Ian Rankin's five favourite books
- Fri Apr 20 2012
- Laurie Grassi
Mystery readers and television fans alike will be familiar with Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin. He’s best known for his series of novels featuring the hard-drinking, music-loving Detective Inspector John Rebus, which were adapted for television in the early 2000s, starring first John Hannah and then Ken Stott.
Ian Rankin's five favourite books
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Q&A with Mr g’s Alan Lightman
- Fri Feb 24 2012
- Laurie Grassi
Author and physicist Alan Lightman talks to Chatelaine about his newest novel, Mr g, his thoughts on the universe, our desire for knowledge and inability to answer many of the questions we have about ourselves and our world, and his own creative works.
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We met Mr g author Alan Lightman!
- Fri Feb 24 2012
- Lora Grady
Last week, the Chatelaine Book Club hosted its very first Book Club Breakfast. We had the pleasure of meeting Alan Lightman, physicist and author of Mr g and Einstein's Dreams. Alan read the first chapter from his new novel, Mr g, and chatted with us about existence and the creation of the universe, as well as his writing process and favourite books.
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Discussion, Mr g by Alan Lightman, Part 2
- Tue Feb 21 2012
- Lora Grady
In this, the second and last part of Mr g by Alan Lightman (page 112 to end), Alex, Lora and I ponder such things as good vs. evil, faith, the meaning of life — and the allure of sparkly dresses.
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Discussion, Mr g by Alan Lightman, Part 1
- Tue Feb 14 2012
- Laurie Grassi
In our first chat about Alan Lightman's imaginative Mr g, Alex, Lora and I talk about this retelling of the story of creation — the clever characterizations, how Mr. g's actions have unexpected consequences for himself and others, and how science fits into the storyline.
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Excerpt: Alan Lightman's Mr g
- Fri Feb 10 2012
- Laurie Grassi
In this excerpt from Mr g, the new novel from Alan Lightman (author of Einstein's Dreams), we get a glimpse of the beginning of the novel — and the beginning of creation.
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Mr. Fox by Helen Oyeyemi
- Sat Sep 17 2011
- Maryam Siddiqi
Book review: How well do you really know the person you love, what they're capable of and what their true desires are? That's the question posed to readers in this whimsical and captivating tale
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