What I've been reading lately:

"The Light of Day" by Graham Swift. Quite a compelling read...very suspense filled. Interesting development of a rather accidental relationship. Well done.

"The Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri. Short stories and an excellent chronicling of the immigrant experience. Author grew up in London & Rhode Island. I will be interested in reading her first novel which is due to be released very soon called "The Namesake".

"Original Minds: In conversation with CBC Radio" by Eleanor Wachtel. Very engaging conversations with people like Johathan Miller, Jane Goodall, Bernardo Bertolucci, Desmond Tutu, Gloria Steinem etc. Probably have to return the book before I get round to reading all of them.

Yesterday I heard Wachtel interviewing Nuala O'Faolain (interview took place in Victoria last Spring at the Manulife Writers Festival) and found her very funny and entertaining. Put a hold on her memoir called "Are You Somebody: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman". I think she catches the essence of this strange, desperate country very well.