On 4/18/07 1:18 PM, "Kerry J. Schooley" <
gsp.schoo@murderoutthere.com> wrote:
>
> No plans that I'm aware of. Of course, if the
problem was with
> one-half of the editing, as seems likely, then I'd
be last to know.
>
> I've learned to find contentment with the odd bits
of critical
> acclaim gathered here and there, and to use them to
spout off about
> Canuck Noir when someone says Canada's much too nice
a place to host
> such genre trash.
Well, at least I¹m not the only person on the planet with
that agenda. Knowing I¹m not alone has me thinking of Pinky
and The Brain for some reason. Here¹s to corrupting the
masses.
>I notice Akashic has a Toronto Noir at the very
bottom of its
>> >forthcoming books schedule, long after
Istanbul Noir and Lagos Noir,
>> >although I won't get depressed about the
placement because the list
>> >appears to be in alphabetical
order.
>
> I think that is a relatively new trend in noir - or
possibly an old
> one still growing - using noir to explore the crime
and social scene
> in other societies. I'd very much like to read
what's now considered
> noir in Toronto, and hope it's not failing to thank
the automatic
> checkout machines at Loblaws.
>
> What could be more evil?
Kerry
I wonder who they have writing for this anthology. One hopes
they¹ll have some Canadians contributing.
Sandra
>
>
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