It’s summer. Traditionally a time for beach reading, fluff reading, right? This is how I’m justifying all the comics and manga to myself, anyway. Judge ye not, etc. 87. Spike: Asylum, by Brian Lynch (IDW Publishing, 2007) Brian Lynch has a terrible habit of over-explaining things both within the comics themselves, and then going over …
Another month, another eclectic mix. 74. In Search of Duende, by Federico García Lorca (New Directions, 2010) A combination of poetry, and essays which felt a bit over my head. This probably shouldn’t have been my first introduction to Lorca. 75. Gwendolyn MacEwan, Vol 2, by Gwendolyn MacEwan (Exile Editions, 2001) This series of short, …
TCAF was in May, and I came out of it with a few comics, and a desire to read lots more. 61. Spike: The Complete Series, by Brian Lynch (IDW Publishing, 2012) While Spike was my favourite character on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the television series), he’s lost something in the comic. Lynch seems intent …
April was Poetry Month, and I did get in some poetry, but also quiet a few graphic novels. 42. The Metaphysician in the Dark, by Charles Simic (University of Michigan Press, 2003) 43. Far to Go, by Alison Pick (House of Anansi, 2010) 44. In Reliquary, by Daryl Hine (Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2013) 45. Are …
Last Shelf Life of 2012. Gonna be brief. 154. Sunset Park, by Paul Auster (Henry Holt and Co., 2010) I’d never read Auster before, but I’ve heard good things. Perhaps this wasn’t the best introduction. I found Sunset Park to be very disjointed and there were too many pointless references to baseball. I couldn’t get …
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, The Globe and Mail recently changed up their Books section staff. There was an outpouring of goodwill on Twitter, which was heartening to see. More info on Q&Q, and an even-handed response from the Literary Press Group. As a result, they’re hiring a new Books Editor. If you’re …
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