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Having read and enjoyed The Stone Diaries and more recently The Shipping News (yes, I know Annie Proulx is not a Canadian author but from this end of the world [the fact] that she writes about the region makes her eligible) I was very interested to read Dr. Taylor's feature. I will certainly make an effort to obtain some of the titles mentioned. With that in mind, would it be possible to publish a short bibliography (including the name of the publisher) at the end of this sort of article so that readers Down Under (or elsewhere) who want to order books which might not be in our bookstores have more to work with than just the title and author. Thanks.
Mary Riekert
Melbourne, Australia
I am grateful to Ms. Riekert for pointing out this deficiency in the article, I would hate to think I had raised an interest only to frustrate it.
Euan Taylor Replies:The complete references for the books I mentioned are:
- Who Has Seen the Wind, by W. O. Mitchell; McClelland and Stewart,Toronto, 1991).
- Silent Words, by Ruby Slipperjack (Fifth House Publishers, Saskatoon, 1992).
- Murder in Gutenthal, by Armand Wiebe (Turnstone Press, Winnipeg, 1991).
- The History of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, by A. G. Morice (Interior Stationery Ltd., Smithers, British Columbia, 1978)
If I were a college student again, the first voice of authority I would question would surely be Paglia's own. What she is recommending in the final quotation you give from her new book is entirely contrary to the scholarly tradition she espouses: telling students to ignore the writings of Foucault et al. because they are difficult and (to the intellectual tourist) uninteresting is hardly anencouragement to learning. Paglia is a lifestyle-pagephenomenon, a reckless opponent, and a scholar gone bad.
Bernard Kelly
Toronto, Canada
Larry Devich
I suspect that the confusion that you are experiencing is due to our irratic publishing schedule. I have this strange obsession with finishing high school, so I've had to tone down my commitment to Teletimes. We are now officially publishing bi-monthly (6 times/year) instead of monthly to ensure a high level of quality.
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Chris Campbell
Fredericton, Canada
I've just had a quick look, but am quite impressed. Great! I am interested in the wine and photography columns, but am likely to read a wide variety of diverse items. I encourage you to continue to try new things and "push the envelope" of the 'Net.
Dean Boulding
Jakarta, Indonesia
Looks interesting. I hope you succeed and publish more frequently. The more stuff like this I can get on the net, the less I have to hunt for books and magazines. This is good news for me since Regina may be the capital of Saskatchewan but it is not very cosmopolitan. The net provides a better access to the world than any media produced or distributed locally.
Michael A.P. Hill
Regina, Canada
