Homesick

bMay I introduce the incredible Laura Conchelos, who has become blogolicious of late. Mainly just cuz she's moving to the South Pole this week. If you know Laura Conchelos, you are probably not altogether surprised to hear that, and if you don't know Laura Conchelos, you should. Sometimes she comes to my house bearing organic non-perishable goods she canned herself. I adore her. In addition, the ever-brilliant Erin has moved blogs, so update all links accordingly!

André Alexiswrites that the best English book in Canada probably shouldn't be French, and that translators are getting shafted. India Knight has edited an anthology called The Dirty Bits for Girls: "And of course one of the marvellous things about finding out about sex through books was that it instilled a love of reading". On growing up on MOR radio. The Governor General's shortlist- and no women! oh my. Now reading Barometer Rising and Nixon in China: The Week that Changed the World.