I’ve made it onto a few “lists” this Fall, but none more fantastic (and unearned) than this one. Thanks to John Vigna and his misguided and exaggerated opinion of my badassedness. I only hope I never have to back any of this up. This list appears on the49th Shelf website here, but I’ve posted the […]
November
06
Longlisted!
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
I’m having a pretty great Fall. I just learned that Walls: Travels Along the Barricades has been longlisted for the 2012 British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. I am severely honoured by this, especially considering the company I’m keeping on the list. The other nominees are: Candace Savage for A Geography of Blood: Unearthing […]
November
02
Top 40 (barely) Under 40
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
I admit that I find these sort of things a little embarrassing, but I have to say I feel honoured to be included on Avenue Magazine‘s ‘Top 40 Under 40‘ for 2012. I share the list with some pretty impressive people, and the Top 40 alumni includes friends and colleagues I’ve long admired, including author […]
October
23
Over the Border and Across the Pond
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
I am excited to announce that Walls: Travels Along the Barricades now has publishers in the U.S. and the U.K. (I’ve been having a great October.) Union Books will publish Walls this June in the United Kingdom. Union is run by Alex Clark and Rosalind Porter, both formerly of Granta, a literary journal I’ve long admired […]
October
22
Walls at Edmonton’s LitFest
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
I am very excited to be bringing Walls: Travels Along the Barricades to Edmonton’s LitFest this week. I’ve been wanting to be part of the festival since its inception, and thrilled to be attending with some fine fellow writers. (I’m a little saddened, though, that I didn’t get to be part of the whiskey and […]
October
22
First (rejected) Cover
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
Hello all. I have some exciting Walls-related news coming up in the next couple of weeks. Until then, I thought I’d share this image. This was the first cover design the good people at Goose Lane came up with for Walls. I think it looks great. I especially like the gentle curve of the structure […]
My week at Wordfest…
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
I will be involved in three Wordfest events this week. First tonight: … then tomorrow: … and, finally, the next day:
Walls Excerpt in The Calgary Herald
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
As part of their coverage of next week’s Wordfest, The Calgary Herald included an excerpt from Walls: Travels Along the Barricades in today’s paper. The section comes from the beginning of my chapter about the fences around Ceuta and Melilla called “The Bogeyman is Coming.”
Walls reviewed in The Globe and Mail
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
Thanks to Will Ferguson for his review of Walls in yesterday’s Globe. I’ve admired Will’s writing for years, and am honoured that he enjoyed the book. You can find the review here. I’ve also included it below. Marcello Di Cintio’s fascinating travels in a walled world Years ago, while visiting the Great Wall of China, […]
The Walls, en français
posted by Marcello Di Cintio
Today, UQAM professor Elisabeth Vallet spoke about Walls: Travels Along the Barricades on the French-language Radio-Canada program “Plus on est de fous, plus on lit!” She also talks about Border Walls: Security and the War on Terror in the United States, India, and Israel, a book by Reece Jones. You can hear the discussion here. Vallet […]
