So you want to invoke the muses? Call unto the gods and have their divinity fill the pages of your writing? Perhaps you wish to ask an oracle about the life your piece may live. There are tons of writers who have pulled on Greek or Roman mythology to add depth and story to their … Continue reading Invoking The Muses By: Paige Reed
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Famous Opening Lines
Many of us book lovers have a favourite opening line from a novel. One that stood out and has and remained ingrained in our memories. Today we're sharing some of our favourite famous opening lines. #1 Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov "Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul. Lo-lee-ta: the … Continue reading Famous Opening Lines
A Night and Darkness Reading List
In this part of the world, mid-November means winter has settled in for a long stay. It also means daylight is making itself scarce. For example, on this particular day—November 18—the sun rose here at 8:06 a.m. and set at 4:32 p.m. A little over eight hours of light. A month from now, it’ll be … Continue reading A Night and Darkness Reading List
A Pride Week Reading List
In celebration of Pride Week (March 12-16) at MacEwan, we've put together a reading list of books with LGBT characters, content, and themes. It's by no means exhaustive or authoritative--there's plenty out there to choose from--but the books below should bring some reading joy as winter slowly gives way to spring. Rubyfruit Jungle, Rita Mae … Continue reading A Pride Week Reading List
A Hockey Reading List
The Bolo Tie Collective has been pretty busy these last few weeks with submissions and acquisitions for Volume 3 of our anthology. In the midst of all this hard work, it seems like a good time for another reading list, one focused on the here and now. With it being midwinter and just over the halfway point … Continue reading A Hockey Reading List
A Christmas Reading List
For many of us the festive season offers a little more time than usual to get comfortable with a good book. With that in mind, we've put together a reading list of Christmas-y books to give you some inspiration for your own Christmas reading list. Christmas: A Biography, Judith Flanders This newly published non-fiction book … Continue reading A Christmas Reading List
A LitFest Reading List
Autumn is the reading season. As the temperature drops and daylight fades, there are few things as warm as relaxing with a good book. And wouldn't you know it, we're now a couple of days into LitFest here in Alberta's capital. So, in the spirit of grey days and Canada's original nonfiction festival, we've put … Continue reading A LitFest Reading List
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