One literary book review in Canada

One literary book review in Canada

First, you should know that the experience of being reviewed doesn’t even start with a book review. You can write a novel, have it published with a traditional publisher, have a book launch, hit “best-seller” status at the largest independent bookstore in Canada and...

Is fiction escapism?

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...