Tag: Canada

by M. Bijman August 21, 2021

The people are revolting, are they?

Seven Circumstances investigates People in my family like to say “the people are revolting” whenever we see a riot orContinue Reading

by M. Bijman June 12, 2020

Backstories CanLit Creative Process Detective fiction Discussion of genre Discussion of writing style List of similar books Mysteries and Thrillers Published books Realistic Fiction

Real World Meets Realism – Devil’s Run, by Gordon Mohs (Part 3 of 3)

In this post I continue looking into the subject of factual accuracy in Fiction, and specifically Realistic Fiction and theContinue Reading

by M. Bijman March 15, 2019

Discussion of writing style Review of literary fiction Review of modern fiction Review of new book

Art Crimes and War Crimes – Butterfly, by John Delacourt

John Delacourt’s novel Butterfly is hard to read, not because of his writing style, but because of the subject matterContinue Reading

by M. Bijman February 19, 2018

Backstories Cold Climate Novels for Summer Current events Detective fiction detective novel Discussion of film/TV series Mysteries and Thrillers Review of Mysteries and Thrillers Trending

Classic crime fiction with a Canadian twist – The John Cardinal Series, by Giles Blunt

I watched the final episode of the second season of Cardinal, based on the books by Giles Blunt, on Feb. 8,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman December 14, 2016

Award-winning novel Discussion of writing style Modern fiction Review of literary fiction Review of new book Review of new novel

“Kǔ lé”, a state of both joy and sorrow in Do Not Say We Have Nothing, by Madeleine Thien

This important novel about two families of brilliant musicians in China during the “Great Leap Forward” (1958 – 1961), the “Cultural Revolution” (1966 –Continue Reading

by M. Bijman July 30, 2014

CanLit Discussion of genre Review of new book Review of new novel Review of novel

Books for Summer road trips – Stories from Iceland, Denmark and Canada’s small towns

Books for Summer road trips This past month I travelled south into the USA, down through Washington State, into Oregon,Continue Reading

by M. Bijman May 10, 2014

CanLit Discussion of film/TV series Humor Humour Reviews of Screenplays and Dramas

“Corner Gas” – The Comedy of Brent Butt and the Canadian Psyche

At the time that I relocated to Canada from South Africa, I thought that the situation down in Southern AfricaContinue Reading

by M. Bijman May 7, 2014

Current events Discussion of author’s portfolio Non-fiction Published books Review of historical fiction Subjective non-fiction

Have you read People of the Deer? You should, especially now

Grand old man of Canadian literature dies Just last week I gave my copy of Farley Mowat’s Eastern Passage to a friendContinue Reading

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