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Giller Prize memories and reviews | Midway
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Enjoying life's crazy ride. Giller Prize memories and reviews. September 22, 2013. Middot; by debdundas. Middot; in Culture. Middot; Leave a comment. A long red rose landed on my desk, along with an embossed invitation. It was one of the most coveted events in the city – and I was on the list. Writers, publicists, book editors, book sellers, publishers – we were excited about a celebration of Canadian books the likes of which this country hadn’t seen before. 8221; Most rose to the occasion. There were li...
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Transit City: An awkward, pregnant pause | Midway
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Enjoying life's crazy ride. Transit City: An awkward, pregnant pause. January 21, 2014. Middot; by debdundas. Middot; in Midway. Middot; 4 Comments. I was wondering why she was reading a children’s book. I didn’t see the title page, didn’t catch its name. But I could see, peering down on her as I stood holding on to the pole in the subway, snooping, something in big, kid-friendly type, about frogs. She seemed engrossed; was reading intently. 8220;Would you like to take this seat? 8221; she asked me.
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Celebrate Irish writing on St. Patrick’s day | Midway
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Enjoying life's crazy ride. Celebrate Irish writing on St. Patrick’s day. March 17, 2014. Middot; by debdundas. Middot; in Culture. Middot; 1 Comment. Edna O’Brien’s Country Girl. Is the Irish writer’s memoir; the title refers to her breakthrough novel Country Girls. Maeve Binchy’s last book, A Week in Winter. Was released after she died last July at the age of 72. She had finished this book a few weeks prior and was apparently just working on the final polish, which her editor completed. It make...Revis...
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Talking writing with Andrew Taylor | Midway
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Enjoying life's crazy ride. Talking writing with Andrew Taylor. August 30, 2013. Middot; by debdundas. Middot; in On Writing. Middot; 2 Comments. Just had a few tweets with Andrew Taylor – the U.K. crime/historical suspense writer. He came to Canada earlier this year at the behest of his fans – a great reason to come to a place if ever there was one. His new book The Scent of Death was also out – so he managed to get in a bit of a publicity tour, as well. Follow Blog via Email. Join 475 other followers.
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Transit City: “What is to be done?” | Midway
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Enjoying life's crazy ride. Transit City: What is to be done? August 18, 2013. Middot; by debdundas. Middot; in On Writing. Middot; 3 Comments. This is the latest in my subway people series of posts. He kept looking at me. The guy sitting across from me on the subway car. Every time I’d glance up from the book I was reading his intense blue eyes would be watching me, unwavering. When I slipped up and my eyes accidentally met his, he leaped at the opportunity. I nodded. Yes. Are you studying English?
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Enjoying life's crazy ride. Celebrate Irish writing on St. Patrick’s day. March 17, 2014. Middot; by debdundas. Middot; in Culture. Middot; 1 Comment. If you don’t fancy drinking green beer, there are lots of other ways to honour Irish culture: there’s plenty in film, art and literature that avoids the pastiche of leprechauns and shamrocks – but have clear Irish voices with universal appeal. Here are three books published in the past year from some of the country’s […]. March 13, 2014. Middot; in Midway.
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Remember Barb Turnbull? She’s still inspiring. | Midway
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Enjoying life's crazy ride. She’s still inspiring. September 30, 2013. Middot; by debdundas. Middot; in Midway. Middot; 5 Comments. Barbara Turnbull is a colleague of mine. She’s just written an eBook titled What I Know: Lessons from my 30 years of quadriplegia – here’s the link. What she doesn’t know is that our relationship actually goes back about 30 years. But nobody tried to rob it at gunpoint. Later, we watched as the trial unfolded. After, Barbara Turnbull disappeared from the public spotlight.
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Winter break reads: From the literary to the feel-good | Midway
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Enjoying life's crazy ride. Winter break reads: From the literary to the feel-good. March 9, 2014. Middot; by debdundas. Middot; in Having Fun. Middot; 2 Comments. The weather’s warming up – but it’s still cold enough outside to spend a weekend curled up with a book. Here are three I’ve read recently – click on the links below for the full reviews:. My Life in Middlemarch. Remember the movie Little Miss Sunshine? The director of that has signed up to make a movie based on The Good Luck of Right Now.
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Rob Ford taught my kid a lesson | Midway
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Enjoying life's crazy ride. Rob Ford taught my kid a lesson. November 6, 2013. Middot; by debdundas. Middot; in Midway. Middot; Leave a comment. I never thought the mayor of Toronto would give me the grist I need for a frank talk with my 9-year-old kid about the perils of smoking crack cocaine. Last week, when Toronto police chief Bill Blair announced that his force had possession of a video. That appeared to show Mayor Rob Ford. Right Little kids. Big ears. The night Rob Ford admitted publicly that he&#...
