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Book SynopsisFor decades, George R.R. Martin bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire and creator of A GAME OF THRONES has collaborated with an ensemble of science fiction and fantasy icons to create the amazing Wild Cards universe.Tales of Love & Lust from the World of the Wild Cards An alien virus has ravaged the world. Survivors may draw an ace and receive superpowers, or the joker and become bizarrely mutated. And yet love still reigns supreme.In this fantastical collection of all-new stories A jewel thief seduces a popular actor just so she can track down a long-lost treasure A teenager trapped in the body of a giant snail attempts to win his love A man discovers his purpose in life after meeting a beautiful butterfly woman. A young hero by the name of Hero McHeroface finds solace in the arms of an astrologer hiding her own unique powersSuperheroes and villains do battle over the human heart in this anthology set in the Wild Cards universe.Contributors: Kevin Andrew Murphy, Christopher RTrade Review PRAISE FOR THE WILD CARDS SERIES ‘Deep and complex’STARBURST ‘Perhaps the most original and provocative of the shared worlds books’Peter S. Beagle, author of THE LAST UNICORN ‘Martin has assembled an impressive array of writers. . . . Progressing through the decades, Wild Cards keeps its momentum to the end’LOCUS 'Delightfully imaginative speculation'TORONTO STAR 'A treat for any fan of superhero stories'PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'New readers and fans of the long-running series will both love the fast-paced plotting and the ever-expanding history of the Wild Card virus on this alternate Earth, where even the superheroes are human'SHELF AWARENESS ‘The shared-world series known as Wild Cards has had a long and illustrious history of contributors and achievements’ SCIFI.COM

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Book SynopsisWe asked listeners to be honest, creative, funny, engaging and evocative in their writing to try to make us laugh, cry and think. We never imagined we would get the quantity and quality of entries that we did for A Page from My Life.' Ray D'ArcyIn the midst of the Covid crisis, the Ray D'Arcy Show invited RTÉ Radio 1 listeners to send in A Page from My Life': 500 words on a memorable event, or a story simply worth sharing. The response was overwhelming. Ray and his team were inundated with over 2,500 entries, from authors of all ages and all walks of life.And what those entries created was an extraordinary picture of Irish life in microcosm. Funny and heart-breaking, poignant and surprising, they told a series of unforgettable stories moments that changed everything, and where life itself seemed to hang in the balance. Quiet reflections on the meaning of love and loss. Hilarious tales of everyday mishaps, chance encounters, and feats of pure imagination. It was a timely reminder of Trade Review‘How timely this collection seems now, a melting pot of hope and hilarity and remembrance, 150 snapshots (all framed within 500 words) and unspooled under the L-banners of Life, Laughter, Lockdown, Love, Little Ones and Loss. It’s a collection that is inspiring, provocative and tailor made for these uncertain days’ – RTÉ Guide ‘Ray D’Arcy has a talent for staying ahead of the curve, and his latest venture – a book of stories written by the Ray D’Arcy Show listeners on RTÉ Radio One – show his instincts haven’t waned. In A Page from My Life, created to benefit the LauraLynn Children’s Hospice, 150 of his listeners offer up important moments in their lives … Whether read straight through or opened at random, there’s plenty here to hold the attention and capture the imagination’ – Business Post

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Book SynopsisThis volume gathers ancient and modern voices that ponder the influence of the sun on our lives and psyches.

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Book SynopsisProfessional cycling is a rich, dynamic and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling Anthology continues this tradition by bringing together the best in the business. Volume Five is an eclectic mix of stories old and new:As World War One is commemorated acros the globe, Brendan Gallagher looks at cycling''s war heroes and the role the bicycle played in WWI. Jeremy Whittle goes in search of panache - why you don''t always have to be a winner to be a winner in the public''s eyes.Francois Thomazeau examines how the Tour de France became the international event it is today. The 2014 Tour de France is relived in the form of poetry, by Ellis Bacon. Lionel Birnie tells the story behind the Linda McCartney cycling team, the great British team that could have been. Joey McLoughlin was Trade ReviewAlmost timeless… The book [will be] just as relevant and readable in years to come… A worthy addition to this well-proven series of eclectic and well-written stories * Cycling World *Insightful and easily-digested collection of cycling stories covering a wide range of topics -- Mike Stead * Road *

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Book SynopsisThe story of life as a slave in KentuckyTrade Review"Anyone who wants to understand America better would get from this book a better feel for the complex relationships created by slavery than he might get from many history textbooks." -- Jerry Large * Seattle Times *"History buffs will relish this primary source on slavery and Seattleites will learn more about the roots of a local pioneer African American family." -- Mary T. Henry * HistoryLink *Table of ContentsA Re-introduction to Lewis Clarke, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Forgotten Hero by Carver Clark Gayton Facsimile of the Narrative by Lewis Clarke Acknowledgments Further Reading compiled by Carver Clark Gayton

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Book SynopsisThe Moving Pageant is the first annotated anthology of writings on London street life. It comprises nearly one hundred extracts from over two centuries of literary life, including pieces by: * Alexander Pope * Jonathan Swift * Daniel Defoe * Samuel Johnson * Eliza Haywood * Horace Walpole * William Hazlitt * William Wordsworth * Charles Dickens * Flora Tristan * Edgar Allen Poe * Charlotte Bronte * Fyodor Dostoyevsky * Octavia Hill * Beatrice Potter * Henry James * Oscar Wilde * Arnold Bennett * Joseph Conrad * H.G. Wells The volume assembles a rich and varied selection of this abundance of writing, showing London as truly unique in its immensity, and, ultimately, supremely representative of our modern urban world in the making.The Moving Pageant comes complete with a superb editor's introduction, illustrations, and biographical and critical commentaries on each of the writers' Trade Review'Rick Allen teaches English literature and his snipping scissors have picked out page after page of metaphors and rhetorical devices that capture in few words the noise, contrasts, night and day rhythms, and altogether stupendous quantitative sum of London's streets. His selection would be at home on the bookshelf in the spare room or downstairs loo, but must be intended mainly for student reading lists.' - Michael Hebbert, London Journal'This excellent book combines fact and fiction, the indispensable with the unusual, to reveal responses to [London] as varied as the metropolis itself. Superior to the familiar literary anthology, The Moving Pageant provides a systematic and thoughtfully organized perspective on London's history.' - Roy Porter'This superb compilation, while aimed at the academic reader, will be appreciated by anyone interested in the history, not only of London but of England.' - Contemporary Review, September, 1998'A fascinating collection of factual and fictional accounts ... Excellent.' - Sunday Times'An impressive collection of extracts and contemporary illustrations from the period in question This book creates an invaluable short-cut for students of social history and can be recommended without reservation.' - Joan Walpole Reilly, The LecturerTable of ContentsPART I ‘Amusements Serious and Comical’ PART II ‘A Mask of Maniacs’ PART III ‘The Attraction of Repulsion’ PART IV ‘In Darkest England and Some Ways out’

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Book SynopsisPower in the Blood: A Family Narrative traces Linda Tate’s journey to rediscover the Cherokee-Appalachian branch of her family and provides an unflinching examination of the poverty, discrimination, and family violence that marked their lives.Trade Review“I think Power in the Blood is a remarkable memoir, honestly and beautifully written despite the painful nature of some of the material. This is a big, human, and entirely revelatory book: it shows us all just how these things can happen, and how they can continue to happen down through generations. Linda Tate doesn’t really lay blame or make judgments; she shows real wisdom and compassion throughout.““As memoir, and as a meditation on the meaning of memoir, history, and the restorative powers of both, Power in the Blood is as moving and profound as any life story I’ve encountered in quite a while…. It’s a wonderful read.” * Appalachian Journal *“Linda Tate’s gripping family history is an amalgam of scholarly sleuthing, richly imaginative embellishment, and sheer psychological grit that delves deep into family legend to produce a narrative both reflective and transcending of the Appalachian region.” * Now and Then: The Appalachian Magazine *“I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a way to combine research with imagination to create complex, lifelike characters that will grip readers’ hearts from the get-go.…Tate provides an unflinching view of complicated, deeply flawed individuals, who inflict a great deal of pain on their families. At the same time, she maintains a tone of fairness and understanding, and in the end she shows how knowledge and honesty can heal the psyche.” * Memoir Mentor *“Yes, this is a family narrative, but it is suffused with the particularities of Appalachia and with telling universality as well.” * Appalachian Heritage *“An extraordinary family journey, highly recommended….” * Midwest Book Review *“(Tate) uses her imagination in the storying of these women’s lives, and she does a great job. But as an accomplished academic, she is no slouch when it comes to research, either. It is a unique talent to harness both the creative and the academic and make it sound as simple as stirring up a batch of cornbread.” * BookWomen *“Brutal honesty… Paragon of persistence… Blazing versatility… Role model for all family historians… These are a few of the cryptic notes I jotted as I read Power in the Blood: A Family Narrative, by Linda Tate. I was struck by the impact of the basic story, and my appreciation deepened as I considered the craft and research involved in writing this gripping six generation tale.” * Story Circle Book Reviews *“Power in the Blood works its way through a maze of trouble engendered by displacement and war in border regions. You begin to better appreciate Kitty Wells singing “It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tank Angels” and Dorothy Allison’s novel Bastard Out of Carolina. * Asheville Citizen-Times *“Tate threads the story of her father by hanging her text on females in the family, especially her great-great grandmother, great grandmother, and grandmother. Through them she skillfully weaves personal memories and family recollections (including those gleaned from newly met relatives). The author melds her personal memories, interviews, and formal research into an engaging story.” * Appalachian History blog *“The writing is lively and compelling and at times (Linda Tate) is painfully honest about childhood events. But it is the spare beauty of that honesty that makes this book extraordinary.” * Feast *

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Book SynopsisMichael Ondaatje, Carol Shields, and Gail Anderson-Dargatz are among the winners of the CBC Literary Award who have gone on to become some of the biggest names in Canadian literature. They and other past winners are included in Emergent Voices. For over twenty years, Robert Weaver has coordinated one of Canada''s most important literary awards for emerging writers, the CBC Canadian Literary Awards. Weaver founded the awards and has been tireless in promoting them.Trade Review"A pleasant flow — the tapes would be equally listenable — to in one long gulp on a car ride, or one story at a time." * Quill & Quire *"Let these voices transport you." * Atlantic Books Today *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Christmas] is a conflict of emotion captured beautifully in this terrific, ranging collection... The significance of the orange as the sensuous apotheosis of the season is especially pervasive in the older stories... plenty here to warm the cockles of the heart, too, should they require warming... Despite its title, the vast majority of these narratives are strong enough to be enjoyed during any season." * Quill & Quire *

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Book SynopsisOnce a work is completed, when and how do writers and other artists embrace their next creative work? In this fascinating book, Monique LaRue gives a tantalizing glimpse of the contour of time shaped by inspiration rather than the movement of the clock. Moving from the philosophical to the personal, she provides a view of how each of her novels has come into existence -- the personal context in which each came to be and the social context in which each was received.LaRue uses two important words in her approach to this between-time of creative possibility. The first, meander, from the Greek name for Maiandros, has come to signify wandering at random. Like Northrop Frye, she distinguishes between Kairos, the mysterious, unpredictable moment when the creative impulse is released, and chronos, or passing time. This ephemeral moment, as explained by LaRue, is of time but not in it. Given this paradox, it should come as no surprise that LaRue's between-time of writing creatively has no name. Mortality brings time and its passage unceasingly to mind. Yet, the mental action of moving freely through meandering associations during the time between works becomes the criterion for thinking creatively.Une fois une Åuvre achevÃe, quand et comment Ãcrivains et artistes abordent-ils leur prochaine crÃation? Dans cet ouvrage passionnant, Monique LaRue nous donne un avant-goÃt allÃchant des contours du temps tracÃs, dans ce cas, par notre imaginaire et non par les aiguilles de l'horloge. Naviguant entre la philosophie et l'expÃrience personnelle, elle nous livre un aperÃu de la genÃse de chacun de ses livres -- tant les circonstances personnelles dans lesquelles chacun a vu le jour que le contexte social qui les a accueillis.Deux mots clÃs Ãmergent de la dÃmarche de LaRue dans son exploration de cet entre deux temps du potentiel crÃatif. Le premier, mÃandre , provenant du terme grec Maiandros qui veut dire errer au hasard . à l'instar de Northrop Frye, elle distingue entre Kairos , le moment mystÃrieux et imprÃvisible oà l'Ãlan crÃateur est libÃrÃ, et Chronos , le temps qui passe. Pour Larue, ce moment ÃphÃmÃre, surgit du temps sans toutefois en faire partie. De par ce paradoxe, il n'est guÃre surprenant de constater que l' entre-temps de l'Ãcriture crÃative dont traite LaRue est innommÃ, Notre mortalità nous renvoie inlassablement au temps. Pourtant, la pensÃe crÃative exige une actività mentale qui Ãvolue librement, serpentant, au cours de ce temps entre deux Åuvres, au grà des alÃas des associations mÃandres.

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Book SynopsisAnd now we are 60. To mark this momentous occasion, the editors at Goose Lane have selected six tiny perfect stories for your reading pleasure. Authored by some of Canada''s finest writers, they come from the sweep of Goose Lane''s publishing history. Each story will be individually bound and gathered with the others in a nifty sleeve as a collection, or they may be purchased individually in eBook singles. Here''s what you can expect to find in this sexagenarian sextet: ALDEN NOWLAN''s A Boy''s Life of Napoleon, a brilliant piece of short fiction adapted from Nowlan''s first novel, The Wanton Troopers, written in 1960, but published posthumously in 1988. The beguiling Woman Gored by Bison Lives from DOUGLAS GLOVER''s 1991 GG-nominated story collection, A Guide to Animal Behaviour. Giller Prize-winner LYNN COADY''s unforgettable Christmas story The Three Marys, adapted from her award-winning debut novel, Strange Heaven, published in 1993.

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Book SynopsisIn a collection as fine in scope as it is intimate in detail, Running the Whale''s Back presents a host of Eastern Canada''s brightest literary talents, all putting pens to paper to explore the multiple facets of what we call faith through a unique Atlantic vantage point. In a satisfying mixture of styles and themes, the full breadth of Atlantic Canadian spirituality is revealed. These are pieces that poke and prod, ruminate and circulate with themes of religion and cultures of spirituality. Mysticism meets piety, holiness argues with practicality, and hope lives side by side with despair as the stories spiral and waltz themselves across the four provinces. As the authors leap from subject to subject, we discover death lurking in the lonely wilderness, ski jumpers participating in miracles, and preachers suffering marital discord. Featured authors are Michael Crummey, Sheldon Currie, Joan Clark, David Adams Richards, Kenneth J. Harvey, Clive Doucet, Deborah Joy Trade Review"T;rancendence seems to be the word that applies to this collection. ... Running the Whale's Back, through its themes of death and love that lock arms with belief and doubt, shows that age-old ideas are the best ones humans ever had, do have, will have, forever and ever. The ideas seem so good and lasting because they are articulated through the transcendent aesthetics of language, of story." -- Shane Nielson * Winnipeg Review *

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Book SynopsisAt once terrible and uplifting, memorable and harrowing, these stories describe a seminal period in Canadian history.Trade Review".a superbly presented anthology of short fiction." James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review"This book lives up to its name, Great Canadian War Stories." St. Albert Gazette, Susan Jones"...clever and fun, and provides an antidote to much of the grim, but superb, material in this collection." Edmonton Journal, Marc Horton"Whitaker has carefully chosen stories that represent the diversity of our war experiences, covering a range of topics, from life on the home front, to the battleground, internment, military justice and the varied ethnic, age and gender composition of Canada's war history....By seamlessly weaving together this diverse collection of stories, Whitaker illustrates the continuity and the tragedy of modern history, providing a compilation that will satisfy history and military buffs while educating and entertaining those unfamiliar with the wars. Great Canadian War Stories more than lives up to its aim of "present(ing) the face of war in its many guises." Lorne Roberts, Prairie Fire Review of Books (Full review at: www.prairiefire.mb.ca/reviews/whitaker_m.html)"But the real virtue of this anthology lies in its selections from lesser-known or long-ignored authors -- Charles Yale Harrison, Will R. Bird, Thomas H. Raddall, Hugh Garner, and so on -- who have all but disappeared from our literary landscape." Joel Baetz, Essays on Canadian Writing"As poignant, powerful and arresting as most of the entries are on their own, their interest is heightened by the factual commentaries preceding them.... Whitaker's knowledgeable introduction, and the authoritative foreword by Peter Stursberg...provide additional facts, figures and reflections." M.Wayne Cunningham, The Daily News, Kamloops"This anthology, edited by author Muriel Whitaker, is one of the best selections that I have read. It includes an excellent cross-section of several genres, from dramatic first-hand experience, through fiction by prestigious Canadian authors, to humorous offerings that will tickle the fancy of veterans and non-veterans alike.... [There are] 22 excellent stories in this book and the editor should be congratulated on her introduction, which readers often ignore or gloss over. Don't miss this one..." Les Peate, esprit de corps"Muriel Whitaker's collection Great Canadian War Stories contains excerpts from a wide range of twentieth-century works. For readers wanting an introduction to Canadian war fiction, including selections from Francophone works.Whitaker's collection will be very useful." Susan Fisher, Canadian Literature"This is war seen by the foot-soldier and not by the officer class and there is little of the heroics and self-conscious posturing of much war writing though there is plenty of heroism. This is a most useful anthology and well worth having." Daniel Lamont, British Journal of Canadian Studies

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Book SynopsisI am a writer because I was a reader first. Alison Gordon. Nobody has ever written who never read. Mavis Gallant. Reading is a connection, at once a way and a goal, a liberating destiny. Robert Kroetsch. Over 160 Canadian writers, in English and French, write about their experiences of reading. With striking photographs of each writer, Reading Writers Reading offers a sublime voyage into the heart of literary creation. Foreword by Russell Morton Brown.Trade Review"It's not usual that an Israeli would start working on Canadian subjects as much as I have been doing,' Schaub says, CanLit first became an interest of hers while she was working at the Free University of Brussels, whose Centre for Canadian Studies had just opened. It was there that she found her eventual thesis subject, Mavis Gallant. CanLit continues to interest Schaub because of the resonance its main themes have for an Israeli audience. She identifies several parallels between Canada and Israel (among them, the presence of two main communities, as well as a varied immigration history) as links that make the themes of multiculturalism, identity, and community particularly relevant to her students in Haifa." Cassandra Drudi, Quill & Quire, September 2006."I have just finished having a wander through Reading Writers Reading. I am at a loss for words... This is such a wonderful, encouraging, uplifting, joyous ode to reading and books. This is a book you want to keep on your coffee table and your night table, a book to have close by when you only have a couple of minutes to read but want to be affirmed in how wonderful the written word can be. Everyone and anyone could take something memorable away from this fantastic book." Dot Middlemass, Kate Walker & Company, September 2006"Danielle Schaub, a teacher of Canadian fiction and autobiographical writing, has brought together two of her passions in this book: photography and literature. The result is an interesting collection which will appeal to students, to teachers, to book clubs, to anyone who loves to read....Much of the charm of this book comes from the photographs of the individual authors which accompany their words....It is enjoyable to let one's eyes drift from the writing to the photo and back again - almost like having a conversation. Recommended." Ann Ketcheson, CM: Canadian Review of Materials, Volume XIII, No.3"Reading Writers Reading is a big, heavy coffee-table book with a cherry-red jacket. Inside are black-and-white photos of 166 Canadian writers, all of whom say something about reading." Rebecca Wigod, Vancouver Sun, September 29, 2006."Reading Writers Reading: Canadian Authors' Reflections, features such acclaimed authors as Margaret Atwood, Mavis Gallant, Greg Hollingshead, David Bergen and Andrew Pyper. Each writer muses about a personal aspect of reading.... Schaub continues to teach Canadian literature in Israel. Despite the difference in size between the two countries, they have a lot of similarities, she said. Most of the population is along the U.S. border in Canada and along the water in Israel. Canada has English, French and native people, where Israel has Jewish, Palestinian and Bedouin people. And both countries have a lot of immigrants, leading to an increased consciousness of identity and belonging. 'There are masses of writers I wish I could have included,' she said. 'I just hope there'll be a second book.'" Jeffrey Simpson, The Chronicle Herald, Oct. 23/06"La plupart des auteurs ont évoqué leur première experience de lecture, ou celle qui les a le plus maquès et les a amenés vers la literature....L'insection de la photographie des auteurs à côté de leur réflexion apporte aussi un éclirage particulier à l'ensemble." Jennyfer Collin, La Liberté Loisirs, October 2006."From Mavis Gallant to Guy Vanderhaeghe, from Nicole Brossard to George Elliot Clarke, from Régine Robin to Stéphane Despatie, Margaret Atwood to Tomson Highway, each writer, French or English, relates how reading helped shape their lives. These reflections and images represent just a sampling of the authors included in Schaub's book and who, for the most part are unanimous in one thing: Before writing comes reading." The Ottawa Citizen, October 22, 2006."The result is a visually beautiful and intellectually inspiring book about the struggles, joys, and discoveries of reading by people who write....The book is not arranged in alphabetical order. Schaub explains: 'I tried to even out gender, language, ethic origins, religion, provinces, literary genres, ages, established writers versus new writers, etc. I am very conscious of the politics involved in such balancing. And the order should be considered as starting anywhere. It is not a book to be read from A to Z, but a book to be opened anywhere, and reading from there..." Kinneret Globerman, Ottawa Jewish Bulletin, October 2006."As for the essays, they are inspired by questions on what the author reads. The responses vary from cute little poems on a disagreement with a copy editor (Leon Rooke), to connecting with a heckling audience member at a reading (Andrew Pyper), to losing the ability to read after a stroke (Howard Engel), to 161 more glimpses into the thoughts that inspire and drive these writers..[I]f you keep the book within arms reach-by your bed, or on the coffee table-and flip through it occasionally, you will meet some truly fascinating Canadians." Sarah Gignac, Monday Magazine, November 16. 2006."[The book] features such acclaimed authors as Margaret Atwood, Mavis Gallant, Greg Hollingshead, David Bergen, and Andrew Pyper. Each writer muses about a personal aspect of reading. 'There is no writing without reading,' Schaub said. "Reading is what shapes us as writers." Jeffrey Simpson, The Novascotian, Oct 22, 2006.""This big, heavy book of black-and-white photos of authors as diverse as Mavis Gallant, Tomson Highway and Roo Borson is a testament to the depth of [the authors's] interest and commitment. It's also a great reference book for all who value Canadian literature." Rebecca Wigod, The Vancouver Sun, December 30, 2006"Here [Canadian writers] tell about their reading: how they came to it, how they learned to love it, what they get from it, and why they still do it..all of these writers can go on in a variety of amazing ways about the power reading has had in their lives." Bill Robertson, The StarPhoenix, April 7, 2007The jury decided to recognize a collection of intimate, candid, human photographs this year. The deceptively simple, seemingly effortless, unchoreographed images, paired with excellent production and tonal consistency, entice the reader with a glimpse into the subjects' world."Canadian authors such as Aritha van Herk, Margaret Atwood, Don Coles, and Michael Crummey share their personal reflections on the transformative experience of reading. Each of the 164 contributions is presented on a single page, with a large b&w candid portrait of the author on the facing page. Photographer and critic Schaub describes her shooting technique and artistic vision in the introduction." Reference and Research Book News, May 2007"A treasure trove for students of Can Lit, the volume presents 164 Canadian writers from fiction writer Caroline Adderson to poet Jan Zwicky each with a full-page portrait facing a one-page chunk of rumination on reading and writing. The labour of love, both the photography and editing, is the work of Canadian Danielle Schaub, who teaches Canuck fiction and autobiography in Israel." The Toronto Star, June 10, 2007"This beautifully produced book documents the reflections of 165 Canadian writers on the transformative experience of reading. As Russell Morton Brown comments in his foreword, 'Reading about reading exerts its own fascination and brings its own pleasures.'. The writers are a diverse group: English, French, and First Nations; established and emerging; and originating from practically every region of the country.. Reading Writers Reading offers a revealing glimpse into a nation's collective creative consciousness: no library can afford to be without it." David E. Kemp, Canadian Book Review Annual 2007"Now Danielle Schaub has given us Reading Writers Reading, a book of her photographs of Canadian authors, accompanied by each writer's thoughts on the subect of reading. Ms. Schaub, who teaches Canadian literature in Israel, has been reading, thinking about, and photographing her subjects for many years. Her dedication shows in the loving care expended on the collection and presentation of these images, many of which are deceptively candid....CanLit scholars will find much to enjoy in these pictures, from Michael Ondaatje's dandelion burst of grey hair to the look of astonishment on Marie-Sissi Labr`eche's pretty face. But once again it's Atwoord who claims our attention. The veteran novelist, poet, and essayist leans her cheek on one hand and gazes out of frame, appearing at first glance uncharacteristically dreamy. But in fact she is listening to another author read, and Schaub's image seems to capture that experience--the quintessentially human act of perfecting and understanding words -- perfectly." Giles Blunt, University of Toronto Quarterly, Winter 2008Table of ContentsDo You Read Me?; Taking the Dog for a Read; The Grammar of Life; Learning to Read; On My Workroom Wall; L'etalage des dieux; Lieutenant Lukas's Cat; Seeing What You're Reading; Into the Maze of Meaning; Writing the Novel I'm Reading; The Doom of Reading?; Learning to Read; De ... lire; This Reading Woman; One Makes (the) Difference; Still Living Below My Skin; Deflecting Nervousness; Reading; Transport Me; An Apology from an Un-abstracted Reader; Les trouvailles de La voix; On Public Readings; First Reading; The Meeting Place; Our Own Literature; De beaux reves; Reading for Writing for Pleasure; "Geronimo!"; Another Life; Still Living Below My Skin; The Nibbler; L'illetree; My Favourite R; The Reader as Co-creator; Such Fun, Such Fun; The Spirit of the Time; L'alphabet; Feeding the Boys in the Basement; A Brief History of Reading; The Signer; Places Deeper than Language; Rereading My Favourite Poets for Glosas; Reading and Voice; L'ivresse du livre; Text Appeal and Censorship; At Home with Reading; Critical as Creative Writing; Euphoria; Audience; Fecondite austere; The Reader as Writer, the Writer as Reader; Body, Reading; The Long, Slow Read; L'aiguise-crayon; Portrait of an Artist as a Country; Reading without a Purpose; La fleche du temps; Giving Voice to Words; A Reader's Brief Biography; Bushpoet; On Literacy and Reading; La lecture; Unmitigated by Any Artifice; Photograph; Reading Ondaatje; A True Story About Reading; Pour allonger Le fil de la memoire; Bears Don't Dance; Paolo and Francesca; Dr Seuss Visits the Outports; A Liberating Destiny; The Joy and Comfort of a Well-stocked Library; If You Get Lost in a Forest Stay Still and Listen; La petite Madeleine; Unexpected Twist; Alone with a Book; What Are You Laughing At?; Reading to Hold ...; Sweeter Than All the World; La plus decisive; Reading/Voice; A Child's Garden of Books; The Best of Times; Strange Animals; Reading/Another Space; Les partitions et le missel; Return to Babel; Reading the Case of Domitilio; Leaves of Grass; Family Reading; Le loup et la lecture; Imagining the Truth; Dickensian Coincidence; Saving Our Lives; Keeping Alive a Sense of Wonder; Ghostwriter; Reading What Is; L'nflammation du poeme en public; Home Away from Home; The Door; Cat and Book; Cravings; Intergenerational Reading; Balzac et moi; Selling Prose with Cons; Guilty Pleasures; Out of Isolation; Dark of the Moon; Poppies; Lecture a vie; What, in Reading, Provides the Possibility of Revelation?; World of a Million Poems; The Spark Remembered; Storytelling is Storytelling; Jalousie; Adventures in Poetry; This Odd Connection; Eyesight to the Blind; Reading is Always; Cas d'espece; Some Thoughts About Reading, From A Lake Up North; Why Benny Used to Read; Reading; Shelf-Life; Sharing Thoughts; Lire me donne naissances; Notes from Elsewhere; An Unalloyed Blessing; Connections; Watching Thought Occur; Dreaming Worl.ds; Toujours; Reading and Writing: My People's Truth; Reading to Borges; My Favourite Pre-school Childhood Books; Universal Appeal; The Book; Becoming Illiterate; L'homme connu; The Best School of All; A Reverence for the Letter; Questionable Reading; My Secret Garden; The Book as S.C.U.B.A.; Pudeur; Shifting Gears; Thinking of Creation (and Destruction): The Earth Divers; On Gnawing; When Reading is Bad for Your Health; Le verbe rever; Reading, My Drug; The Light That Fell Behind Him; On sait lire; Reading as Self-help; Reading/Swimming; Devenir farfelu; Her Good Leg on the Floor; A Model for Life; Slow Reader; Mysteriously and Irrevocably Altered; The First Time; Annis Minion Long; Rereading Li Bai; Reading as Escape, Reading as Treason.

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Book SynopsisThis unique exchange of letters between literary icon Sinclair Ross and several prominent writers, publishers, agents, and editors asks why many Canadian artists, especially those in western provinces, spent a lifetime struggling for recognition and remuneration. Featuring exchanges with Earle Birney, Margaret Laurence, and Margaret Atwood, among others, this collection exposes the conditions of cultural work in Canada for much of the twentieth century. This vivid, often moving, selection of professional and personal letters, plus the only formal interview Ross ever gave, provides a valuable resource for those engaged with the history of publishing in Canada, as well as for those with an interest in Canadian literature.Trade Review"'Collecting Stamps Would Have Been More Fun'...is a line from one of Ross' letters in which [the venerable writer] describes his lifetime of struggling for recognition, ultimately dying in relative obscurity in Vancouver.... And he was a guy who wrote a classic, a book that has been required reading on high school reading lists for more than two decades, dating back to the 1940s." Sheila Munro, BC Bookworld, June 2010"Many books of letters are scattershot, unfocused affairs. But these letters of Canlit pioneer Sinclair Ross are compelling and laid out like a story. As selected, arranged and annotated by B.C. academics (and daughter and father) Jordan and David Stouck, they build to a jarring and poignant climax, so that the collection reads like a novel. A tragic novel." Jonathan Ball, Winnipeg Free Press, September 19, 2010"This collection of extant letters, from Atwood to Wiseman and many others, are from friends, fellow writers, and editor-publishers, and their replies from Sinclair Ross (1908-1996). The correspondence is arranged according to the five major periods of his writing life.... Much can be gleaned from these writings, not only biographical facts but, perhaps more importantly, about his creative process.... University of Alberta Press has made available to a new generation Ross's seminal work, with new introductions [Sawbones Memorial, The Well, and Whir of Gold].... The present collection of correspondence more than adequately complements the fiction and makes available original, previously unpublished, primary materials." Anne Burke, Prairie Journal, January 2011"The editors present this collection of letters from, to, and sometimes about, Ross as an illustration of the growth of Canadian publishing between the 1930s and the 1980s. But, from the title quotation onwards, it is Ross's personality that dominates the book." Times Literary Supplement (UK) October 29, 2010"...the Stoucks' effort succeeds in illuminating the publishing record of one of Canada's most secretive authors.... Most striking is Jordan Stouck's note-perfect introduction, one that is academically rigorous yet free of jargon and platitudes.... [T]he book's contents reveal a complex and conflicted man who certainly affected many of those close and not-so-close to him. Furthermore, reading Ross's letters is often akin to the experience of reading Ross at his finest.... Ross's perfect rhythm and distilled analysis are pleasure unto themselves.... [F]or those of us who have always wanted more of Ross's talent, then this fine, revealing book will more than suffice." Andrew Lesk, Great Plains Quarterly"Collecting Stamps Would Have Been More Fun is the first published selection of letters by, to, and about Sinclair Ross; and it is a particularly welcome new resource because Ross was a publicly shy man, little known to his readers.... [Jordan Stouck] includes about a third of the available letters, well selected for their 'literary and biographical interest,' and adds a transcript of the only formal interview Ross ever granted (xxv). In her introduction, she supplies biographical context and continuity especially helpful to those who have not read the biography.... At the foot of each letter, readers will find David Stouck's often remarkably resourceful notes waiting to explain any obscure or quizzical references in the texts.... Most significantly, these letters bring us Sinclair Ross with a new immediacy and vitality. Especially in his exchanges with fellow writers such as Margaret Laurence, Ross opens up--revealing his beliefs, his humor, and, gradually, his personality.... Ross emerges as an astute, articulate, and forthright commentator, joining the critical controversies about his own work.... Jordan and David Stouck have given us an important and highly readable book offering new insights into the life and writing of one of our finest Canadian and western writers. Dick Harrison, Western American Literature, [Full review at: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/western_american_literature/v046/46.2.harrison.html]""While these letters tell us much about Ross and his painstaking construction of a slender but indisputably enduring oeuvre, an array of exceptional short stories and the matchless novels As For Me and My House and Sawbones Memorial, they say as much or more about the daunting complexities of finding a place for any significant literary achievement in a national publishing industry itself in a formative and generally derivative state.... [T]his fine collaborative enterprise takes us first into the life of a now prominent national artist 'like the now celebrated Emily Carr' who 'found an audience only late,' and thence beyond into the convolutions of a relentless striving for recognition from a publishing milieu either oblivious, or indifferent, or at best casually receptive to the aspirations of a writer fixated upon rendering the people and environment of depression-era rural Saskatchewan within a more universal and timeless context." Wilf Cude, The Antigonish Review #167, [Full review at http://bit.ly/tw2OJk]"This is a welcome volume with much to offer for students of Ross as well as of Canadian literature and publishing. The letters make an engaging and rewarding read." Hugh Mellon, University of Western Ontario, British Journal of Canadian Studies Vol. 25, No. 1, 2012"Although there is a Sinclair Ross fonds at the Canadian Library and Archives, it contains very little of his correspondence. In producing this collection of letters, Jordan Stouck provides scholars with access to an excellent range of letters that would otherwise remain scattered over a dozen archives, both public and private.. Besides the insights this collection of letters provides into the Canadian publishing scene, its greatest insights are into Ross himself. Ross rarely agreed to talk publicly about his work, having given only one official interview in his life. These letters allow readers a rare glimpse of who Ross was, written in his own words. David Stouck does a commendable job of contextualizing any missing correspondence and providing other relevant information in footnotes.. [I]t is clear that this collection of letters is a contribution to the history of publishing in Canada as well as Ross scholarship." Christopher Doody, Trent University, American Journals, Fall 2012"[Sinclair Ross'] depiction of Philip Bentley amongst the Philistines has always seemed an indirect commentary on his own entrapment by place and time, his talent suffocated by an uncongenial environment.. These letters to and from editors and friends chronicle not only the many setbacks he encountered as he sought to bring his work into print but also his enduring commitment to and pleasure in the writing life." Janice Fiamengo, Canadian Literature 213, Summer 2012"Through the text and the helpful "Chronology" (xxxi), we learn of Ross's background.... In spite of his oft-repeated 'I never think about that,' Ross does talk about his creative process.... This collection also offers telling glimpses into writing and publishing in Canada in the twentieth century.... Finally, we learn of the importance of advocates and mentors.... As Earle Toppings said in his interview with Ross, '[T]here are much deeper ways to succeed' (271)." J.M. Bridgeman, Prairie Fire Review of Books, 2013Table of ContentsStatistics in Management; Data -- Types, Sources and Methods of Collection; Using Excel for Statistical Analysis; Summarising Data Pivot Tables and Graphs; Descriptive Statistics -- Location Measures; Descriptive Statistics -- Dispersion and Skewness Measures; Basic Probability Concepts; Probability Distributions; Sampling and Sampling Distributions; Confidence Interval Estimation; Hypotheses Tests Single Population (Means and Proportions); Hypotheses Tests -- Comparison Between Two Populations (Means and Proportions); Chi-Squared Hypotheses Tests; Analysis of Variance: Comparing Multiple Population Means; Linear Regression and Correlation Analysis; Index Numbers: Measuring Business Activity; Time Series Analysis: A Forecasting Tool; Financial Calculations: Interest, Annuities and NPV.

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Book SynopsisParis remains one of the most fascinating cities in the world. It provides a measure of excellence in many areas of culture, and it is itself constantly being measured, both by its lovers and by its critics. This book presents a series of studies on the images of Paris presented by writers (mostly Canadian, from John Glassco to Mavis Gallant to Lola Lemire Tostevin), but also in such other areas as social history and personal memoir. The result is a wide-ranging discussion of the city''s history in 20th century literature and thought, which will appeal to all those who love Paris, or who have ever walked on its streets.Trade Review#4 on the Edmonton Journal "Edmonton Top 10" Bestseller list"Stephen Scobie is a prolific poet and literary critic, the author of 23 books, the founding publisher of Longspoon Press, a retired University of Alberta English professor and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In his latest work, Scobie takes the measure of Paris through personal journal entries, poetry, literary theory and criticism as well as through architectural and cultural history. It is the act of moving through the city on foot, however, that ties these disparate approaches together.. The Measure of Paris is also autobiography; it is an expression of personal fascination by a lifelong intellectual. When walking Paris with Scobie, the reader is alternatively dazed by a surfeit of the unfamiliar and exhilarated by the thrill of discovery." Doug Horner, Alberta Views"Measure of Paris by Stephen Scobie is a travelogue, memoir, literary criticism and poetic look at Paris.... Scobie is the ultimate flâneur and his philosophical meanderings through Paris takes readers to sites of art, architecture and transit. His history of the city planning, and the itineraries of Canadian writers in Paris, makes for interesting reading and a different look at a city that is larger than life. His personal musings were my favourite, along with the insights into Haussman¹s influence and transformation of Paris through the large-scale construction of the streets and boulevards that make the Paris we know today." September 26, 2010 [http://www.somisguided.com/weblog/book-review-measure-of-paris-by-stephen-s cobie/"...Scobie weaves together a book that is part straightforward academic criticism, part anecdotal history and part autobiography." Michael Brown, http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/en/NewsArticles/2010/08/Authorlooksbackat theEnglishdepartmentsrisetoprominence.aspx#7 on the Edmonton Top 10 Non-Fiction List (Edmonton Journal), Aug 15/10"As Alain De Botton does in The Art of Travel (2002), Scobie offers a personal, evocative meditation on the meaning of place. For him, the place is Paris, a city that has inspired a multitude of literary responses. This one--which is illustrated with romantic, painterly photographs by Eugene Atget (1857-1927)--is especially notable: with a poet's sensibility and eloquence, the author combines literary criticism, cultural history, poetry, and memoir to create a work that is astonishingly fresh and engaging... Most fascinating is Scobie's evocation of the 'ethos of Paris topography' through an architectural and historical tour of the city's streets; and most elegant and moving is his remembrance of his last visit to Paris, when, grieving over the death of his wife, he revives his love for a city that embraces him. A fine example of travel writing. Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers." L. Simon, Choice, December 2010"Scobie's interest has turned to love and part of the intent of The Measure of Paris is to express this love by examining the many ways in which Paris can be "measured": that is, experienced, understood, viewed, appreciated, and fondly collected in memory and art - in short, the way a lover recalls his mistress. Scobie's approach is multidimensional and he appreciates that ultimately Paris is unattainable. To paraphrase the British writer John Berger, Paris is an older woman loved by a young man, and in this case it is Scobie who is the young man. It is also a book about seeing (after all, are not one's feelings about the beloved based on how she appears?) the city through the eyes of past and contemporary writers as well as through the very personal eye/I of Scobie near the end of the book. The book thus is layered, or works like a mosaic with a series of sharp, well-defined but varied tiles, allowing for a complete picture only when the viewer pulls back." Carmelo Militano, Prairie Fire, April 2011 [Full review found at http://ojs.lib.umanitoba.ca/prairie_fire/article/view/137/128]"'We'll always have Paris.' Bogart's immortal farewell in Casablanca could also serve as a fitting conclusion to Stephen Scobie's recent book The Measure of Paris. Here, he explores the iconic city as not only a place but an inexhaustible, mutable idea that shapes and is in turn shaped by those drawn to walk its streets. Paris, Scobie claims, is a city that "never ends.' ... Scobie is clearly a man of keen and dynamic mind. But this book also shows us a man in love-in love with his subject, with literature, and with the personal Parisian experiences he shared with his wife, whose memory and influence are touchingly honoured in the book's later chapters.... What emerges clearly from Scobie's book is that Paris is indeed a city of dreams-a locus of memory, inspiration, and creativity that is continually dreamed into fresh myth and meaning by new visitors who are themselves subtly changed forever. As Scobie says, in an echo of Bogart, 'There are many farewells to Paris, and none of them is ever final.'" Amy Reiswig, The Malahat Review, May 2011 [Full review at http://www.malahatreview.ca/issues/174reviews_reiswig.html]"Stephen Scobie is a well known figure in Canadian literary circles and his book The Measure of Paris is clearly from the hand of a poet and critic. In fact, it sometimes breaks into verse. It is the work of a geographical outsider who has come to know the place deeply over the years, and who is generous with his wide reading and shrewd personal observation." George Fetherling, Diplomat and International Canada, Spring 2011"Bringing all the elements together under one Parisian banner, Scobie shares his enthusiasm and knowledge of this great city by creating a diverse text and organizing it into six parts. Blending historical exploration with memoir, poetry, and assorted 'travel guide bits'..." Linda Alberta, Prarie Books Now"This cover is elegant and understated, as befits the subject matter, yet still rich and eye-catching; indeed, it grabs one immediately, and makes a lasting impression. The tone and content of the photo convey the subject matter perfectly, and the design itself is marked by a well-resolved, elegant integration of type and image. The typeface is strong and appropriate, the subtle graphic element added to the cover enriches it, and the overall composition is beautifully handled." Winner of Book Cover / Jacket Design, 2011 Alberta Book Publishing Awards Jury"Because Scobie knows those literary parts of Paris inside out and generously provides details along the way, he is able to vividly recreate the writers' routes and lives, thus adding his own contribution, indeed, to the literature inspired by the city of his dreams." Christine Lorre-Johnston, Canadian Literature"The book, as the note on the back cover says, is a mixture of history, criticism, poetry, and memoir.... This strange mix of materials is beautifully and intelligently executed.... Scobie's book revealed to me a set of ideas that have been out there for a long time-the connection between walking and creativity, but more important for me, I learned that the practicing street photographer is an art-making flâneur.... Anyone interested in Paris or literature associated with Paris will find The Measure of Paris enjoyable and useful, but for me reading it was the beginning of an ongoing revelation." Larry E. Fink, May 18, 2014 [Full post at http://finkstreetphotography.com/?p=200]

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Book SynopsisSixteen essays exemplify the progress of interdisciplinary research, collaboration, and publishing surrounding Canadian women's writing.Trade Review"Regenerations considers an extremely diverse range of media...in order to interrogate the exclusivity of our understanding of authorship and readership. This innovative and inspiring collection provides sensitive readings of current issues facing women writers in the digital age.... Regenerations considers the digital environment not only as a mode of communication, but also as a regenerative tool for drawing attention to past works that have been excluded or marginalized from literary histories. Original and insightful, this book demonstrates the exciting future of humanities scholarship and artistic production." -- Alicia Fahey * Canadian Literature *"...in their totality, [the essays] explore the worlds of Canadian women writers in both French and English, amplifying and enriching critical and literary traditions.... Carrière and Demers are to be applauded for making a significant contribution to the literary history of female writers, editors, and readers in Canada.... [T]he collection’s impressive breadth registers women writers’ sustained commitment to and active engagement in creating and nourishing literature in Canada." -- Linda M. Morra * English Studies in Canada *

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Book SynopsisShyness needs no cure, claim the authors of thoughtful, raw, and humorous essays and poems.Trade ReviewFor people who have never thought of themselves as shy personalities, the various voices of "shyness" that richly crowd the pages of this anthology represent a chorus of eloquent witnesses to tell us that perhaps we are all shy, to one degree or another. Yet, we are left with the message that shyness may bring its own reward: that there is a creative power and amplitude in the experience of silence, reserve and solitude that shy writers know as the muteness, in the words of contributor Don McKay, "falling all around you, lavishly, pouring its heart out." Myrna KostashThe two [editors] set about enlisting writers from across the continent to share their stories of stage fright, reticence, insecurity, 'otherness,' inconvenient blushing and, generally, the rich, sometimes painful, inner life of being a self-conscious human being.... it is a revelation to shyniks to read literature that represents the whole spectrum of shyness-from squirmy discomfort to debilitating social paralysis-and, through various voices, asks readers not just to reject and overcome but to accept and even celebrate a character trait that deserves every bit as much respect as gregariousness gets in our culture." Jacquie Moore, Calgary Herald, October 24, 2013 [full review at http://bit.ly/17TB9ze]"In all, Lewis and Altrows received more than 100 submissions from across the country and beyond. [Shy: An Anthology] has a fine pedigree, too, with award winners like Lorna Crozier, Steven Heighton, Russell Wangersky and Weyman Chan, as well as local writers Lemay, Wade Bell and Ben Gelinas, among the dozens of contributors." Michael Hingston, The Province, November 7, 2013 [Full column athttp://bit.ly/17NDj9I]"Shy, An Anthology battles the stigmas and assumptions that surround what it means to be shy with a collection of poems and personal essays.... Primarily, the essays recounted childhood experiences, though some did discuss shyness in adulthood. For this reason, I couldn't help but think that these stories would make powerful guest lectures at elementary or high schools.... I found [Shy] to be a worthwhile read that I would recommend to anyone who has felt some sort of philosophical compulsion to understand her or his own shyness. In many ways, Shy is a compilation of coming of age stories centred on bashful, artistic individuals. And I am thankful to them for sharing their experiences." Senica Maltese, Coastal Spectator, November 14, 2013 [Full review at http://coastalspectator.ca/?p=3094]"The intimacy and honesty with which shyness, introversion, and attendant phobias, each different and debilitating, are revealed in Shy demonstrates unexpected bravery.... Shy readers will find kindred spirits and inspiration in the airing of emotions and attitudes normally kept locked inside. Less shy readers may come to better understand the occasionally incapacitating dread that is often mistaken for aloofness." Joy Parks, Quill & Quire, December 2013#8 on the Calgary Herald's Bestsellers list for the week of December 14, 2013."The 39 diverse Canadian contributors, successful writers all, have published their work in journals and books and have won countless awards. Some observe (as shy people do so well!) the effect shyness has on others.... However, most of this writing concerns how shyness has directly affected the writers' lives.... Obviously a topic of immense importance to the writer, either beginning or experienced, this anthology will be well received in creative writing classes as students examine what it is to be a writer, but its literary value will also draw readers and provoke re-reading and lively discussion. Highly Recommended." Joan Marshall, CM Magazine, December 20, 2013[Full article at http://umanitoba.ca/outreach/cm/vol20/no16/shy.html]"Many writers, and readers, have been noted as shy. In a way, we're inherently introverted. Shy: An Anthology, edited by Naomi K. Lewis and Rona Altrows, is a collection of Canadian writers, poets and journalists who have been labelled shytypes, own it and, in their own way, examine all shades of bashfulness.... This is a collection that celebrates all emotional ranges, experiences, and creative incantations of shyness. It's a quiet comforting read for us modest types." Shannon Webb-Campbell, Telegraph-Journal, December 21, 2013"During her time as Writer in Residence at the Calgary Public Library, Naomi K. Lewis and her co-editor, Rona Altrows, edited this compelling anthology of poetry and short articles and fiction centred on the topic of shyness. The 39 diverse Canadian contributors, successful writers all, have published their work in journals and books and have won countless awards.... Obviously a topic of immense importance to the writer, either beginning or experienced, this anthology will be well received in creative writing classes as students examine what it is to be a writer, but its literary value will also draw readers and provoke re-reading and lively discussion. Highly Recommended." Joan Marshall, CM Magazine, December 20, 2013 [Full review at http://umanitoba.ca/cm/vol20/no16/shy.html]"Shyniks they may be, but these editors demonstrate through their own writings, and in their selection of poems and essays, that shy is not mute and does not mumble either.... This collection sings bravely of the hurts, the humour and above all the humanity of the shy life. Those who flail alone in shyness's constraints may find comfort in the experience of fellow faint-hearts; may pick up useful coping tips or life lessons. And those breezy souls who despair of tongue-tied hangers-back? Perhaps even they will gain some understanding." Rhona McAdam, Alberta Views, January/February 2014"This anthology has some of everything. It’s an in-depth examination of all facets of shy. And the ultimate answer is that shy is different for everyone. We can wobble on the edge of shy, think we’re okay for a while and then when we least expect it, shy claws its way to the surface. From the first page to the last, I would bet, upon reading this fabulous collection, everyone will discover a little of themselves in every piece." Freefall Magazine, Volume XXIV Number 3 -- Robin van Eck * Freefall Magazine *"This anthology has something of everything. It's an in-depth examination of all facets of shy. And the ultimate answer is that shy is different for everyone. We can wobble on the edge of shy, think we're okay for awhile and then when we least expect it, shy claws it's way to the surface. From the first page to the last, I would bet, upon reading this fabulous collection, everyone will discover a little of themselves in every piece." -- Robin van Eck * FreeFall Magazine *"There can be no doubt that shyness cuts a broad landscape. It's a land of hesitation, mumbled excuses, occasionally even out-and-out lies--cases of faked flu, unexplained no-shows, hiding out in washroom stalls... Reading this book feels like meeting a bunch of people who know some of the thoughts inside of your head. Maybe like finally finding that long-lost branch of family you always hoped for". -- Heidi Greco * subTerrain *Table of Contentsxi Foreword NAOMI K. LEWIS & RONA ALTROWS xiii Acknowledgements 1 Sometimes a Voice (2) DON MCKAY 2 Silentium STEVEN HEIGHTON 3 On Shyness and Stuttering ELIZABETH HAYNES 11 The Shy DAVID VAN BUREN 12 I Couldn’t Reveal ELAINE WOO 13 Say Water NAOMI K . LEWIS 27 affect Thrum NATALIE SIMPSON 28 that animal WEYMAN CHAN 29 Creepmouse Manifesto SYLVIA STOPFORTH 35 Fisher Woman VIVIAN HANSEN 36 The Culture of Shyness ALEX BOYD 37 Under the I DHANA MUSIL 42 High School Shyku LORI D . ROADHOUSE 43 Young Expressions EVE S. KRAKOW 56 My Dear X ELIZABETH ZOTOVA 59 Change Room BRUCE MEYER 60 Cloak of Invisibility MADELAINE WONG 65 Shy and I SYDNEY SHARPE 67 Shades and Shyness ARITHA VAN HERK 75 Secret Self ELIZABETH GREENE 76 Disturbing the Universe ELIZABETH GREENE 78 On Mingling JENNIFER HOULE 80 Good for Olivier RONA ALTROWS 85 Insecurity MICHELINE MAYLOR 86 How to be shy KERRY RYAN 91 Shybrightly SHAWNA LEMAY 98 Stage Fright CASSY WELBURN 100 As I Stand Up Here Reading, Fear Holds My Hand CAROL L. ACKAY 101 Are You an Introvert? Take This Simple Quiz JANIS BUTLER HOLM 103 a more blissful orbit STUART IAN MCKAY 104 Women Friends BRIAN CAMPBELL 106 Shy—10 Ways RUSSELL WANGERSKY 119 Drunk Judgement STEVEN HEIGHTON 120 When Love Was Grey & Timid I .B. ISKOV 121 Redder Than a Canadian Sunset SHIRLEY LIMBE R T 127 Laundry Duty MIKE DUGGAN 128 to the red-haired girl on eighth WEYMAN CHAN 130 Common Loon JEFF MILLER 138 Crosswalk JENNIFER HOULE 139 Watching My Lover LORNA CROZIER 141 Other People’s Agony BEN GELINAS 151 It’s Okay that Late at Night WADE BELL 153 Amongst the Unseen and Unheard DEBBIE BATEMAN 163 Contributors 171 Permissions

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Book SynopsisFrom archaic Sparta to classical Athens the chorus was a pervasive feature of Greek social and cultural life. Until now, however, its reception in Roman literature and culture has been little appreciated. This book examines how the chorus is reimagined in a brief but crucial period in the history of Latin literature, the early Augustan period from 30 to 10 BCE. It argues that in the work of Horace, Virgil, and Propertius, the language and imagery of the chorus articulate some of their most pressing concerns surrounding social and literary belonging in a rapidly changing Roman world. By re-examining seminal Roman texts such as Horace''s Odes and Virgil''s Aeneid from this fresh perspective, the book connects the history of musical culture with Augustan poetry''s interrogation of fundamental questions surrounding the relationship between individual and community, poet and audience, performance and writing, Greek and Roman, and tradition and innovation.Table of ContentsIntroduction: the chorus in the Augustan imagination; 1. Imagined choruses from Alexandria to Rome; 2. Dance and desire in Propertius' Elegies; 3. Horace and the erotics of the lyric chorus; 4. Canon, community, and chorus; 5. Virgil's Aeneid and the relocation of ritual; 6. Foundational choreography in the Aeneid; Epilogue.

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