Natural Order Posts
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Unpacking "Quirky": A CanLit Round Table
Four of our favourite Canadian writers grapple with the questions of quirky: What does quirky really mean? What are its politics? Who gets to be quirky? …
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Books with Old Folks (by Brian Francis)
"Oh, Hagar Shipley, with your beetle-flecked hair, wilderness pride and flatulence..."
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Sneak Peek: Brian Francis Reads from Natural Order (Doubleday Canada)
Following on the success of Fruit, a 2009 Canada Reads contender, Brian Francis gears up for the fall release of his latest novel Natural Order.