What difference does a border make? A big one, unfortunately. Five years ago, Alaska-born Ellen Bielawski published a major work of creative nonfiction about the diamond mines of Canada, based on her own experiences as a negotiator in the incredibly high-stakes minerals game. Called ROGUE DIAMONDS: Northern Riches on Dene Land, it was published in […]
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Have you ever had one of those really bad online days when you just can’t get your computer to do what it’s supposed to do and no one seems to care? Well, be careful — step away from the vodka coolers, don’t even think about disguising your voice when you call the internet repair place,
I thought sending Obama one Alaska book was a good idea. I hadn’t heard about Canadian author Yann Martel’s wonderfully quixotic project: sending Canada Prime Minster Stephen Harper a new book every two weeks. Martel, author of THE LIFE OF PI, was offended by an overly perfunctory parliamentary reception he and other Canadian authors received
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Name a few recent Canadian novels on your TBR list. (Too hard? I couldn’t think of many either and naming only Margaret Atwood books shouldn’t count.) OK, here’s one I’ve meant to read: THE CELLIST OF SARAJEVO by British Columbia writer Steven Galloway. How to catch up on Canada books? Here’s one idea. At The
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Over the next few weeks, I’m going to be turning this blog’s binoculars not west (as this wonderfully witty New Yorker cover suggests) but the other direction — toward Canada — which, as we’ve been reminded a lot lately, happens to be another country. And very close to us, too. In honor of my upcoming
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