Before He Was Famous

The New York Times reviewed Bruce Machart's debut novel The Wake of Forgiveness, and it's a rave. Says author Philip Caputo,His accounts of the horse races are as thrilling as his depictions of the harsh Texas landscape are loving and precise. He has a good ear for Western speech, and he writes as convincingly about … Continue reading Before He Was Famous

Canadian, Eh?

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has opened voting to choose the Canada Reads Top Ten Novels of the Decade. Those of us south of the border will be struck by the number of authors who it turns out hail from the Great White North: William GibsonYann MartelMargaret AtwoodEmma DonoghueCarol ShieldsThe full list is here.--David E