As CBC Books gets ready for Canada Reads, they have posted an excerpt of Stories About Storytellers about Hugh MacLennan. You can read it here.
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Listen to Doug on the CBC Radio West
Doug recently did a series of short interviews about Hugh MacLennan and Two Solitudes. Listen to his interview Rebecca Zandbergen on Radio West, the B.C. Interior’s afternoon program, here.
Listen to Douglas Gibson on The Next Chapter
On December 24, Doug was Shelagh Rogers’ guest on CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter. Listen to the podcast online to hear Doug and Shelagh talk about Hugh MacLennan in preparation for this year’s Canada Reads competition.
Commentary in the Globe and Mail
Doug recently adapted his King’s College address into an editorial for the Globe and Mail, which was published on December 29, 2012, in the weekend edition. Share his ruminations on how Canada can produce more great authors, and great readers, here.
Douglas Gibson on CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter
Take a little break from the holiday mania at 1 p.m. EST today by tuning into The Next Chapter on CBC Radio 1, In preparation for this year’s Canada Reads competition, Doug will be talking about Hugh MacLennan with host Shelagh Rogers.
Doug Gibson Reads from Two Solitudes
As part of his duties representing Hugh MacLennan for this year’s Canada Reads competition, Doug recorded a passage from Hugh MacLennan’s Two Solitudes. Have a listen over at CBC Books.
Editing Tips from Douglas Gibson (#29)
In this recurring feature, we’re sharing tips for editors from the desk of Douglas Gibson. Good for those starting out or old hands who need a reminder, these guidelines form an engaging guide for sharp-eyed wordsmiths.
Tip #29: Partial to Partial
Because the adjective “partial” implies “fond of” or even “biased towards,” the adverb “partially” should not be used as a synonym for “partly.”
In fact, “partly” should be the editor’s choice every time, unless bias is specifically involved, and implied. So, no more buildings “partially destroyed” by a great wind, please.
Canada reads Hugh MacLennan
CBC’s annual Battle of the Books Canada Reads announced their 2013 selections and panelists today at a reception in the broadcaster’s atrium. The books and champions are
- February by Lisa Moore, championed by comedian Trent McClellan
- Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese, championed by Olympic wrestler Carol Huynh
- Away by Jane Urquhart, championed by author Charlotte Gray
- Two Solitudes by Hugh MacLennan, championed by actor Jay Baruchel
- The Age of Hope by David Bergen, championed by broadcaster Ron MacLean
Since Hugh isn’t around anymore to represent his book as author, CBC has asked Doug to stand-in for Hugh and lend his special insight into Hugh’s work and Two Solitudes. Follow along at CBC Books!
Editing Tips from Douglas Gibson (#28)
In this recurring feature, we’re sharing tips for editors from the desk of Douglas Gibson. Good for those starting out or old hands who need a reminder, these guidelines form an engaging guide for sharp-eyed wordsmiths.
Tip #28
A good editor should remove clichés. Yet all too often the clichés hide in plain sight, the adjective-noun combinations so accepted by the reader’s eye and mind that they become almost a single-word notion.
What “fiasco” is not “total”? When is an “inferno” not described as “raging”? When is a “defeat” not “ignominious”? When is “ado” not preceded by “further”?
A good test for the editor is to supply the adjective (“Ignominious . . . hmm”) and see what noun springs to mind. If the answer is automatic, we have a cliché to be avoided.
Doug at the Ontario Writers’ Conference
Get a taste of Doug Gibson’s stage show with this short talk he did for the Ontario Writers’ Conference:
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