Arts

Titles that tell the story

What is it lately with novels having extra long titles? I have seen really ancient books with long titles.The longest…

11 years ago

Movies to Books

While it’s common for fans to look forward to popular book titles being made into upcoming movies (see Harry Potter,…

11 years ago

Happy Birthday, Mr Shakespeare

April 23rd 1564 is assumed to be the birth date of William Shakespeare. Let's celebrate his birthday today with recent…

11 years ago

Humans: A History

Celebrated on April 22 each year,Earth Day is an opportunity to foster respect for the environment, allowing us to reflect…

11 years ago

Imitation as Flattery

Not Quite the Classics by Colin Mochrie is Colin Mochrie doing what he does best. Improv! This is really very…

11 years ago

Writing About Reading

I'm always interested in reading about the connections people make with books and the impact that a favourite book can…

11 years ago

Nova Scotian Poetry

April is National Poetry Month in Canada, a time set aside to celebrate poets and their craft through events, and…

11 years ago

Staff picks – The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

When a book gets a lot of buzz around it and there’s talk of movie rights, etc. then it’s truly…

11 years ago

2015 IMPAC Dublin Literay Award shortlist

The International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award  is sponsored by the city of Dublin, Ireland, and the company IMPAC. Works of…

11 years ago

Fiction Debuts of Note: April -June 2015

Back in January, I did the first in a series of posts on promising new first novels.  It's time to…

11 years ago