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John Irving’s Until I Find You, reviewed

READING | John Irving’s Until I Find You is well-written, disturbing, and problematic. John Irving isn’t going to bullshit you. Unlike so many of his peers, the iconic writer of The World ...

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince predictions

BOOKS | The wait is over. My Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince predictions are here. After a year of intense anticipation, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has arrived. And considering ...

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Was the Harry Potter leak … deliberate?

BOOK MANIA | Was the Harry Potter leak a publicity stunt? That’s the buzz on the Internet rumour mill. Last week Real Canadian Superstore in Coquitlam, B.C. “accidentally” sold a few copies of ...

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Best book to film adaptations?

READ OR WATCH | Chances are, that movie you love was based on a book. But best book to film adaptations? Is that something we can pin down? Movies owe a lot to books. Now before you get all ...

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Kid lit is real lit (interview with Dr. Shelley King)

LITERATURE | On so-called “kid lit” and serious reading. | Q&A interview with Dr. Shelley King. 2018: While at Dose, as mentioned in many of my past posts, I wrote a weekly book column. It ...

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Great YA for grown ups

BOOKS | Books can be embarrassing. Children’s books in particular. But it’s time to stand proud if you love YA. Great YA for grown ups doesn’t feel easy to come by. Just imagine ...

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We’re In Trouble book review

READ | We’re In Trouble book review | Christopher Coake, Raincoast Books. To die would be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan knew it and Christopher Coake does too. His book We’re in ...

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Battle of the book clubs

BOOKS | This is a throw down, a showdown, a battle of the book clubs like never before! If only. The truth is, the whole idea of a book club reeks of high school English class, calling to mind ...

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Q&A with Kate White (summer reading)

BOOKS & AUTHORS | A short Q&A with Kate White. In the summer of 2005, I was asked to produce a huge summer books preview piece for Dose magazine. I conducted short email interviews with ...

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Q&A with Joanna Goodman (summer reading)

BOOKS & AUTHORS | A short Q&A with Joanna Goodman. In the summer of 2005, I was asked to produce a huge summer books preview piece for Dose magazine. I conducted short email interviews ...

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Q&A with Jaclyn Moriarty (summer reading)

BOOKS & AUTHORS | A short Q&A with Jaclyn Moriarty. In the summer of 2005, I was asked to produce a huge summer books preview piece for Dose magazine. I conducted short email interviews ...

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Q&A with Jon Evans (summer reading)

BOOKS & AUTHORS | A short Q&A with Jon Evans. In the summer of 2005, I was asked to produce a huge summer books preview piece for Dose magazine. I conducted short email interviews with ...