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Novelist, and reluctant poet, Jonathan Bennett has won the KM Hunter Award for his upcoming novel, Entitlement, which I am very excited to read. Bennett’s short story collection Verandah People just blew me away. His writing is muscular without sacrificing sensitivity and nuance. It’s also mildly poetic, yet keeps a firm grip on event and plot. Since we’re talking about the best of Canadian fiction, he’s an author I’ve long thought unfairly overlooked, at least in the sense of kudos. (Disclosure: I am friends with Bennett and have seen him, on more than one New Year’s Eve, run down a hall with his pants flying like a flag over his shoulder. This has not affected my ability to judge his literary merit. In fact, given this information, my endorsement should be read as well-earned and hard-won.)
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June 12th, 2008 at 10:08 am
I congratulate JB. For the pantflag thing.
That’s not easy to do.
June 12th, 2008 at 10:26 am
Bravo and felicitations, JB!
June 12th, 2008 at 11:51 am
This is great news, Jonathan!
June 12th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Bravo Jonathan! I take my hat (not pants) off to you!
June 13th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Bennett! Woohoo!!!!