The Tom Prime Interview
This conversation took place on December 29th, 2024. It has been lightly edited for clarity and to the interviewee’s satisfaction.
CanLit
Because Somebody Asked Me To: Observations on History, Literature, and the Passing Scene by Guy Vanderhaeghe
The personas writers invent (often subconsciously) for their non-fiction usually attempt or pretend to show more or less of the private self. In Because Somebody Asked Me To, bemedaled and oft-rewarded Guy Vanderhaeghe favours a straight speaking tone, whether reviewing Richard Ford or talking to historians.
The Coincidence Problem: Social Dispatches 1999-2022 by Stephen Osborne
Stephen Osborne is a long-time British Columbia-based literary raconteur and starter of bookish projects. In 1971,
The Sherrill Grace Interview
“I write against violence. I write against fascism. I write against one person dominating another.” Timothy Findley Already garnering attention from the likes of Margaret Atwood on Twitter, Tiff: A Life of Timothy Findley is finally here. First announced over three years ago in Quill & Quire, this mammoth investigation of Findley’s life has been …
Brother by David Chariandy
The following review is by Naomi MacKinnon of Consumed by Ink, and is reproduced here with her kind permission. [dropcap]If [/dropcap]you’re looking for that one beautiful gem, David Chariandy’s Brother just might be it. It’s raw and honest, and the writing is as smooth as silk. Michael and his older brother Francis are close as …
