Defining the “Canadian” in the Canadian Voice

“What is Canadian literature? What is a Canadian novel? I am not going to be so foolhardy as to attempt to define these terms; many have wandered into this wilderness—and returned, what else but bewildered if they were honest, or with simplistic or outdated notions if they were naive; this is hardly surprising—the country is changing around us even as we speak, stirring up a host of conflicting ideas and interests, and to look for…

4 stars for Old Growth, by Matt Hughes

A glowing 4-star review for Old Growth, by Matt Hughes, from a LibraryThing reviewer. Old Growth is the second book in the Sid Rafferty Thriller series. available in print and eBookfrom Five Riversand online booksellers worldwide This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. The language has a straight forward reading style and I finished the book in a couple of hours. My overall impression of the work is that it is quite masculine in feel….

Two recent 4-star reviews for Old Growth

available in print and ebookfrom Five Rivers Publishingand online booksellers worldwide Old Growth, the second novel in the Sid Rafferty Thriller series, by Matt Hughes, recently received the following two, four-star reviews on LibaryThing. This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Sid Rafferty, a writer for hire, lives with his girlfriend in a small town in Vancouver. The many threads of this novel include, but are not limited to, the preservation/cutting of old growth forests, historical…

LibraryThing praise for Old Growth, by Matt Hughes

Two short but sweet reviews from book-lovers on LibraryThing for Matt Hughes’ latest Sid Rafferty Thriller, Old Growth. available in print and eBookfrom Five Riversand booksellers worldwide This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. “Old growth forests are living lessons in the power of vegetative persistence”. Matt Hughes shares his knowledge of Vancouver Island forests, coalmines, small town costal life and the vagaries of being a free-lance writer. The tangents are interesting and the outcome…

Author Susan Mayse weighs in on Old Growth

Susan Mayse Susan Mayse is a fourth generation Vancouver Islander who grew up on stories of the mining towns of Cumberland, Bevan, Nanaimo, and Wellington. She has written for many national and international publications including The Daily Mail, The Toronto Star, and The Malahat Review. She is also the author of a prize-winning novel, Merlin’s Web and Ginger: The Life and Death of Albert Goodwin, a BC Bestseller and winner of the Arthur Ellis Award…