | Authors and Books
Half-blood blues, by Esi Edugyan Anyone writing about music and/or a music scene has my attention, but its Edugyan’s use of voice that intrigues me most. Edugyan could give a master class in voice. To me, voice is a person’s personal music. Ever notice how the people...
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