A celebrated Canadian author who writes about First Nations heritage and culture is defending himself on Twitter after his ancestry was questioned. In a statement posted to his Twitter account, Joseph Boyden said he is of “mostly Celtic heritage,” but he also has Nipmuc roots on his father’s side and Ojibway roots on his mother’s. […]
Month: December 2016
On Optimism and Despair – by Zadie Smith
…In this world there is only incremental progress. Only the willfully blind can ignore that the history of human existence is simultaneously the history of pain: of brutality, murder, mass extinction, every form of venality and cyclical horror. No land is free of it; no people are without their bloodstain; no tribe entirely innocent. But […]
Ice Quest Serial – Chapter 15
“Here she is!” a voice screamed. Franz grabbed her arm and lifted her from the bush where Giz was hiding. “Father! Father! Here she is!” he screamed. This was Franz’s triumphant moment, something to bring him back into his father’s good graces. Tinhara snapped her body forward and slammed her head into his face. He […]
Patti Smith’s List of Favourite Books
Yes yes, I know I was supposed to give you a book review today, but I have 3 or 4 (or 5) books on the go, and I’ve finished none. No promises about next week either. You see, I’ve hit a snag in my reading habits with the passing of my dear cat who would […]
The Bucolic Plague by Josh Kilmer-Purcell – Review
I have it. That dream, the dream about moving from the smoggy, crowded, stressful big city to the peaceful, clean, rural farm. I have that dream. Josh Kilmer-Purcell and his husband Dr. Brent Ridge, had the dream. My dream involves horses and dogs, while theirs involves chickens and goats. Okay, maybe I’ll take chickens and […]
Ice Quest Serial – Chapter 14
Tinhara took her hand gently in her own. She looked at Hadyn, whose impassioned plea made her seem much older. Her eyes were sharp, but not malicious. It was not long ago that this young woman had been too frightened to speak at all, and now she seemed to possess an elegance and grace that […]
Give a book | Penguin Random House – Giving
This holiday season, Penguin Random House is giving you 5 books in your honor to donate to your community through our third annual #GiveaBook holiday campaign. Within one day of launching this campaign our initial donation of 50,000 books was claimed by readers like you within one day. Because you care, we are doubling our […]