On Maps and Legends
Michael Chabon is clearly as bright as he is talented. To fully reap the benefits of Maps and Legends, it helps if the reader is as well. This is not a light-hearted look at pop literature. It is, instead, a compendium of brilliant insights gleaned from seminal works in genres that have delighted and defined [...]
The Blue Met: A Celebration of Reading
“Spring has returned. The Earth is like a child that knows poems.” (Rainer Maria Rilke) It’s my favourite time of year. Skies are (generally) blue. The snow is a memory and our oversized magnolia tree is blossoming (admittedly early). The 12th iteration of the Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival, which this year runs from April [...]
The Writer’s Voice
The 10th annual Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival is over. It was, for me at least, a treasure trove. I always take copious notes when I attend a lecture or panel discussion because I know I will end up dwelling on the more interesting concepts and using some of the ideas as starting points for [...]
