In grim view of the future, the environment on the east coast of America has been destroyed by a massive, unexplained explosion. A dying man and his very young son travel south to escape the approaching winter.
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, the new U.S. Poet Laureate and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, is known for poems that infuse the everyday world with evocative imagery and haunting insight. Recently I sat down with one of his collections, My Noiseless Entourage. Using contemporary images in unique ways, the poems in this volume resonate long after the final word, giving us a new-found appreciation for what is usually deemed ordinary, and accomplishing what Wordsworth considered to be the ultimate goal of poetry: taking the ordinary and making it extraordinary.
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While on holiday in Montreal this fall, I decided to read bestseller, The Little Girl Who Was Too Fond of Matches. Perfect in size to accompany one en route, this shorter novel (the edition I read was only 138 pages in length) can easily be finished in a day or two. But don't let it fool you: the ending packs a punch that resonates long after the final page and leaves the reader horrified.
Categories: Reviews, Staff PickI'll admit it, I am more of a crime fiction fan than a mystery fan. Give me the seedy grit of , and . So imagine my surprise when Winnipeg's managed to completely engage me with her debut novel Hoot to Kill.
Categories: Reviews, Staff Pick, Mystery & CrimeAs much as we like to use the don't-judge-a-book-by-its-cover cliche, I can honestly say it was the cover of this book that caught my attention. The empty coat just held so many possibilities and the story certainly didn't disappoint.
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