All the book peeps turn in their corduroy jackets for tuxes (nothing like perpetuating a stereotype) for the Giller Prize ceremony, one of the country’s biggest literary nights. The Atlantic Book Awards Society wants you to be part of the festivities: they’re throwing a party down at the Writers’ Fed (1113 Marginal), tonight, from 8-11pm, […]
Alexander MacLeod
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MacLeod in motion
In this high literary season, Alexander MacLeod continues to make moves. His first book, a short story collection called Light Lifting, is shortlisted for the Giller Prize. With that recognition in mind, the book’s seven stories confront a single, dominant question: “What constitutes a significant action?” MacLeod, an assistant professor in Saint Mary’s University’s English […]
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MacLeod makes Giller shortlist
Alexander MacLeod‘s short fiction collection, Light Lifting, has been shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Published by Biblioasis, Light Lifting is MacLeod’s first book, though his stories have appeared regularly in Canadian literary journals. He also teaches in the English and Atlantic Studies programs at Saint Mary’s University. A short feature based on a conversation […]