Magnificent Octopus

A.S. Byatt and Eleanor Wachtel take their seats on stage. Wachtel explains that she was asked to chat before they begin proper, to ask somet...

Tonight, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Bible! author Jonathan Goldstein ( WireTap ) is interviewed by Jian Ghomeshi at the 11th Blue Metropolis...

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Profile: AS Byatt interview: Nothing like the Dame . Interview: A.S. Byatt: On the nature of writing . "I love Montreal and I love the ...

Baby steps. The Children's Book , by A.S. Byatt, starts off at a luxuriously leisurely pace. Time, to start, is measured in parties, soc...

Since first I ever laid eyes on it, weeks ago, I can't get it out of my mind. The Sony VAIO P Series Pocket-Style PC is one of the most...

The Children's Book , by A.S. Byatt. Isn't it beautiful? The cover depicts a brooch by René Lalique, depicted in the novel at the Ex...

I want to note, before more time passes, how wonderful Ian McEwan is. Quite by chance (meaning: spending my lunch hour browsing at the McGil...

Tonight, a little spring inside while winter rages on (well, gasps anyway) outside: Pasta with asparagus, bacon, and onion . (And a bottle o...

Viens, mon beau chat, sur mon coeur amoureux; Retiens les griffes de ta patte, Et laisse-moi plonger dans tes beaux yeux, Mêlés de métal et ...

The 11th Blue Metropolis Montreal International Literary Festival takes place April 22-26, 2009. This year's theme: words that matter. ...

I love this story. I first read about it the other week, but my mind keeps returning to it. The citizens of France (vive la république!) pr...

In last night's episode, young Ben brings Sayid a book with his sandwich: A Separate Reality , by Carlos Castaneda. Has anybody read it?...

(This is book commentary 2.2 on Galatea 2.2 , by Richard Powers, now seen through the haze of days. Weeks! It's been weeks since I read ...

This is why I love Sawyer . JACK: So where do we go from here? SAWYER: I'm working on it. JACK: Really? Because it looked to me like you...

Old or new, the only sign I always try to rid my books of (usually with little success) is the price-sticker that malignant booksellers atta...

Helena thinks I'm smart. "You're so smart, Mommy." It doesn't take all that much to impress a 6-year-old, but when I h...

Coming up out of the metro, making my way to the exit, I glance up — the stairs are swarming with grey-brown huddled masses ever so slowly w...

And each vast shapeless Thing had two little eyes, just like the tiny eyes of the old Clefts there, lost in the loose flesh of their faces, ...