A preliminary reading list to help you get started writing essays
The Gift of a Book
Giving an object, experience, and keepsake, all in one
Over Prairie Trails
Reminiscent of cross-country skiing on winter trails at night
Damaged Books: On Forgiving the Unforgivable
When someone damages your books, what conditions follow?
Winning at Blogging: Lessons from Rowing
Rowing and stroke rate, applied to blogging frequency
On Five-and-Three-Quarter Books for $50
The book buying habits of a bargain-savvy bibliophile
Best Canadian Essays (1989)
My discovery of a Canadian presence in the international scene of the essay
