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{{Short description|Canadian fiction and children's writer}}
'''Linda Little''' is an author from Nova Scotia, Canada.
'''Linda Little''' (born 1959) is an author from Nova Scotia, Canada. Her third work of fiction has been praised as a "darkly beautiful novel".


== Writing ==
==Writings==
Her first novel, ''Strong Hollow'' published in 2001,<ref name="parl">{{Cite web |url=http://www.parl.ns.ca/events/writers/little.php |title=Writer-in-Residence "Linda Little" |publisher=Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library |year=2007 |access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref> is a coming-of-age story set in [[the Maritimes]] that features a same-sex romance.<ref name="qq2001">{{Cite journal |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/strong-hollow/ |title=Reviews: Strong Hollow |first=Stephanie |last=Domet |year=2001 |number=4 |journal=Quill & Quire}}</ref> ''[[Quill & Quire]]'' praised the rich characters and Little's ability to make them "transcend stereotypes", but criticized Little for "mistrust[ing] the reader to understand the symbolism at the heart of her story".<ref name="qq2001"/>


Her first novel, ''Strong Hollow'', was published in 2001.<ref name="parl">{{cite web |url=http://www.parl.ns.ca/events/writers/little.php |title=Writer-in-Residence "Linda Little" |publisher=Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library |year=2007 |access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref> It's a coming of age story set in [[the Maritimes]] and featuring a same-sex romance.<ref name="qq2001">{{cite journal |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/strong-hollow/ |title=Reviews: Strong Hollow |first=Stephanie |last=Domet |year=2001 |number=4 |journal=Quill & Quire}}</ref> ''[[Quill & Quire]]'' praised the rich characters and Little's ability to make them "transcend stereotypes", but criticized Little for "mistrust[ing] the reader to understand the symbolism at the heart of her story".<ref name="qq2001"/>
In 2006 she followed up with ''Scotch River'', which won three [[Atlantic Book Awards & Festival|Atlantic Book Awards]] for that year, including the [[Thomas Head Raddall Award]] for best adult fiction.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/scotch-river-by-linda-little-wins-atlantic-book-of-the-year-1.690066 |title=Scotch River by Linda Little wins Atlantic book of the year |date=12 May 2007 |work=CBC Arts |access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref> Like in her first novel, Little tells a story set in her familiar home of Nova Scotia. The novel tells the story of an Alberta ranch hand who moves to the fictional town of Scotch River.<ref name="qq2006">{{Cite journal |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/scotch-river/ |title=Reviews: Scotch River |first=Stephen |last=Knight |journal=Quill & Quire |year=2006 |number=4}}</ref> ''Quill & Quire'' praised her sympathetic characters and sensuous writing.<ref name="qq2006"/>


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Her third novel, ''Grist'', again takes place in the Maritimes but is set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<ref name="qq2014">{{Cite journal |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/grist/ |title=Reviews: Grist |first=Patricia |last=Maunder |journal=Quill & Quire |date=June 2014}}</ref> Published in 2014, it tells the story of Penelope and her slowly disintegrating marriage to a miller.<ref name="qq2014"/> ''Quill & Quire'' compared the work to [[Thomas Hardy]] and [[Lucy Maud Montgomery]], and praised it as a "darkly beautiful novel".<ref name="qq2014"/>
In 2006 she followed up with ''Scotch River'', which won three [[Atlantic Book Awards & Festival|Atlantic Book Awards]] for that year, including Book of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/scotch-river-by-linda-little-wins-atlantic-book-of-the-year-1.690066 |title=Scotch River by Linda Little wins Atlantic book of the year |date=12 May 2007 |work=CBC Arts |access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref> Like in her first novel, Little tells a story set in her familiar home of Nova Scotia. The novel tells the story of an Alberta ranch hand who moves to the fictional town of Scotch River.<ref name="qq2006">{{cite journal |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/scotch-river/ |title=Reviews: Scotch River |first=Stephen |last=Knight |journal=Quill & Quire |year=2006 |number=4}}</ref> ''Quill & Quire'' praised her sympathetic characters and sensuous writing.<ref name="qq2006"/>

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Her third novel, ''Grist'', again takes place in the Maritimes but is set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<ref name="qq2014">{{cite journal |url=https://quillandquire.com/review/grist/ |title=Reviews: Grist |first=Patricia |last=Maunder |journal=Quill & Quire |date=June 2014}}</ref> Published in 2014, it's the story of Penelope, and her slowly disintegrating marriage to a miller.<ref name="qq2014"/> ''Quill & Quire'' compared the work to [[Thomas Hardy]] and [[Lucy Maud Montgomery]], and praised it as a "darkly beautiful novel."<ref name="qq2014"/>


Little has also published a number of short stories and a children's book, ''Work and More Work''.<ref name="dal"/> ''Kirkus'' criticized the narration of ''Work and More Work'' as "bare" and the story as overly idealized.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/linda-little/work-and-more-work/ |title=Work and More Work |work=Kirkus Reviews |date=10 January 2015 |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref>
Little has also published a number of short stories and a children's book, ''Work and More Work''.<ref name="dal"/> ''Kirkus'' criticized the narration of ''Work and More Work'' as "bare" and the story as overly idealized.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/linda-little/work-and-more-work/ |title=Work and More Work |work=Kirkus Reviews |date=10 January 2015 |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Little lives on a farm in [[River John, Nova Scotia]], where she raises turkeys.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/business/ns-farmers-report-consumers-are-gobbling-up-free-range-turkey-388871/ |title=N.S. farmers report consumers are gobbling up free range turkey |first=Brett |last=Bundale |date=16 December 2019 |work=Saltwire |accessdate=10 January 2022}}</ref> She helps organize the annual Read by the Sea literary festival in the town,<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://reviewcanada.ca/weekend/water-feature/ |title=Water Feature: A festival on the Northumberland Shore turns twenty |work=Literary Review Journal of Canada |first=Cheryl |last=Bell |date=7 September 2019}}</ref> and, since 2005, has taught at the [[Dalhousie University]] Agricultural Campus in [[Truro, Nova Scotia]].<ref name="dal">{{cite web |url=https://www.dal.ca/news/2018/09/14/dal-authors-highlighted-at-halifax-word-on-the-street-fest.html |title=Dal Authors Highlights at Halifax Word on the Street Fest |first=Marlo |last=MacKay |date=14 September 2018 |work=Dal News |publisher=Dalhousie University}}</ref> In 2007 she was the [[writer-in-residence]] for the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library.<ref name="parl"/>
Little lives on a farm in [[River John, Nova Scotia]], where she raises turkeys.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/business/ns-farmers-report-consumers-are-gobbling-up-free-range-turkey-388871/ |title=N.S. farmers report consumers are gobbling up free range turkey |first=Brett |last=Bundale |date=16 December 2019 |work=Saltwire |accessdate=10 January 2022}}</ref> She helps organize the annual Read by the Sea literary festival in the town,<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://reviewcanada.ca/weekend/water-feature/ |title=Water Feature: A festival on the Northumberland Shore turns twenty |work=Literary Review Journal of Canada |first=Cheryl |last=Bell |date=7 September 2019}}</ref> and, since 2005, has taught at the [[Dalhousie University]] Agricultural Campus in [[Truro, Nova Scotia]].<ref name="dal">{{cite web |url=https://www.dal.ca/news/2018/09/14/dal-authors-highlighted-at-halifax-word-on-the-street-fest.html |title=Dal Authors Highlights at Halifax Word on the Street Fest |first=Marlo |last=MacKay |date=14 September 2018 |work=Dal News |publisher=Dalhousie University}}</ref> In 2007 she was the [[writer-in-residence]] for the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library.<ref name="parl"/>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:37, 17 May 2024

Linda Little (born 1959) is an author from Nova Scotia, Canada. Her third work of fiction has been praised as a "darkly beautiful novel".

Writings[edit]

Her first novel, Strong Hollow published in 2001,[1] is a coming-of-age story set in the Maritimes that features a same-sex romance.[2] Quill & Quire praised the rich characters and Little's ability to make them "transcend stereotypes", but criticized Little for "mistrust[ing] the reader to understand the symbolism at the heart of her story".[2]

In 2006 she followed up with Scotch River, which won three Atlantic Book Awards for that year, including the Thomas Head Raddall Award for best adult fiction.[3] Like in her first novel, Little tells a story set in her familiar home of Nova Scotia. The novel tells the story of an Alberta ranch hand who moves to the fictional town of Scotch River.[4] Quill & Quire praised her sympathetic characters and sensuous writing.[4]

Her third novel, Grist, again takes place in the Maritimes but is set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[5] Published in 2014, it tells the story of Penelope and her slowly disintegrating marriage to a miller.[5] Quill & Quire compared the work to Thomas Hardy and Lucy Maud Montgomery, and praised it as a "darkly beautiful novel".[5]

Little has also published a number of short stories and a children's book, Work and More Work.[6] Kirkus criticized the narration of Work and More Work as "bare" and the story as overly idealized.[7]

Personal life[edit]

Little lives on a farm in River John, Nova Scotia, where she raises turkeys.[8] She helps organize the annual Read by the Sea literary festival in the town,[9] and, since 2005, has taught at the Dalhousie University Agricultural Campus in Truro, Nova Scotia.[6] In 2007 she was the writer-in-residence for the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Writer-in-Residence "Linda Little"". Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library. 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Domet, Stephanie (2001). "Reviews: Strong Hollow". Quill & Quire (4).
  3. ^ "Scotch River by Linda Little wins Atlantic book of the year". CBC Arts. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b Knight, Stephen (2006). "Reviews: Scotch River". Quill & Quire (4).
  5. ^ a b c Maunder, Patricia (June 2014). "Reviews: Grist". Quill & Quire.
  6. ^ a b MacKay, Marlo (14 September 2018). "Dal Authors Highlights at Halifax Word on the Street Fest". Dal News. Dalhousie University.
  7. ^ "Work and More Work". Kirkus Reviews. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. ^ Bundale, Brett (16 December 2019). "N.S. farmers report consumers are gobbling up free range turkey". Saltwire. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  9. ^ Bell, Cheryl (7 September 2019). "Water Feature: A festival on the Northumberland Shore turns twenty". Literary Review Journal of Canada.
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