Description
The Best Canadian Essays 2009 features fourteen essays selected from various Canadian magazines. Anita Lahey on the last days of a Montreal convent, Alison Lee on the new face of porn, Nathan Whitlock on fiction in Canada, and Kamal Al-Solaylee on Canadian theatre are just a few of the cultural topics, while essays by Chris Wood, Lori Theresa Waller, and Chris Turner cover the hot topics of energy needs and the environment. Selected by Carmine Starnino and Alex Boyd, these essays demonstrate the outstanding quality of Canadian writing, as well as Canadian thinking.
Praise for the Best Canadian Series
“The wide range of writers, forms and themes represented here make it a great jumping-off point for readers who might be interested in Canadian poetry but are unsure about where to start.”
—Globe and Mail
“A superb collection of national thinkers, crackling with insight on the issues of the age.”
—Chatelaine
“The arrival, late in the fall each year, of [this] collection is always cause for fanfare.”
—Quill & Quire
“The legacy for Canadian literature in the Best Canadian Stories series can’t be overstated. For years the collection has been the place to discover Canadian writers.”
—Winnipeg Free Press
“Best Canadian Stories … combines both emerging and established voices for a fascinating glimpse at the most exciting short fiction coming out of this country.”
—Open Book
