Born Weird

In Andrew Kaufman’s third novel, five siblings with the surname Weird feel they don’t quite fit into the world. The Weirds don’t have the exaggerated strangeness of some of Kaufman’s previous characters, like The Waterproof ... Read More »

January 14, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Blue Guitar

By Ann Ireland

After suffering a breakdown at an international competition, guitarist Toby Hauser retreats from performance and settles into domestic life with his partner, Jasper. A decade after his collapse, Toby decides to venture back into the ... Read More »

January 7, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America

By Thomas King

Novelist Thomas King describes his brilliantly insightful, peevish book about native people in North America as a “a series of conversations and arguments that I’ve been having with myself and others for most of my ... Read More »

January 3, 2013 | Filed under: Native Peoples

Poet to Poet: Poems Written to Poets and the Stories that Inspired Them

By Julie Roorda and Elana Wolff, eds.

Poet to Poet is a sangria pitcher of ars poetica. Each of the 74 contributors has written a poem inspired by, and dedicated to, another poet. One of the collection’s strengths is the sheer boundlessness ... Read More »

January 3, 2013 | Filed under: Poetry

All Souls’

By Rhea Tregebov

Rhea Tregebov opens her seventh poetry collection by telling us about a visitation she had that unexpectedly put an end to a period of literary silence: “You thought all the poems had grown up / ... Read More »

January 3, 2013 | Filed under: Poetry

★ Archive of the Undressed

By Jeanette Lynes

In the introduction to Archive of the Undressed, Jeanette Lynes explains that the “triggering muse” for this new book of poems was a collection of vintage Playboy magazines. From that alone, one might assume that ... Read More »

January 3, 2013 | Filed under: Poetry

Hope and Heartbreak in Toronto: Life as a Maple Leafs Fan

By Peter Robinson

Under the heading “No Such Thing as Bad Publicity,” even the chronic crappiness of the Toronto Maple Leafs – Stanley Cup–free for 45 years and counting, absent from the playoffs since 2004 – has spawned ... Read More »

January 3, 2013 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Into the Abyss: How a Deadly Plane Crash Changed the Lives of a Pilot, a Politician, a Criminal and a Cop

By Carol Shaben

On the night of Oct. 19, 1984, Wapiti 402, a 10-seat Piper Navajo Chieftain twin-engine aircraft bound for the town of Grande Prairie, crashed in the wilderness of Northern Alberta, killing six passengers, including Grant ... Read More »

January 3, 2013 | Filed under: History

Hidden Lives: Coming Out on Mental Illness

By Lenore Rowntree and Andrew Boden, eds.

Unlike many physical disabilities, mental illness can be difficult to identify and is rarely talked about. Sufferers often find it challenging to gain acceptance and understanding, and to acquire the support needed to live fulfilling, ... Read More »

January 3, 2013 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Dispatches from the Occupation: A History of Change

By Stephen Collis

When poet and professor Stephen Collis sat down in 2011 to write a book about how political change happens, he had no idea his plans would be broadsided by the Occupy movement. Enticed to become ... Read More »

January 3, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

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