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The Proust Questionnaire, with Robin Leblanc
Submitted by Grace on July 21, 2016 - 12:02pm
If there's one public service that is guaranteed to earn a ticket to the Canadian section of heaven, it's promoting good beer. So clearly Robin Leblanc and Jordan St. John are doing the beer gods' work with their new book, The Ontario Craft Beer Guide (Dundurn Press). Robin joins us on Open Book today to celebrate the publication of the guide, which gives beer lovers (from newbies to aficionados) a great introduction to local breweries. As craft beer explodes in popularity, Ontario residents are now spoiled for choice with over 200 breweries across the province, and the guide, complete with expert ratings, is a great place to start for those of us who want to add local brews to our summer enjoyment. We get to know Robin through our version of the popular Proust Questionnaire, a personality quiz beloved by its famous namesake, which lets us connect you with writers in an up close and personal way. She tells us about a historical villain whose misdeeds will keep you up at night, the trickiness of picking a favourite musician when you grow up in the music world, and shares a motto we love. _________________________________________________________________________________ What is your dream of happiness? What is your idea of misery? Where would you like to live? What qualities do you admire most in a man? What qualities do you admire most in a woman? What is your chief characteristic? What is your principal fault? What is your greatest extravagance? What faults in others are you most tolerant of? What do you value most about your friends? What characteristic do you dislike most in others? What characteristic do you dislike most in yourself? What is your favourite virtue? What is your favourite occupation? What would you like to be? What is your favourite colour? What is your favourite flower? What is your favourite bird? What historical figure do you admire the most? What character in history do you most dislike? Who are your favourite prose authors? Who are your favourite poets? Who are your favourite heroes in fiction? Who are your heroes in real life? Who is your favourite painter? Who is your favourite musician? What is your favourite food? What is your favourite drink? What are your favourite names? What is it you most dislike? What natural talent would you most like to possess? How do you want to die? What is your current state of mind? What do you consider your greatest accomplishment? What is your motto? Robin Leblanc is a writer and photographer. As the owner of the award-winning craft beer site The Thirsty Wench and writer for Torontoist’s beer column, “Inherent Weisse,” she has appeared on TV, radio, and newspapers preaching the gospel of good beer. She lives in Toronto. Related item from our archives |
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