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Reading Rules

Inspired by this post on Book Riot, I thought I’d share my own reading rules: Read voraciously. Don’t just read in the genres you’re comfortable with – branch out, read some really weird stuff. Be selective. There are too many books out there to waste time reading something less than worthy. Read reviews, criticism, and literary theory. […]

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Shelf Life: July 2012

July’s reading consisted largely of fiction, poetry, literary criticism, and comics. By the end of the month I’d reached 100 books read in 2012. 82. Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen (Picador, 2010) Huh. This is the second month I’ve entered this year reading Jonathan Frazen. I have no idea why. It’s not intentional. Like The Corrections, it’s a

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Shelf Life: April 2012

April seemed to be a month for poetry and reading books for Broken Pencil reviews. 36. Attack of the Copula Spiders, by Douglas Glover (Biblioasis, 2012) The subtitle proclaims this a collection of essays about writing, and while the first two may be construed as such, the remaining essays are primarily concerned with reading. It’s a great

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Shelf Life: February 2012

This month I tackled most of the Canada Reads short list in reverse order of elimination. Though I still haven’t yet read Something Fierce. 14. Kenk, by Richard Poplak (Pop Sandbox, 2010) The graphic biography of Toronto’s Igor Kenk, told through grainy punk-style photocopied stills excerpted from filmed interviews. Poplak reveals a surprisingly sympathetic portrait of the

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