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The WAR Series: Writers as Readers, with Bruce McDougall
Submitted by Grace on October 20, 2014 - 1:21pm
Part mystery, part family story and part coming-of-age tale, Bruce McDougall's newest book is the short story collection Every Minute is a Suicide (Porcupine's Quill). The collection revolves around a father's disappearance and his son's attempt to find answers over the long years that follow. Eventually, the now-grown son finds himself — in more ways than one — in the darkness of a brutal Yukon winter. A witty, clear-eyed take on the struggle to find one's place in the world, Every Minute is a Suicide is a great addition to any short fiction reading list. Today Bruce joins us to take on the The WAR Series: Writers As Readers questionnaire, which gives writers an opportunity to talk about the books that shaped them, from first loves to new favourites. Bruce tells us about the CanLit titan who made him cry, the books he keeps returning to and the one book he feels influenced his writing above all others. The WAR Series, Writers as ReadersThe first book I remember reading on my own: A book that made me cry: The first adult book I read: A book that made me laugh out loud: The books I have re-read many times: A book I feel like I should have read, but haven't: The book I would give my seventeen year old self, if I could: A book I feel strongly influenced me as a writer and why: The best book I read in the past six months: The books I plan on reading next: A possible title for my autobiography: Related item from our archives |
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