This week we Giller-ed up with shortlist-inspired nailpolish and an essay from Giller-nominated translator Peter McCambridge, interviewed book designer Megan Fildes, got some tips on researching family war history, and much more.Â
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~ Co-author Dieter Buse of the newly published Untold: Northeastern Ontario’s Military Past (Latitude 46 Publishing) shared tips on how to research your family war history in Canada.~ In AU fashion, we painted the Giller Prize shortlist onto our digits in this edition of Do-Lit-Yourself.~ In his essay “How should a translator translate?” Giller-Prize-nominated translator Peter McCambridge shared insight on the elusive art of literary translation: “When I’m translating, the only sign that I’m on the right track is the feeling that I’m being true to my instincts.”~ We interviewed cover designer Megan Fildes about the drop-read gorgeous cover for H.B. Hogan’s darkly funny, short story collection This Keeps Happening (Invisible Publishing)~ We turned our surrealist sights on the body horror in Andrew Wilmot’s debut novelThe Death Scene Artist (Wolsak and Wynn) for #fridayreads.
Around the Web
~ After his death this week, Mental Floss remembers legendary comic book writer Stan Lee with these 10 incredible facts.~ A new library near Oslo has books by major authors, but you have to wait until 2114 to read them.~ If you fell behind on your 2018 reading goals, MobyLives has some .
What Else We’re Reading
We’re cheering on Eric Dupont’s Giller-Prize-shortlisted novel Songs for the Cold of Heart (Baraka Books) in advance of the Giller ceremony on Monday.
