IMAGINING CANADIAN LITERATURE

By pwsadmin | May 26, 2021
A book cover with an older man sitting in a chair.

“Jack McClelland was a pioneer in Canadian publishing. In the late fifties and the sixties – at a time when many Canadians did not believe they had a literature, or if they did have one, it wasn’t very good or interesting – he swung onto the scene like a swashbuckling pirate. He took chances on authors,…

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A Memoir of Friendship

By pwsadmin | May 26, 2021
A memory of friendship by carol shields and blanche howard

“The letters between these two women are poignant and understated in their unflinching honesty. . . .   a significant achievement and a landmark bookâ€Globe and Mail “[A] dialogue of grace and generosity…It is also surprisingly gripping, propelled by suspenseâ€Quill & Quire Penguin Canada 2007 A Memoir of Friendship A thirty year dialogue on love and…

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