I can’t think of anything interesting to write about. So here are some speculative fiction for middle grade and young adult readers that I like. None of them is by any means flawless, but I enjoyed them all. So there. As a bonus, here is one non-speculative fiction middle-grade book…
I have a habit of seeing movies way after their original release dates, and such is the case with Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. But I saw it in IMAX! Doesn’t that count for something? Anyway, I found the movie really gripping. If you read this blog regularly and know…
One of my playwriting professors at Queen’s once advised our class that the way to tell when a piece of writing you were working on was done was when you no longer felt embarrassed to have other people read or perform it. Sound principle. He then, however, added a caveat:…
That, if you were wondering, was the sound of me this Friday afternoon. See, my sister’s birthday is around the end of the month, but since we won’t be in the same city that week, we decided to arrange for her present now. If you know my sister, you won’t…
I’ve been meaning to re-read His Dark Materials ever since I attended a lecture by Philip Pullman in November. Because I’m an awful procrastinator, I haven’t yet done so. BUT – I did see The Golden Compass this month when it was one of the movies available on that cool…