A Year of Reading – the 2023 version
Each January I give a quick summary of the books I read the previous year. This year I thought I’d share thoughts on reading, finding books that satisfy, and book
January 9, 2024
Each January I give a quick summary of the books I read the previous year. This year I thought I’d share thoughts on reading, finding books that satisfy, and book
Author Joao Cerqueira contacted me in early November about his novel, Perestroika: An Eye for an Eye, A Tooth for a Tooth. I love hearing from authors living in different
December has been chaotic as well as joyful, so my apologies for letting so much time go by without a new blog post. As some of you know, this blog
Some time ago, The Globe and Mail posted this column from the archives to mark the years since D-Day. It begins with words from Winston Churchill written in 1940. With
Christopher Nolan’s movie Oppenheimer is a must see, as far as I’m concerned, for it reminds us of the dangers of technology, the perils of war, the race between superpowers,
Author Elaine Cougler has written historical fiction as well as non-fiction. Her latest book, Maggie, is based on a story her mother wrote. Today, she shares the significance of writing
Michael J. Cooper is the author of the just-released Wages of Empire. He is a native of California who emigrated to Israel after high school in 1966 and lived in
Irena Karafilly is the author of Arrested Song which is set in WWII at the time when Hitler invaded Greece. Irena is the author of seven books (5 English, 2
I rarely read a novel twice. A friend once told me that she reads a particular book she loves every year and I’ve never understood why. However, I’m reading The
Angie Elita Newell belongs to the Liidlii Kue First Nation from the Dehcho, the place where two rivers meet, which is in the Northwest Territories. A trained historian, she blends
The historical fiction author behind A Writer of History...
