No, this is not a serious academic treatise detailing the legal ramifications of libel and slander, copyright and moral rights, or defamation as such. Rather, I come at it from the dilemma of one engaged in frequent travel, blogging back to a select few (~65) friends about my experiences around…
Category: Culture
Talking Story, Inuit-Style
Review of Angirattut (Coming Home) Angirattut is the new film by by Zacharias Kunuk, the director of the Cannes award-winning Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner. In this film the timeframe is brought to the present—through the lens of a group of Inuit returning to the abandoned site of the camp they…
Review of The Circle, by Dave Eggers
The Circle, by Dave Eggers (note: spoiler alert!) It’s funny, after reading this book I have mixed feelings about posting a review. Part of the genius of The Circle is putting the main character (Mae) in a position we are progressively drawn to question. At the end we must, like…
Reader’s Guide to Hunter’s Daughter
My just-released mystery novel of the Arctic, Hunter's Daughter, weaves a journey through the literary landscape that is not easily pigeonholed. Part historical novel, part detective tale, part coming-of-age story about a young Inuit woman, the book may offer genre readers more literature than they bargained for, and literary readers a strong dose…