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.
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.
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