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Bonnie Lendrum’s writing draws upon her career as a nurse in the community and in teaching hospitals. Her first novel Autumn’ Grace was published by Inanna in 2013. She credits The Humber School for Writers for her transition from professional-technical writing to writing fiction. Her first Humber course, through correspondence, was guided by Sandra Birdsell, and her second experience, a week long seminar residency, was led by Alistair MacLeod. The combination of feedback, and outstanding instruction gave her the confidence to continue with fiction.

Janet Napper, Past Executive Director, Hospice Association of Ontario noted that, “Autumn’s Grace is a rarity—a novel that gives the reader a close-up and at times blindingly honest view of a fam
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Bonnie Lendrum Carol Shields' characters, Reta and Tom, in Unless are my favorite fictional couple. We come to know them as one of their daughters has undertaken an …moreCarol Shields' characters, Reta and Tom, in Unless are my favorite fictional couple. We come to know them as one of their daughters has undertaken an extended 'sit-in' on Bloor Street in Toronto. It's an emotionally nerve-wracking time that they survive with honesty, openness, and love. I think it was the loving that forever imprinted them on my memory. It was a powerful message that in the midst of heartbreak and grief, we can still be interested in loving.(less)
Bonnie Lendrum I hesitate to answer because I have never had writer's block. I did have a head injury that interfered with creativity and memory for two years. As th…moreI hesitate to answer because I have never had writer's block. I did have a head injury that interfered with creativity and memory for two years. As the issue resolved, my characters returned.

Perhaps it's my naivety, but I expect that in a day's work there will be a nugget that is worthwhile. I won't know it's there until a day or two later when I am reviewing the previous few days' pages. And once I've found it, I mine it!(less)
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It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken

Readers of this blog will know that I’m not a fan of musicals. However, when one lands that ticks all my boxes for excellence, I can turn one hundred and eighty degrees. And that was my reaction to It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken. No one was more surprised than I. Going into the theatre, I wasn’t invested in the music of The Tragically Hip and thought that I’d slip out at intermission if I di

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In three words, Lost in France is Fun, Frothy and Frisky. And the day-after reflections on sex are refreshing, giving, uhm, broad strokes without the play-by-play.

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How did THE GIVEN DAY (2008) not win a Pulitzer? It's epic. It's literary. And it's a page turner.

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