The Deptford Trilogy by Robertson Davies
groovy 1970s fiction
Tag: canadian literature
Some Fragments of Incomplete Lockdown Blogs
Richard Wright in Franco’s Spain and other fragments
In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje
i read a great Toronto novel and recall summer 2019 when I worked at lux events
Passing Ceremony by Helen Weinzweig
flawless 1970s fiction exploring dementia; plus shirtless pic
This Is Where I Get Off by KIRBY
great poetry, i whinge about lockdown innit
Fifth Business by Robertson Davies
a lovely lockdown trip down the middle of the road
the underwater welder by jeff lemire
spooky graphic novel
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq
great prose-verse novel about nunavut in the 70s
Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian) by Hazel Jane Plante
a truly phenomenal novel but Scotty still depressed
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
i, basic, enjoy some popular fiction
Obasan by Joy Kogawa
very “literary fiction” literary fiction about WW2 non-Nazi racism
The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neill
a great novel but mainly me whinging about winter
NDN Coping Mechanisms by Billy-Ray Belcourt
strong canadian poems
Half-Blood Blues by Esi Edugyan
still working too much; brief notes on celibacy as sexual practice
The Mask That Sang by Susan Currie
impressive, purposeful, children’s fiction
I Am A Truck by Michelle Winters
very very very good novella from 2016
Hello I want to die please fix me by Anna Mehler Paperny
writing about depression
The Outlander by Gil Adamson
i’ve found my local indie press
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
acclaimed canadian steampunky slavery novel
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
it’s the most wonderful book of the year
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
impressive, emotive, historical
Ossuaries by Dionne Brand
political poetry: what is it good for?
Poems and Songs by Leonard Cohen
some inappropriate teenage nostalgia
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
very booker prize winnery booker prize winner
The Commons by Stephen Collis
why are poets so obsessed with outside?
Triumph Of The Now 