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Canadian author Priscila Uppal explores literature from Canada and beyond.
'Mad Shadows' by Marie-Claire Blais
Mad Shadows, a novel published when its author, Marie-Claire Blais, was only 20 years old caused a literary sensation and skyrocketed the young Blais into her position as one of Canada's most revolutionary writers. Over 50 years later, The Link’s resident book reviewer Priscila Uppal rereads the classic novel to discover why it continues to fascinate readers.
It's All About Kindness: Remembering June Callwood
Edited by Margaret McBurney, 'It's All About Kindness: Remembering June Callwood' is a portrait of one of Canada's most charismatic, uncompromising, and effective social activists, as seen through the eyes of her colleagues, family, and friends. The Link’s resident book reviewer Priscila Uppal discusses the book, the woman, and her vast legacy.
'419' by Will Ferguson
The Canadian Creative Writers and Writing Programs (CCWWP) national conference kicks off tomorrow in Toronto with a stellar line-up of speakers, including novelist, travel and humour-writer Will Ferguson. Our resident book reviewer Priscila Uppal tells us that his new novel, 419, is set in Canada and Nigeria, and is a global thriller that takes readers deep inside the complex con web of email extortion.
'The Reading List' by Leslie Shimotakahara
The TD National Reading Summit III kicks off tonight in Vancouver as reading enthusiasts and educators collaborate to mount a National Reading Campaign for Canadians. In light of this meeting of minds and book covers, The Link’s resident book reviewer Priscila Uppal discusses 'The Reading List', a memoir by Leslie Shimotakahara.
'Incitements' by Sean Howard and 'Err' by Shane Rhodes
To celebrate National Poetry Month, The Link's resident book reviewer Priscila Uppal features a duo of poetry titles each week. In this final week, poetic methods of chance and serendipity result in poems of political protest and personal revelation in Sean Howard's dada-inspired 'Incitements' and Shane Rhodes' unique approach to the subject of AIDS in 'Err'.
Local News by Glen Downie and Goodbye, Ukulele by Leigh Nash
To celebrate National Poetry Month, The Link’s resident book reviewer Priscila Uppal features a duo of poetry titles each week. This week, the sublimity of the everyday is captured in Glen Downie's ode to houses and neighbourhoods, Local News; and Leigh Nash's surreal slices of life lessons, Goodbye, Ukulele.
Hydrologos by Warren Heti and Yusuf and the Lotus Flower by Doyali Farah Islam
To celebrate National Poetry Month, The Link’s resident book reviewer Priscila Uppal features a duo of poetry titles each week. This week, Priscilia tells us how classical myth and spiritual philosophy are revered and reimagined in Warren Heti's heady Hydrologos and in Doyali Farah Islam's soulful Yusuf and the Lotus Flower.
Li'l Bastard and A Good Time Had By All
In today's Biblio-file, in celebration of National Poetry Month, our resident book reviewer Priscila Uppal features a duo of poetry titles: Li'l Bastard by David McGimpsey and Meaghan Strimas' A Good Time Had By All.
The White Collar Book
The Link’s resident book reviewer Priscila Uppal tells us about a new anthology of poetry and prose, The White Collar Book, edited by Bruce and Carolyn Meyer, which explores Canadian business life through its literary stock. With a foreword written by Conrad Black while in prison, the book highlights the ups and downs, and the monotonies and scandals of the white collar working world.
How to Get a Girl Pregnant by Karleen Pendelton Jiménez
The Link’s resident book reviewer, Priscila Uppal, discusses the provocative new memoir, How To Get A Girl Pregnant, by Karleen Pendelton Jiménez. Priscila says it’s a captivating account of the difficult and sometimes bizarre world of female fertility from the perspective of a lesbian desperate to have a child.