DECEMBER 23, 2020 – Castle Faggot is a comedic straightforward novella of 85 pages by Derek McCormack with a bonus ten-page afterword by Zac Farley and Dennis Cooper. That last part exists as defense and praise for what I gather is a departure from DM’s normal writing. I admit to being innocent of reading Mr. […]
Michael Musto says, “If there’s ever a museum for gay comic/actors navigating their way through show biz, Jason Stuart would have to curate it”. Everybody who knows Jason, knows he is hilarious, but not everybody knows that he has been a true pioneer in the worlds of stand-up and LGBTQ representation. And now, as it turns […]
CORNWALL Ontario – In 2005, after telling a friend that I was moving to Cornwall, her eyes bugged out: “What about all the pedophiles?” she asked. I was taken aback: “For silly sakes, you can’t paint a whole community with one brush.” Project Truth was in full swing when I got here. There were 34 […]
CFN – An Astronaut’s Guide To Life On Earth is one of the finest non-fiction books that I have ever read. At first I thought it was just going to be a chronicle of the author’s trip to space and back but it is much more than that. In the book Chris Hadfield not […]
CFN – My mother recently loaned me a historical fiction novel based on the history of Glengarry and area in the late 18th and early 19th century. The story was so fascinating because I could see how the local culture has evolved from a combination of the Scots and their French neighbours. Even more […]
CFN – I was delighted to be asked to review W. Brett Wilson’s book “Redefining Success: Still Making Mistakes”. For those of you who have watched “Dragon’s Den” you may be familiar with him. A highly successful business man and philanthropist, his principles for business should be taught to every MBA student. If all Corporate […]
Intriguing title for a wise, well-researched and timely book.
CFN – How We Lead covers past, present, and future, “we” being Canada as a whole— citizens, businesses, corporations, NGOs and “not just governments,” Clark insists. And, importantly, Canada’s reputation in the world. What kind of leadership, he asks, have we shown in a changing world over the past century up until today? […]
CFN – I read. I read a lot. I read fiction and non-fiction. I read biographies. Mostly I read pulp fiction (Evanovich, Robb, Patterson, Clancy and their ilk). But I also read the classics (Shakespeare, Bronte, Dickens). And then there’s Khaled Hosseini. I was first introduced to him in “The Kite Runner”, a fascinating book […]
CFN – Generally speaking, I do not enjoy reading authors others have recommended: A character or set of characters in a recurring series that a friend or acquaintance has fallen in love with tend to drive me to distraction. In this, I prefer to try and discard said author at the book store or library. […]
CFN – OK, I’ll have to admit right out that there is a lot of motivated self interest in reviewing this book. It is my goal in life to introduce my little part of the world, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry counties in South Eastern Ontario, to the great flavour and healthy benefits of fresh […]
CFN – I don’t remember a time when I was not in the middle of reading a book. Every once in a while I come across one that I really want to share, for all kinds of reasons. “Three cups of Tea “is such a book. The book gave my view of the world a […]
CFN-Jennifer DeBruin cherishes hearing the reminiscences of her maternal grandmother, Mary, about the days of her youth prior to the inundation of her hometown of Moulinette. Moulinette is one of the now Lost Villages, which once stood on the shores of the mighty St. Lawrence River, one of Canada’s most historic regions—settled by United Empire Loyalists in […]
CFN – I came across my first John Irving novel by accident. Ashamedly, I have a tendency to judge a book by its cover (in the most literal sense), and when I first laid eyes on Irving’s ‘A Widow for One Year’, strewn haphazardly on the shelf at the thrift store, there was something about […]
CFN – I got this book delivered to me last week and have since finished it. It was a great and enjoyable read! Direct Red tells the true tales of what goes on behind the scenes in surgery. Leaving her office job and everything behind in her 20’s to focus on medical school, Gabriel became […]
CFN – Who would not want to read a book with the title “2012 Rabbits and the Happy Apocalypse on Shortwave Radio”. It certainly intrigued me. Author, Roy Berger, takes what could have been just another ‘end of the world’ theme and turns it into an interesting and socially relevant voyage for the main character, Stanley Brown, as […]
CFN – ‘The Perfect Mix’, a book of short stories written by local authors and published locally as well. There are 11 authors in all contributing 22 stories ranging in style from mystery and humour to romance. I had a preview of the book (actually I was editing it) and I have to say […]
CFN – I just finished reading a delightful book, “A Lifetime of Small Adventures” by Bill Birnbaum. I am always interested in people’s adventures whether they be big or small. I admit I had a little problem getting into the essence of the book as what he speaks about as adventures when he was just a child […]
Cornwall ON – Collateral Damage is A Father’s Day Collection of Mayhem. Needle Publishing’s first entry, in bust your face publishing, was TERMINAL DAMAGE. The challenge to their house authors then was that all the stories take place at an airport on the same day – when all hell breaks loose. COLLATERAL DAMAGE is Needles latest. […]