Dig into world literature, but ‘don’t toss out Shakespeare’
Second of two parts on the ‘Western canon’ {Read Part 1} Metro Vancouver’s university campuses are some of the most multi-ethnic on the planet. After an eight-month fellowship at Simon Fraser...
View ArticleThe Walrus Foundation to release new Margaret Atwood book
Margaret Atwood has written a new short story based on Zenia, the mercenary character from her best-selling novel The Robber Bride. I Dream of Zenia with the Bright Red Teeth will be released as a...
View Article2012 Writers Fest lineup includes Atwood, MacLeod, Amis and more
Margaret Atwood, Alistair MacLeod and Martin Amis will be three of the big names appearing at the Vancouver Writers Fest, which marks its 25th anniversary this fall. Atwood, who wrote Survival, an...
View ArticleCelebrities can make or break a cause – and their careers
“The only thing worse than a rock star is a rock star with a conscience — a celebrity with a cause.” — Bono, lead singer of U2 The campaign to stop B.C.’s wolf cull has never been as prominent, thanks...
View ArticlePerfect Valentine's gift? Pod time, helping Sole Girls, joining Baxter's...
“The Eskimos have 52 words for snow because it’s so special to them; there ought to be as many for love.” — Margaret Atwood, iconic Canadian writer/poet With Valentine’s Day almost upon us, and visions...
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