David Mitchell
David Mitchell on translating—and learning from—Naoki Higashida
The author of ‘Cloud Atlas’ and ‘The Bone Clocks’ credits the autistic Higashida with helping him understand his own boy
Slade House: Another brick in David Mitchell’s wall
Mitchell is a detail obsessive, the mark of a storyteller
David Mitchell’s new time-travelling opus is a marvel
The Bone Clocks shouldn’t work. Mike Doherty explains why it does
Idea alert
David Mitchell suggests Parliament should become a travelling road show once Centre Block is closed for renovations.
Where have all the novels gone?
2009 was a bumper crop for fall fiction. This year, the big names are in short supply.
Somebody do something
Preston Manning appeals to a general need for renewal in Ottawa.
Memories of PMOs past: Liveblogging the expert superpanel at the Oliphant Inquiry
After reluctantly being forced to miss out on most of the policy review — thanks, Parliament, for picking last week to go into meltdown mode — ITQ is making one last pilgrimage to Old City Hall to bear witness to the grand finale of the Olphant Show, which could prove to be a wonktastic sendoff for our favourite Manitobans, featuring, as it does, the much-anticipated superduper-extra-awesome all-day expert panel, which includes a trio of formidable formers: Mel Cappe, onetime Clerk of the Privy Council, Chretien-era appointments czarina Penny Collenette and the still-Right-Honourable Joe Clark, as well as Public Policy Forum president David Mitchell.
In defence of patronage: Liveblogging the O’Brien Trial
Seriously, y’all, this is going to be fun, so check back at 10am for all the legal wrangling — and, depending on what the judge decides, what could be a fascinating morning of political philosophizing.
Unfamiliarity breeds contempt
The Public Policy Forum releases its latest survey of Parliament.