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News and Review

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Sunday, June 19, 2011, In : best books

Have you heard of guest blogging? OK, it's pure self-promotion all around. My friend Michael Kimber, a journalist, creative writer and spoken word artist, has a ridiculously popular blog called Colony of Losers about being a recent university grad with mental health issues and making his way in the world. He's asking his writer friends, including me, to write about the crazy 20s. I'm pretty happy with the result: http://colony-of-losers.com/wordpress/2011/06/14/seeds-of-doubt-by-chris-b...
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Globe and Mail: Bumi's Vitality Illuminates...

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, In : Drive-by Saviours

The Daily Review, Tue., Dec. 21

An unlikely friendship that offers a lifeline

REVIEWED BY CAROL MOREIRA

From Tuesday's Globe and Mail

Published Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010 12:00AM EST

Last updated Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010 4:39PM EST

Novels with big themes can make dull reads. In Drive-By Saviours, first-time novelist Chris Benjamin examines the chains of culture and politics and the barriers between established and new Canadians. There’s an unusual plot and a character whose vitality and en...

Bookstore Hustle

Posted by Chris Benjamin on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, In : Drive-by Saviours

I met blogger and author Ivan Prokopchuk the other night, in person. He's long been one of the most colourful personalities I've met as a blogger, and a character who consistently captures my imagination.

But there he was in the Lula Lounge, in full colour, three dimensions, in the flesh, across the table from me with his book, The Fire in Bradford, in hand. "I'll show you mine if you you show me yours," he grinned.

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