Go and Find the Magic
In the novels of Kate Griffin, Joshua S. Hill discovers there’s magic in everything, not just in the trees and animals.
My Love Affair with J.R.R. Tolkien
“It is unlikely that there will ever be an author who has captured my imagination as much as J.R.R. Tolkien,” says Joshua S. Hill, who explains why the works of Tolkien engage him like no other author.
Reality as an Escape from Fantasy
Instead of running away from reality by writing or reading fantasy fiction, perhaps we are actually facing reality in the way that helps us understand it best?
The Fantasy of the Literary Critic
Joshua S. Hill says there’s a common theme amongst the majority of literary critics — they’re living in a world that is open to their interpretation, not yours. Just look at their dislike of The Lord of the Rings which consistently tops the lists of readers’ favourite books of all time.
In Defense of Fiction
In an all-too-real world of 24-hour news, is fiction still relevant? And how do we decide which stories to tell our children?
In Giving I Connect with Others
Steve Goldberg discusses author Isabel Allende’s inspiring essay “In Giving I Connect with Others”, written after the death of her daughter.
The Popculturist Reads “Leviathan Wakes”
The Popculturist reviews “Leviathan Wakes”, a new science fiction novel, and is reminded of the sense of fun that drew him to the SF genre in the first place.
I’ve Got the Screen Eyes to Prove it: How do Ebooks Really Compare to Traditional Books
Avid reader Christine Shaw Roome compares the feeling of reading an ebook to the experience of reading a traditional book. And the winner is…
“I Just Had to Write”: An Interview with Writer Kenneth J. Harvey
A dark voice out of Newfoundland, writer Kenneth J. Harvey has received accolades for his novels, stories and poems, but at heart, Harvey just writes because that’s what he has to do.
Beauty School Cop-Out
A reader who wants to like the book Kabul Beauty School can’t get her head around the author’s decision to work in a dangerous land, away from her children.
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