Tag Archives: Canadian literature

Happy Birthday L.M. Montgomery! Born on the Imaginative North Shore of Prince Edward Island, My Home

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Brenton Dickieson

Despite its global celebrity, Prince Edward Island’s north shore remains a largely unknown treasure. With hundreds of inlets, creeks, wharves, harbours, river valleys, hillside views, and quaint communities to explore, visitors who come here expecting to “see the Island” in … Continue reading →

Posted in L.M. Montgomery | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Canadian literature, John A. Macdonald, L.M. Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Prince Edward Island | 18 Comments

Happy Birthday L.M. Montgomery! Born on Prince Edward Island’s Imaginative North Shore

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

Posted in L.M. Montgomery | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Canadian literature, John A. Macdonald, L.M. Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Prince Edward Island | 15 Comments

Blogging the Hugos 2021 (Series Launch)

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

It isn’t often that I get a popular novel as it first finds its way into the world. I’m usually years behind in my TBR and motivated to find new books by book clubs and upcoming classes and film adaptations. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging the Hugos, Fictional Worlds, News & Links, Reviews | Tagged Black Sun, Canadian literature, Eye of the World, George R.R. Martin, Gideon the Ninth, Harrow The Ninth, Lady Astronaut Universe, Margaret Atwood, Mark Sampson, Martha Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, N.K. Jemisin, Neil Gaiman, Network Effect, Piranesi, Rebecca Roanhorse, Rebecca Rosenblum, Robert Jordan, Science Fiction, Susanna Clarke, Tamsyn Muir, The City We Became, The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, Wheel of Time | 4 Comments

Full Video: Emily of New Moon Round Table with E. Holly Pike, Kate Sutherland, and Brenton Dickieson (Conversations about #LMMontgomery Series)

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

I was pleased to be part of a great online conversation on Saturday, a “Round Table” about L.M. Montgomery’s novel, Emily of New Moon. This is by far my favourite Montgomery novel in terms of artistry and thoughtfulness, a Cinderella … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Benjamin Lefebvre, Canadian literature, Carmilla, Emily Climbs, Emily of New Moon, Emily's Quest, Kevin Sullivan, L.M. Montgomery, L.M. Montgomery and Gender, Megan Follows, Sheridan Le Fanu | 9 Comments

“The Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery” and the Critical Virtue and Vice of Editors

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

One of the earlier biographers of C.S. Lewis, Chad Walsh once said that although Lewis was not a poet of greatness, he was (and remains) an interesting poet. This observation is relevant for many of the early-to-mid-20th century authors I … Continue reading →

Posted in L.M. Montgomery | Tagged Benjamin Lefebvre, C.S. Lewis, Canadian literature, J.R.R. Tolkien, L.M. Montgomery, literature, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Poetry, T.S. Eliot, The Poetry of Lucy Maud Montgomery, The Waste Land, The Watchman and Other Poems | 24 Comments

The Canadian Authors the Prime Minister and Brenton Forgot to Read: Guest Post by Author Mark Sampson

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

I was so grateful and humbled when Brenton included some of my work on his list “The Canadian Books the Prime Minister Forgot to Read,” so I jumped at his invitation to add five more Canadian authors of my own … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged Amy Jones, Canadian literature, Esi Edugyan, John Wall Barger, Lynn Coady, Mark Sampson, Ray Smith | 2 Comments

CSL:LMM, C.S. Lewis and L.M. Montgomery (Throwback Thursday)

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Brenton Dickieson

At A Pilgrim in Narnia, we have an occasional feature called “Throwback Thursday.” By raiding either my own blog-hoard or someone else’s, I find a blog post from the past and throw it back out into the digital world. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian literature, L.M. Montgomery, Lewis Biography | Tagged Anne of Green Gables, books, C.S. Lewis, Canadian literature, Emily of New Moon, letters, Prince Edward Island, publishing, publishing dreams, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside, Story Girl, The Alpine Path, WWI, WWII | 23 Comments

This is Not the Apocalypse You Are Looking For, but You Might Like the Novel: A Review of “All the Animals on Earth” by Mark Sampson

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

All the Animals on Earth is a novel by Mark Sampson that I managed to squeeze between the “have-to” reads of my fall semester–a sheer, irresponsible “just because” book. I have admitted that I am something of a fan of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged apocalyptic literature, Canadian literature, Mark Sampson, post-apocalyptic, Sad Peninsula, The Slip | 7 Comments

Smiles and Laughs from Anne’s Marking Pile, a Quote from L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Avonlea

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

Though fans of L.M. Montgomery will usually take whatever they can get from her, critics are not always satisfied by the Anne of Green Gables sequel, Anne of Avonlea (1909). Montgomery herself was not terribly satisfied, distressed that she was … Continue reading →

Posted in L.M. Montgomery, Memorable Quotes | Tagged Anne of Avonlea, Anne of Green Gables, Canadian literature, L.M. Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Prince Edward Island, Teaching | 15 Comments

So Much Love by Rebecca Rosenblum (A Review and 10-Minute Book Talk)

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

So Much Love is an exquisitely crafted book. It is the story of a twentysomething mature student, Catherine, a lover of books who finds her life patterned after the creative and tragic story of a local poet who was killed … Continue reading →