Canadian author Julie Curwin has won the 2008 Commonwealth prize for her short story “World Backwards.”(via) And be amazed (jealous?) by this:
New Brunswick-born Curwin began writing only two years ago, and is now working on a collection of short stories with medical themes.
Rachel Resnick, who did epic interviews for BookFox a few months ago, has recently released her memoir, Love Junkie.
Best Books of 2008? Already? Why not break out the Best of lists along with the Christmas tree on November 1st? (via)
Test of Reading Taste: If you were a slush pile reader in the 1940s, would you have published this story by this then-unknown author? (via)
