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Writers talking
By John Metcalf, Claire Wilkshire. 2003
Includes interviews with and commentaries from eight Canadian writers. Listen in to Terry Griggs on where stories come from, Michael…
Winter on writing Newfoundland, and K.D. Miller on being 'an actor who writes'. Also features short stories by these authors. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003.The notebooks: interviews and new fiction from contemporary authors
By Michelle Berry, Natalee Caple. 2002
An anthology of interviews and unpublished work from 17 of Canada's finest younger authors. The writers include Esta Spalding and…
Michael Winter to Derek McCormack, Steven Heighton, and Eden Robinson. Each writer has provided not only a manuscript page facsimile but also a previously unpublished piece of fiction or poetry along with their interview. Some descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2002.Life in the iron mills, and other stories: Second Edition
By Rebecca Harding Davis, Tillie Olsen. 1985
The title piece, first published in the Atlantic Monthly in April 1861, tells the story of an artist living in…
one of the early industrial towns of America and portrays the deprivation of the mill hands and their families. Also included are "The Wife's Story," "Anne," and a biographical sketch of Rebecca Harding Davis. These describe the lives of women constrained by society and by their own senses of dutyAmazing Careers: Inspirational Stories
By Charles Margerison. 2010
How did Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Coco Chanel choose their careers? Discover how these and other high achievers became…
successful in Amazing Careers. In life, the work we do often determines our status in society as much as the money we earn. Some people choose their job because of strong convictions while others are motivated by salary. This book provides a unique insight into lives of people who had exciting and interesting careers and can help provide inspiration to you in your own. Each amazing career is explored through BioViews® which are short biographical stories, similar to interviews. These unique stories provide an easy way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.Fearless Warriors
By Drew Hayden Taylor. 2008
Internationally acclaimed as a playwright, screen-writer, comic and sardonic commentator on the endless gaffs, absurdities and the profound and painful…
misunderstandings that continue to characterize social interactions between aboriginal and non-aboriginal peoples, Taylor's stories in Fearless Warriors are a full frontal assault on stereotypes of all kinds and an edifying affirmation of humanity unlike anything else in fiction.