Monthly Archives: January 2011

Wagner, Anton, ed: A Vision of Canada. Herman Voaden’s Dramatic Works 1928 — 1945

A Vision of Canada Herman Voaden’s Dramatic Works 1928-1945 Ed. Anton Wagner First published in The Haliburton County Echo, County Life, Summer 1997 Review by: Kerry Riley The first thing that must be said about this book is that it’s … Continue reading

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Struthers, Betsy: Relay: Short Fictions.

Struthers, Betsy Relay: Short Fictions Black Moss Press, 2010 Softcover, 64 pages Review by: Kerry Riley Until my twenties, I hadn’t travelled much. It wasn’t until shortly after my father’s death that my younger brother and I, restless with the … Continue reading

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What makes a national literature national? Or, Yonge and Bloor and damn the consequences!

The question of the importance of place in defining, maintaining and protecting a national literature (more specifically Canadian literature) has recently been revisited in the blogosphere. This has made my heart glad because,  however murky the issue becomes upon close … Continue reading

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How to Get Along With a Cat

A Practical Guide to Cat Companionship Originally published in Harrowsmith, 1994 by Kerry Riley HOW TO GET A CAT: The first step in getting on with a cat, is of course, to get a cat.  Those finely tuned individuals who … Continue reading

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