What is Said and What is Not Said
Jill MacLean is the author of today’s guest blog post, and I’m delighted to introduce her. She’s chosen to write …
Category Archives: Canadian Writers
“The writing of sponge-cakes”
“I’m that person who finds the purchase of a sponge-cake to be delightful.” I’m quoting Shawna Lemay, whose novel Everything …
“Secrets that everyone knows”
“Reality is full of secrets that everyone knows and refuses to acknowledge,” says Xaviere in Shawna Lemay’s novel Everything Affects …
“Oh, novels! What would I do without you?”
Let’s read Jane of Lantern Hill! Thanks to everyone who commented—here, on social media, in letters and emails, and in …
Reading Close to Home
It’s a pleasure to introduce this guest post by my friend Naomi MacKinnon, whom I met online several years ago …
Down to the Sea
“… the next thing to be done was unquestionably to walk directly down to the sea.” – Jane Austen’s Persuasion (1818), Volume …
Eight Years!
Here are eight of my favourite blog posts, to mark the eighth anniversary of my blog: Jane Austen’s “Darling Child” …
Rereading L.M. Montgomery’s “Emily” Novels
I’m planning to reread L.M. Montgomery’s “Emily” novels this year, along with Naomi of Consumed by Ink and other bloggers. …
The Republic of Love Bookmark and the Carol Shields Memorial Labyrinth
“Just a love story, people say about a book they happen to be reading, to be caught reading. They smirk …
The Sweet Exhilaration of Solitude
It’s a pleasure to share this guest post from Christy Ann Conlin, who drew inspiration from two of Nova Scotia’s …
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