Reviews

Building the Orange Wave: The Inside Story Behind the Historic Rise of Jack Layton and the NDP

Written by Brad Lavigne, the NDP’s campaign director for the 2011 federal election, Building the Orange Wave is an excellent case study in how to build momentum, promote an agenda, and get a candidate noticed. ... Read More »

December 9, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

No One to Tell: Breaking My Silence on Life in the RCMP

By Janet Merlo

The image of Canada’s iconic RCMP has long been burnished by strategic marketing, culminating in the recent release of Mattel’s limited-edition RCMP Barbie doll. While the toy has proved to be a hit, its timing ... Read More »

December 2, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Road Ends

By Mary Lawson

Like many Canadian writers, Mary Lawson casts her glance backward, telling historical stories of rural life that dwell almost as much on snowy landscapes as the complex characters who inhabit them. There is great tragedy ... Read More »

November 25, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Longer I’m Prime Minister: Stephen Harper and Canada, 2006

To the exaltation of many Canadians, the outrage of many others, and the sheer incomprehension of most in the country’s chattering classes, Stephen Harper has survived and prospered as prime minister for the past seven ... Read More »

November 20, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Longer I’m Prime Minister: Stephen Harper and Canada, 2006–

By Paul Wells

November 18, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

A Pretty Sight

By David O’Meara

David O’Meara’s A Pretty Sight ranges widely across poetic form and historical reference. Though there are some extended sequences – the longest of which is the rhapsodic travel poem “Circa Now” – the collection mainly ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Poetry

Metal on Ice: Tales from Canada’s Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Heroes

By Sean Kelly

Near the end of Metal on Ice, Toronto musician Sean Kelly writes that, in almost every book about Canadian music he’s ever read, his “heavy metal and hard rock heroes have been relegated to footnote ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Ivory, Horn and Blood: Behind the Elephant and Rhinoceros Poaching Crisis

By Ronald Orenstein

In the tradition of crusading animal lovers such as Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, zoologist, lawyer, and wildlife conservationist Ronald Orenstein has penned a passionate call to rescue two of the planet’s oldest and most ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

50 Canadians Who Changed the World

By Ken McGoogan

The humble list is having a major media moment. The success of Buzzfeed, a news and culture site that has embraced the list form, has pushed established news outlets (such as the CBC and The ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: History

The NHL: 100 Years of On-Ice Action and Boardroom Battles

By D’Arcy Jenish

The author of histories of the Montreal Canadiens and the St. Lawrence Seaway, D’Arcy Jenish clearly enjoys comprehensive retrospectives, and this trait is evident in his new book on the NHL’s first century. If you’re ... Read More »

November 13, 2013 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

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