Karen Solie
Saturday, May 29th, 2010In Saturday’s National Post, I profile poet Karen Solie, who is one of three Canadian finalists for the Griffin Poetry Prize.
Picturing Canada
Thursday, May 27th, 2010In today’s National Post, I take a look at the new book, Picturing Canada, which chronicles the history of Canada’s children’s publishing industry.
Simon Brault
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010In Wednesday’s National Post I sit down with Simon Brault to talk about his new book, No Culture, No Future.
Lost; Eleanor Catton; Shawn Micallef
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010In today’s National Post, I look back at Lost on the eve of the show’s series finale, which airs Sunday night; I sit down with Eleanor Catton to discuss her debut novel, The Rehearsal; and I stroll up University Avenue with Shawn Micallef, author of Stroll.
Mid-August Lunch
Friday, May 21st, 2010In today’s paper, I review the new film Mid-August Lunch.
Martin Amis; Daniel Clowes
Saturday, May 15th, 2010In Saturday’s National Post, I’ve written two features on two of literature’s more interesting minds: Martin Amis and Daniel Clowes. Yes, one writes novels and the other one writes comics, but their two new books - The Pregnant Widow and Wilson - are among the best things I’ve read this year.
Oh, and The Afterword got a makeover.
Banksy in Toronto
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010The celebrated British street artist comes to Toronto.
Miguel Syjuco
Saturday, May 8th, 2010Last night’s TCAF event with Daniel Clowes went great; over 400 people came out for our talk. In Saturday’s National Post, I sit down with Miguel Syjuco to talk about his new novel, Ilustrado.
Toronto Comic Arts Festival
Friday, May 7th, 2010The Toronto Comic Arts Festival takes place this weekend. All this week, I’ve been posting Q&As with some of the artists attending this year’s festival. You can read them here. Also, if you’re in the city come to the Toronto Reference Library at 7, where I’ll be in conversation with Daniel Clowes.
Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall; Justin Rutledge; Benazir Bhutto
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010A million things in today’s paper. Okay, three: I sit down with Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall to talk about his debut novel, Ghosted; I sit down with Justin Rutledge to talk about his fourth record, The Early Widows; and I sit down with two of the men behind the new documentary film, Bhutto, which is screening at Hot Docs this week.