Holidays and Short Stories
I set out to write a novel, but it fractured into episodes. I fought this disintegration for a long time, trying in vain to hold the pieces together, convincing myself that I had failed to live up to my vision. Then one day I realized it wasn’t me, … Read more →
Science Fiction and Why It’s Great – Part 5 – The Finale
Let’s face it. Science fiction is great. It covers a vast canvas of human thought, inspires some of our brightest minds to invent new technologies, and has the unique ability to laugh at itself. But who are the artists that shape this genre? Who … Read more →
Science Fiction And Why It’s Great – Part 4
Author Bennett Coles asks us to “embrace the silliness’ suggesting that science fiction can have fun and laugh at itself while remaining dignified and relevant.
Science Fiction And Why It’s Great – Part 3
Science inspires sci-fi writers, but what’s really neat is when the favour is returned.
Science Fiction And Why It’s Great – Part 2
Ignore the pointy ears and flying saucers – science fiction is an intelligent, insightful and thought-provoking section of literature.
Science Fiction And Why It’s Great – Part 1
Mocked and marginalized for too long, science fiction is hot. Or at least it should be, says novelist Ben Coles, author of the military sci-fi novel Virtues of War.
Why My Book Table is Reinforced for Strength
Joshua S. Hill says that by reading more than one book at once, you can always have a book on hand to match your mood while sharpening your mind.
Fatherhood Confronts Climate Change
Environmental journalist Mark Hertsgaard’s book “Hot” describes what life will be like for his daughter’s generation with the effects of climate change.
Dead Funny: Humor in Hitler’s Germany
Darcy Rhyno reviews a new book about joke-telling in Nazi Germany which shows there was humour in the response of the German people to the horrors perpetrated by the Third Reich, including the death sentence for those who told jokes about Hitler’s regime.
Recipe for Raising Chickens
At age 86 and on her deathbed, Minnie Rose Lovgreen dictated a lifetime of sage advice to her neighbour on raising chickens for eggs. As cities across North America debate whether or not to allow chicken coops within city limits, Minnie’s book offers charming common-sense instruction in how easy and rewarding it is to keep laying hens anywhere.
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