News & Reviews

One of Paste Magazine’s 100 Best Twitter Accounts

By Arjun Basu | Published: December 19, 2011

Ok, so not too many people read Paste. And I don’t like lists. I said as much on Facebook. Or perhaps it was Google+. I can’t keep track. But look at this list! It’s awesome. And I’m on it. Sure, that might make it less awesome, but still. (I just checked. It was Google+. I […]

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Another Q&A: Asserting the Right of Women Everywhere to be Morons

By Arjun Basu | Published: November 11, 2011

Because of course they can be morons. To deny them that would be sexist. Right? I did a Q&A with Bruce Pirie, who narrated the audiobook of Squishy, and Miette Elm, from Iambik Audiobooks. This is the result. And sure I may bring up Sir John Gielgud and his performances in both Arthur AND Caligula, […]

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Tourism Montreal

By Arjun Basu | Published: November 5, 2011

I never posted this. Tourisme Montreal was doing a series of insider type “locals” interviews with Montrealers a while back and they chose me for their first one. How far back? Well, my bar became a cafe and I’m still sad about it. Very sad. Everything else I mention here is open. And I don’t […]

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No One Will Ever Say Nicer Things About Me

By Arjun Basu | Published: October 5, 2011

A new piece, calling me all sorts of good things. It’s not often that a piece makes me blush. If, you know, you could see a brown guy blush. And yes. I really do believe Touch of Evil is the best movie of all time. Nothing has come close. Ever. This is the famous opening […]

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Short Stories for All!

By Arjun Basu | Published: September 10, 2011

Every once in a while I’m going to put a short story up here. This one, which I wrote over a year ago, was supposed to be published in a few places and nothing ever happened and I got tired of waiting to share it with everyone. So here it is. I first read it […]

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Sneak Peek at Squishy audiobook

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 22, 2011

So Iambik has released a sneak listen for the Squishy audiobook through their Facebook page. The audiobook will be out later this week. If you have 15 minutes to spare, have a listen.

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I’m a Dad Too

By Arjun Basu | Published: August 15, 2011

Another Q&A, this one about my job as a father, the best of my (myriad) jobs. Having a kid has surely changed me in many ways and I allude to some of them here. Though calling me a dad in the “limelight” might be a bit much. A dim light, perhaps.

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Vacation

By Arjun Basu | Published: July 22, 2011

I am going on vacation. I say this for a simple reason. Because I won’t be posting. Unless something momentous happens. I just thought I’d let you know. Hope your summer’s going well. Mine’s about to get a whole lot better.

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An interview with Kevin Canty

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 21, 2011

Kevin Canty‘s been in Montreal leading some fiction workshops at the SLS, a great program of workshops and readings that take place around the world and that has quickly become a big deal. I had the pleasure of interviewing Kevin about the writing process and, at the same time, diving into his work. He is […]

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I’ve Never Been Written About on the Same Page as Henry Kissinger

By Arjun Basu | Published: June 3, 2011

And now I have been. Out of the UK.

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