E-readers and digital books are probably the way of the future. But there’s one thing that real printed books will always do better: connect you to the history of the copy you hold in your hands.
Girl Meets Canada: The Lion, the Witch and the Sarah
Our traveller feels like she once stumbled through a closet and grew up in a world with talking beavers that’s ruled by an ice queen. And now, years later I’ve somehow been drawn back to my home planet — a child again, with my experiences in Narnia just a faded memory.
Turning A Vision Into Reality By Defying Gravity
With the launch of her book Defy Gravity, Rebel Brown takes businesses beyond the cliches and helps them attain lift off and sustain success. She’s also proof that when you move forward with purpose and drive, you can achieve your vision.
I Hide Out to Write A Book
Saying he doesn’t want to be bothered, an author hides out at a library, then later hides his writing desk in a secret location, to write his first book.
Putting an End to Enemy Making
Nathan Thompson weighs in on a nation consumed by questions of religious tolerance sparked by the proposed building of a mosque near Ground Zero and physicist Stephen Hawking’s claim that God played no role in the creation of the universe.
Steven Erikson’s Notes on a Crisis Part IX: Back to the Craft of Writing
Steven Erikson, bestselling author of Gardens of the Moon and The Crippled God shares with his readers (and any writer who wants to learn) how to write dialogue that sounds authentic and convincing. Learn from the master the craft of deconstructing your own writing.
Life As A Human Likes…4
This week, Life As A Human Likes features ways to alleviate the anxiety of modern living: a website with anxiety cures, an inspiring project in India that speaks to the heart, and a great website for book lovers because reading can help us get centered and de-stress.
Steven Erikson’s Notes on a Crisis Part VIII: With Regret
As he writes his tenth novel in the Malazan series, Steven Erikson’s fiction comes face to face with sharp truth as one of his characters puts into words a reality Steven was not ready to face.
The Unforgettable Parenting Lessons of Atticus Finch
As luck would have it, the 50th year anniversary of Harper Lee’s sole, yet widely read, novel To Kill A Mockingbird dovetailed nicely with Father’s Day this year. I say luckily because even when I first read this book as a 16 year old, I knew that in reading about one of the central characters, a taciturn and principled Southern lawyer who takes an impossible, unwinnable case — was more than just a character. Atticus Finch was a colossus, with a humility that belies his true strength. And most importantly, he was a dedicated father.
Early Canadian Poetry and the Stories of Your Life
A look at early Canadian poetry gets one writer thinking about how nations – and people – develop their own stories.
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