on Scott Pilgrim
We saw the Scott Pilgrim movie yesterday (at no kidding, like, the biggest mall outside of the West Edmonton — it was freaking enormous), and I really enjoyed it. I think the thing I liked about it...
View Articlefor those playing the home game
I thought I’d share my booklist for the semester, in the order we’ll be reading them in class, in case you’re curious or would like to read along. Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee...
View Articleon choosing book lists
It’s a bit of a Sophie’s Choice every time I have to put together a book list for a course. On one hand, it’s the very best part of my job — I get to choose my favourite texts and teach students how...
View ArticleCanada Reads: srs bsns
And I don’t mean that ironically; I do think Canada Reads is important and I think as a venue for discussion of Canadian Literature, it should be taken seriously. If only the panelists thought so, too....
View Articlebooklists for the fall
My books are selected for the fall! Here they are, complete with Amazon links in case you want to read along. For my children’s literature class (the theme is “fractured families”): Anne Of Green...
View Articlemid-week review: except for not really
I’ve been struggling with today’s post a lot. I intended to blog about Michael Crummey’s beautiful, epic, sweeping, exquisite Galore. I’d been planning for it all week, in fact. I was going to tell...
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