Memoir & Biography

Not Yet: A Memoir of Living and Almost Dying

The new memoir by celebrated novelist Wayson Choy chronicles not one, but two near-death experiences. Employing a spare, restrained approach, Choy depicts a dramatic series of events through an unexpectedly tranquil filter, highlighting themes of ... Read More »

March 9, 2009 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

My Two Polish Grandfathers and Other Essays on the Imaginative Life

By Witold Rybczynski

In this lurid era, when the majority of memoirs seem to be written by tweakers, dopers, dipsomaniacs, kleptomaniacs, or nymphomaniacs, it is indeed a relief to encounter the reminiscences of a diligent and industrious man ... Read More »

February 18, 2009 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Dal & Rice

By Wendy M. Davis

Dal & Rice, Wendy M. Davis’s collection of reminiscences, is a snapshot of a way of life long vanished. Davis is a daughter of the British Raj. Her father, Sir Godfrey, was a high official ... Read More »

January 19, 2009 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Young Hunting

By Martin Hunter

Jack of all trades Martin Hunter’s coming-of-age story is an entertaining and easy-to-read read memoir that puts the lie to the common perception of post-war Toronto as a stuffy, boring outpost. Set against the backdrop ... Read More »

January 19, 2009 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Accelerated Paces: Travels Across Borders and Other Imaginary Boundaries

By Jim Oaten

Long before Oprah publicly eviscerated James Frey for exaggerating aspects of his biography, another notorious writer regularly employed hyperbole, embellishment, and outright lies in his “non-fiction” work. It takes Vancouver-based author Jim Oaten 162 pages ... Read More »

January 19, 2009 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Welcome to the Departure Lounge: Adventures in Mothering Mother

By Meg Federico

When writing about the grinding grief of Alzheimer’s victims and their families, it can be difficult to resist the easy path of self-pitying confessional or diatribe about the many shortcomings of geriatric care, but author ... Read More »

January 19, 2009 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Relentless: The True Story of the Man Behind Rogers Communications

By Ted Rogers with Robert Brehl

This year the machinery mythologizing the high rollers of capitalism is grinding mightily, with the focus turning to media magnates. Donald Trump still holds court on television’s The Apprentice; there’s a new biography of William ... Read More »

December 15, 2008 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Izzy: The Passionate Life and Turbulent Times of Izzy Asper, Canada’s Media Mogul

By Peter C. Newman

December 15, 2008 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

Great Expectations: Twenty-Four True Stories About Childbirth

By Dede Crane and Lisa Moore, eds.

Here’s the thing about birth stories: any parent who has undergone the process of bearing a child experiences a bizarre period afterward when they mistakenly believe that everyone wants to hear the minute details of ... Read More »

December 11, 2008 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

The Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst

By Kenneth Whyte

The Uncrowned King, a long, detailed, and occasionally clever book about William Randolph Hearst’s explosive entry into the New York newspaper market at the end of the 19th century, can be enjoyed on three different ... Read More »

December 11, 2008 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

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