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“I Refused to Be a War Bride.” Or, Why I Set My Novels in Nova Scotia

“I Refused to Be a War Bride.” Or, Why I Set My Novels in Nova Scotia

American Howard Norman on Finding His Literary Home in the Canadian Maritimes

By Howard Norman | July 12, 2024

Telling Everything All at Once: A Conversation with Michael Ondaatje

Telling Everything All at Once: A Conversation with Michael Ondaatje

Howard Norman Talks to Poet-Cum-Novelist About His First Collection in 25 Years

By Howard Norman | March 20, 2024

The Bardo of Widowhood: Considering Kathryn Davis’s Meditations on Grief

The Bardo of Widowhood: Considering Kathryn Davis’s Meditations on Grief

Howard Norman Reads Aurelia, Aurélia

By Howard Norman | April 18, 2022

On <em>New Yorker</em> Cartoonist Ed Koren’s Sketches for the End Times

On New Yorker Cartoonist Ed Koren’s Sketches for the End Times

Howard Norman Talks to His Friend of Many Years

By Howard Norman | December 13, 2021

On My 42-Year Correspondence with W.S. Merwin

On My 42-Year Correspondence with W.S. Merwin

Howard Norman Reflects on the Collective Meaning of 416 Letters

By Howard Norman | July 24, 2019

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