Book of the Month Club: Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai
T. A. Wellington reviews Thanhha Lai’s novel for young adults, “Listen, Slowly”.
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Book of the Month Club: Let Me Tell You by Shirley Jackson
“A writer who is serious and economical can store away small fragments of ideas and events and conversations, and even facial expressions and mannerisms, and use them [read on]
Book review: Mankind & Other Stories of Women
Sinj Karan reviews Marianne Ackerman’s new collection of short stories, “Mankind & Other Stories of Women”.
The Veteran Fringe : Dispatch # 1 The Making of “Warm Mess”
Rachel Levine talks to Lar Vi about getting her show, The Making of Warm Mess, ready for the Fringe.
Crowdfunding : Help Montreal Slam Poet Rabbit Get to Verses Vancouver
“You can’t be a word nerd and not into poetry,” Rabbit says. We want to send this slam poet to the Verses Festival. Find out more here.
Picks for FIFA in Montreal : Ready, Set, Watch
With so many great films premiering in Montreal for FIFA, it can be hard to choose a few. Here are some select picks for the first week of the festival.
Flight for Life: Review of “Faerie”
Faerie is a first person narrative of this young girl who is burdened by the realities of growing up and the expectations that come with it.
Teiotiohkwenhahton: Art and Conversation
The last week to be a part of Native Immigrant’s Teiotiohkwenhahton: Beadwork, Visions of Peace project.
European Cinema: Claude Lelouch’s Roman de Gare
Directed by the brilliant Claude Lelouch, Roman de Gare is a story of mixed identities and skillful dishonesty, an intricate web spun around mystery and lies.
Know How: Five Young Survivors Make a Film
The inspiring stories of five foster survivors who didn’t think much of themselves until they realized what they had to offer the world and gain from life.
Book of the Month Club: The Collected Poems of Samuel Beckett, edited by Seán Lawlor and John Pilling
Review of “The Collected Poems of Samuel Beckett”, edited by Seán Lawlor and John Pilling.
Book of the Month Club: Echo’s Bones by Samuel Beckett
“The dead die hard, they are trespassers on the beyond, they must take the place as they find it, the shafts and manholes back into the muck, till such time as the lord of [read on]
Book of the Month Club: All I Can Say for Sure by John McAuley
“Respect your instrument. Its offices will surprise. Work for true poems true to you. The rest are Styrofoam and glue.” (“Four Tweets to a Young Poet”) John McAuley [read on]
A Celebration of Life. Myriam’s Dress: Immigrant Grief, Native Condolence
Myriam’s Dress. A collection of treasures woven together through the artistic talent, love and passion. An artistic story of a life that was taken too soon, this has [read on]