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Barbara Kingsolver

Monday Quote: Barbara Kingsolver & Antonia Malchik

December 2, 2019December 17, 2018

This week my quotes have to do with persevering even when you feel inadequate or not ready or filled with anxiety (the latter is me … Read more

Tags achievement, Antonia Malchik, anxiety, Barbara Kingsolver, novels, reading, short stories, Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, writing

Monday Quote: Tessa Hadley

December 2, 2019December 10, 2018

I’ve been reading Tessa Hadley’s work in preparation for an interview, and am really enjoying her writing and perspective.

Tags Alice Munro, Barbara Kingsolver, book review, British, canlit, equality, feminism, gender, LA Review of Books, Longreads, Mavis Gallant, men, relationships, Tessa Hadley, The Rumpus, UK, women, writing

On Reading a Book Twice

December 2, 2019November 6, 2018

Reading a book twice can seem like an unaffordable luxury given all the books out there waiting to be read. But it’s helpful in seeing the big picture – the forest for the trees.

Tags Barbara Kingsolver, books, fiction, interview, nonfiction, novels, oeuvre, post-apocalyptic, readers, reading, rereading, writers, writing process

Talking to Famous Authors

December 2, 2019October 17, 2018

Yesterday my interview with Barbara Kingsolver was published at Longreads. I’ve been calling it a Q&A, because that’s how it was structured, but my writing … Read more

Tags authors, Barbara Kingsolver, conversation, craft, famous people, interview, literary fiction, literature, Q&A, Unsheltered, writing
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In addition to impacts in southern AB remember Minister Nixon, after saying ... recreation plans for Bighorn needed more consultation opened up Bighorn in @DTCountryAB to open pit coal mining with no consultation/land use planning. Massive impact on hiking areas. @ryanjespersen https://t.co/iOfB9kefEW

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