January 7, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs
Very few people can go through their daily routine without coming into contact with the media, be it radio, television, film, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, or even outdoor billboards. Moreover, media play a key role ... Read More »
At a time when aspiring journalists have few choices beyond joining the characterless world of the modern mass media, the voice of a rare journalistic gadfly should serve as a welcome antidote. For over 50 ... Read More »
January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography
Finally, a theoretical examination of contemporary Canadian photography that is not only insightful and impressively researched but is beautifully designed and makes for a darn good read. In Faking Death: Canadian Art Photography and the ... Read More »
January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture, Children and YA Non-fiction
An Embarrassment of Mangoes is an odd mixture of a book – part travel journal, part culinary tour, part Cruising for Dummies (“cruising” is a term habitués use to describe life aboard a pleasure boat). ... Read More »
January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography
Midway through The Road to Hell, one can’t help but think that nothing unites Canada quite like the pervasive influence of biker organizations – unless it’s the nation’s widespread inability to do anything about them. ... Read More »
January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs
There are few writers who can match the clarity, knowledge, and good intentions of Dr. Elinor Powell, a mediator and trainer at the Institute of Conflict Analysis and Management in Victoria. Dr. Powell offers more ... Read More »
January 5, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Health & Self-help
Liz Primeau knew something was wrong when she realized that insects and neighbourhood pets avoided her manicured lawn in favour of bushes and shady gardens. When she thought about it, she decided that she couldn’t ... Read More »
December 10, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Sports, Health & Self-help
The old stereotype of the emaciated yogi with an intense stare is out. But if it’s been replaced by an emaciated supermodel in a snazzy leotard, is that progress? Luckily, media images aren’t all, and ... Read More »
December 10, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction
In A Day Does Not Go By, Sean Johnston arranges his themes – the fear of betrayal, the fragility of love, the haplessness of old age, the inadequacy of language – into 27 short vignettes.In ... Read More »
December 1, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short
Poet Tim Bowling’s intensely interiorized story of 10-year-old Callum Taylor often reads more like a personal memoir than a typical coming-of-age novel, which is both a good and a bad thing. The intense memories of ... Read More »
December 1, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels