This is the story of how Phil Knight found his purpose in life, and grew one of the world's best-known brands around it. In addition to being the epitome of a successful entrepreneur, Phil Knight is a skilled writer. I have read many biographies about fascinating people who just don't have the gift of good... Continue Reading →
Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
I have been a huge Kate Atkinson fan since "Life after Life", and so it was that I picked up this older title full of expectation. I wasn't disappointed!! Case Histories is exactly that: the history of 3 cases of retired police inspector turned private investigator Jackson Brodie. Thirty years after incident of the first... Continue Reading →
Interview with Amy Jones
Amy Jones won the 2006 CBC Literary Prize for Short Fiction and was a finalist for the 2005 Bronwen Wallace Award. She is a graduate of the Optional Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia, and her fiction has appeared in Best Canadian Stories and The Journey Prize Stories. Her... Continue Reading →
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