When poets blog
I don't blog much book stuff. There are so many better places to get the literary dish. These days I like The Tyee, which has a new book blog devoted to B.C. titles--stuff written by real-life author-types who actually live in B.C. Hard to believe, I know. You can even see their books in one of my favorite places, BC Ferries. Former Bookninja founder Peter Darbyshire has a new blog now over at our local rag, The Province. I found out about this while reading Quill & Quire, which finds the new PD blog, uh, well, as dry as crackers, frankly, compared the "sass-mouth" over at Bookninja. It's true--everyone loves Bookninja. Where else can you read what it's like to get shushed by Margaret Atwood. Or a post like this:
When Lady Ninja was grading papers at an American private school, I was handed them after she'd had a look to type random phrases into Google. You'd be surprised how many kids are cheating. Or maybe you wouldn't. Maybe you'd just be sad. Sad as a unicorn staring at a PCB factory fueled with rainforest, puffins, and baby pandas.I'll read your blog, PD. You're creeping up on it stealthily, I say, shurikens hidden in the folds of your ninja suit. Seeing how much sarcasm and snide humour you can get away with before being crushed by the weight of The Province itself, which even you must admit is made up of mostly classifieds and opinions regarding Bertuzzi.
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