I love reading short stories, and because they’re not as popular as they deserve to be, I’m always taking advantage of a little air time to talk about how great they are. You can click here to listen to my latest segment on CBC’s Homestretch. For those of you who listened to my radio spots…
All summer long, I’m appearing weekly on CBC’s Homestretch to talk about new books worth reading this summer. Each week, I’m focusing on a different genre, and yesterday I spoke about historical fiction. You can hear the segment here if you are interested. I don’t intend on listening to it myself, because hearing your voice…
Well folks, people don’t seem to be getting sick of my voice yet, because I’ve been asked to return CBC Calgary as their summer books columnist again. Many of you will recall me doing this a few years back, which was a ton of fun. And then last year I was on CKUA a bit,…
I’ve got some exciting news! Ive Read This is back on the radio, in fact some of my Alberta readers may have heard me already, the first broadcast of my monthly column aired on Sunday, February 8 at noon (MT) on CKUA Radio. In Calgary, that’s 93.7 for y’all. You can also listen to the…
For those of you who followed my dalliances into blogging while I was at WordFest, you will recognize this list of mine. It’s a record of every book I read this year, in order of reading. Not the most exciting post I’ve ever made, but I find that people are interested in this nonetheless, so…
CBC.ca | The Homestretch | Book suggestions. Not only do I enjoy referring to cats on a regular basis on this blog, but I also like to BROADCAST the fact that I’m a crazy cat lady as well. Click on the link above to hear that and my book picks for this holiday season. Oh,…
Well, we’ve come to the end of summer, and this means my summer book recommendations on the CBC is also coming to an end. To commemorate the occasion, I got a little picture of myself and the trusty Doug Dirks to post up here, so you get a peek at the studio I inhabited for…
I’m so sorry I haven’t written to this blog for a week now, I’m ridden with guilt! But fear not, I haven’t stopped reading, in fact I’m preparing for my last summer books show with the CBC for Tuesday. To make up for my tardiness in posting, I’ve included a photo of my adorable cat,…
Has anyone ever heard of YOSS? Well it stands for Year of the Short Story, and it happened a couple years ago, but I’m still trying to keep the momentum alive by highlighting how important short fiction is. Listen in for my (somewhat) convincing arguments! CBC.ca | The Homestretch | Short fiction picks.
Well dear readers and listeners, you get a taste of not only my book recommendations for the week, but a glimpse into my ‘exciting’ life as well. Aside from the fact that people believe I’m now a 65-year-old spinster who talks only to her cats, I’d say it was one of my best segments yet….
As a follow-up to a recent CBC segment, I’m happy to write that I’m following through on my oft-muttered promise that I hope to review lots of Alberta authors on this site. So far, I haven’t really done that vow justice, so I’m really quite excited to write about the short story collection I Know…
Well I almost put my foot in my mouth here, but I stayed strong and kept the secret of the WordFest line-up! Although I no longer have to do that because you can visit the website yourself to see who’s coming in October. For those of you who don’t know me personally, I worked at…
