Minister Without Portfolio finds meaning in the mundane

Michael Winter’s Minister Without Portfolio is a funny beast. The person who took it out from the library before me had Continue reading →

The head and the heart: The Illegal

Lawrence Hill’s The Illegal is the story of a fictional man trying to make his way in a fictional nation Continue reading →

Sisters and the bond of growing up with weird parents

I don’t have a sister, but most of my friends do. I have friends whom I consider sisters, and I Continue reading →

Canada Reads on Bulldog

The books may not have much to do with the North, but this year’s crop of CBC’s Canada Reads books Continue reading →

Letters of intent

It’s a funny thing, writing about books and writers from the jurisdiction with the second lowest literacy rate in Canada. Continue reading →