Literary Criticism Books & Reading
Labrador, A Reader's Guide
- Publisher
- Brack and Brine
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2023
- Category
- Books & Reading, Atlantic Provinces (NB, NL, NS, PE)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781778219313
- Publish Date
- Dec 2023
- List Price
- $22.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781778219320
- Publish Date
- Dec 2023
- List Price
- $22.95
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Description
A journey through Labrador literature, led by one of its most passionate readers and most prolific reviewers. These pages chart a winding course all the way from the 18th through to the 21st century, paying visits to authors from Nikashant Antane to Arnold Zageris and everywhere between.
About the author
Robin McGrath is the author or editor of fifteen books, including Trouble and Desire (1995), Escaped Domestics (1998), Hoist Your Sails and Run (1999), Donovan's Station (2002),Covenant of Salt (2005), and Livyers World(2007). She has published over two hundred pieces in magazines such as Beaver, Inuit Art Quarterly, Parchment, TickleAce, Fiddlehead and Room of One's Own.
She is an occasional contributer to CBC Radio, has written and narrated three video scripts, had her first play staged in 2002, and is currently the non-fiction columnist for the St. John's newspaper The Telegram.
Robin was born in Newfoundland and lives in Labrador with her husband, provincial court judge, John Joy. She is a member of The Writers Union of Canada and the Letterset Association of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Editorial Reviews
A fascinating piece of literary detective work.
Jean Graham, Northeast Avalon Times
McGrath's personal story gives this book a spine.
Joan Sullivan, The Telegram
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