Another set of lists are making the rounds of the book blogs this week -- the most overrated authors of a given nation. The Afterword made sure that Canada was not left out of the fray and published their list on August 24th. However, of more interest to us here at the LPG was the list they posted on August 25th -- the most underrated Canadian authors. Many of the talented writers on their list have published with at least one of our member publishers at some point in time.
Check out these authors:
Clark Blaise - He's published several titles, including Southern Stories and If I Were Me with The Porcupine's Quill as well as Selected Essays with Biblioasis.
Caroline Adderson - The Afterword noted Adderson for her ability in the short story arena -- Bad Imaginings is a collection of 10 short stories from The Porcupine's Quill.
Ray Smith - Cited for his originality, Smith's titles certainly stand out -- from The Porcupine's Quill, The Man Who Hated Emily Bronte and The Man Who Loved Jane Austen, and from Biblioasis, Century and Cape Breton is the Thought-Control Centre of Canada.
Lynn Coady - Strange Heaven, which was suggested in the article, was published by LPG member Goose Lane Editions.
Douglas Glover - Goose Lane Editions also published the Governor General's award-winning Elle, along with five other titles from Glover.
Russell Smith - The Porcupine's Quill published one of Smith's earlier works, Noise, in 1998 and Biblioasis published his work of erotic fiction, Diana: A Diary in the Second Person.
Eric Ormsby - Cited for being a landmark poet but flying completely under the radar, Ormsby has had several titles published by LPG members over the years, including Fine Incisions and Facsimiles of Time from The Porcupine's Quill; Araby from Vehicule Press; Times Covenant from Biblioasis; and Coastlines and Bavarian Shrine and Other Poems from ECW Press.
Sharon English - Both of English's short story collections were published by The Porcupine's Quill, Uncomfortably Numb and Zero Gravity.
To read the complete article from The Afterword, go here.
