September 28, 2010
Sometimes authors do more than just write books. Isaac Asimov was a professor of biochemistry, Graham Greene was a spy, Daniel Defoe ran a brick factory… And Yann Martel sends one exceptionally good book every second Monday to the Prime Minister Stephen Harper ‘to make suggestions to his stillness’ . I found this endeavour so [...]
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February 7, 2010
In a nutshell, I was both hugely disappointed, and pleasantly surprised by the fest. The JLF (which was held from 21-25 January this year) changed the way I will read books, shop for them, and think about authors. But, I do wish that there had been more space, more time between events to chat with readers, and more [...]
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