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Greetings from Winterpeg
Every year the Canadian Children’s Book Centre organizes Canadian Children’s Book Week, sponsored by TD bank. It now takes place in May to ensure better weather for travelling, and to allow teachers and librarians in the various regions of Canada more time with the books leading up to an author’s (or illustrator’s visit). This year, [...]
From Britain, With Love
I don’t get a lot of mail.
That’s sort of sad to say aloud (say? type?), but it’s true. Aside from the bills and assorted junk mail that are stuffed in my mailbox at home, and the odd letter from an awards committee sent to me here at work, most of my correspondence is confined to [...]
Judging the Chill Factor
I had the great pleasure of reading Lure by Deborah Kerbel in the very early writing stages. Every few weeks, I’d get an updated version with slight changes that ramped up the spooky factor just a hint more… I had the voice of John in my head for a long time afterwards. Loved it! As [...]
Mr. Jinnah in Mumbai
It’s a cold and snowy morning, one step back before two steps forward into spring (I hope). Just got a note from Don Hauka, author of Mr. Jinnah: Securities, and the more recent She Demons. Don is currently in Mumbai attending the Ficci Frames conference, a three day international conference covering all areas of media [...]
Love & Oscar Gold
In an earlier post this week, I mentioned I’m a fan of all things dark & spooky in my cinematic adventures. I understand that not everyone appreciates such things, but I guarantee there’s a genre that every viewer likes, whether they’ll admit it or not. Romance.
Before I discovered all that Fright Nights and Sci-Fi have [...]
An Award Fit for a King
The King’s Speech is probably the Oscar film that is most hyped to win some big accolades. People are saying that Colin
Firth is a shoe-in for Best Actor, and the film is the favourite to take Best Picture. Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter may or may not walk away with Best Supporting Actor/Actress wins, [...]
And the Oscar for Spookiness Goes To…
With the lead up to the 83rd Annual Academy Awards in full swing, I can’t help but think that this year’s nominees are unusually tame compared to previous seasons. Stories of love and friendship predominate whereas ghouls and gore are conspicuously absent. The King’s Speech? The Fighter? Toy Story 3? The lighter side of film [...]
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