Read 2013
The books I have read in 2013, and links to the reviews (where I bothered): The Age of Hope by David Bergen Away by Jane Urquhart February by Lisa Moore Dark Matter: Reading the Bones ed. Sheree R....
View ArticleCanada Reads 2013 Review #2 – The Age of Hope
David Bergen preempted this review in the last chapter of The Age of Hope with a scene in which Hope’s middle daughter, Penny, divulges her intention to write a novel that sounds like it’s likely to be...
View ArticleThat Little Something Extra
Yours humbly. It was a random act. Last spring I contributed to an Indigeogo campaign to help Irish cartoonist Dale O’Flaherty get to TCAF. I had no idea who Dale was, nor was I familiar with his work,...
View ArticleUnder Construction!
After nearly a year on hiatus I am almost ready to relaunch the blog! What have I been up to? Writing, mostly. While I’m rebuilding, I hope you’ll follow me on Twitter @CharlotteAshley! You can also...
View ArticleWant to be a Bookseller for a Day?
There is some excellent discussion over at E. Catherine Tobler’s blog about reading women, something we should all be doing more. There is nothing new under the sun: this issue comes up all the time...
View ArticleRepresenting Daddy
Because my children are very small, they do not, at this stage, look for themselves in books. Their brains don’t work like that yet – they take themselves for granted, since they are the centre of the...
View ArticleClavis Aurea – February 20, 2014
My short story reviews are up at ChiZine.com! Check ’em out.
View ArticleIn which I change place, talk about place
With ChiZine.com refocussing to feature their own publications, the folks at Apex Magazine have been good enough to host my short story review column, Clavis Aurea. The first installment is out today –...
View ArticleI’m moving!
Sick of seeing ads? Wish you could remember my url? Want to read good words somewhere new and different? Me too! That is why this blog has been moved to a new, better place. I beg you, follow me this...
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