I read in the The Windsor Star today that Alistair MacLeod has been appointed to the Order of Canada by Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean.
Wahooooo!
MacLeod’s collection of short stories Lost Salt Gift of Blood is my all-time favourite collection. The stories are tight.
I also enjoyed As Birds Bring Forth the Sun, his second collection, and his novel No Great Mischief. The novel didn’t grab me as much as the short stories but as a fan of an author who publishes so rarely it was a treat nonetheless.