Monthly Archives: December 2021

Bingo!

Posted on December 29, 2021 by BiblioLennLibrary

Reviewed by Vince Cuddihy Recently, I have been doing a lot of Binge (2021) reading. Douglas Coupland is one of my favourite writers—one of the few contemporary writers about whom I can say that I have read most of his … Continue reading →

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Finding her voice in the Song for a Whale

Posted on December 22, 2021 by BiblioLennLibrary

Sometimes a book arrives in your life at the perfect moment. Song for a Whale came to me in a trade with my cousin Rose in our version of the modern but somehow ancient practice of swapping household goods to … Continue reading →

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We, Jane

Posted on December 15, 2021 by BiblioLennLibrary

Reviewed by Melanie Cutting Hearing— rather than seeing— the title of this thought-provoking 2021 debut novel by Newfoundland author Aimee Wall might lead one to believe that it is centred on a diminutive Scottish lass named Jane. Nothing could be … Continue reading →

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Can’ Bea’ a Nice Bi’ o’ Dickens!

Posted on December 8, 2021 by BiblioLennLibrary

Arthur Clennam is on a mission. After 20 years with his father in the Far East, he is returning home to London. On his deathbed, Clennam Sr. has with his dying gasp enjoined Arthur to right some vaguely-hinted-at wrong, presenting … Continue reading →

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Globe & Mail & Gazette Trotting

Posted on December 1, 2021 by BiblioLennLibrary

In Memoriam Norman Webster, O.C. 1941 – 2021 Review by Vincent Cuddihy We were saddened last week to hear of the passing of the Townships’ own Norman Webster. I say “Townships’ own” because, although he was born in Summerside PEI, … Continue reading →

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