The Curiosity of School: Education and the Dark Side of Enlightenment

There is a lot about school that is curious, as Zander Sherman outlines in his provocative examination of the history of formal education. Finnish students, for instance, consistently rank at or near the top of ... Read More »

August 27, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Emperor of Paris

By CS Richardson

CS Richardson’s first novel, The End of the Alphabet, was an international bestseller and won the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for best first book. With his follow-up, Richardson has taken the approach he used in his ... Read More »

August 20, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Any Bright Horse

By Lisa Pasold

Travellers are often seekers, roaming the earth in search of a greater purpose. In her third book of poetry, Lisa Pasold charts the route to transcendence. Pasold is fascinated by the implications of journeying, and ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry

Words for Elephant Man

By Kenneth Sherman

Words for Elephant Man first appeared from Black Moss Press in 1983. This new edition includes a series of gorgeous etchings by noted artist and woodcarver George Raab. The collection was written during a period ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry

Ash Steps

By M. Travis Lane

The 14th book of poetry by M. Travis Lane is an exploration of memory, longing, and contemplation. There is a quietness, an insular element to Lane’s verse, and her hushed poetics focus on themes of ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry

Nasty, Brutish, and Short: The Lives of Gang Members in Canada

By Mark Totten

Initially, it might seem ill-advised to have purloined the title for this book from the most famous passage in Leviathan: a rather modest work on Canadian social policy is, after all, unlikely to share many ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Tecumseh & Brock: The War of 1812

By James Laxer

This summer is the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812, and publishers are marking the occasion with a wave of commemorative titles. James Laxer’s popular history stands out from the pack ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: History

The New Northwest Passage: A Voyage to the Front Line of Climate Change

By Cameron Dueck

For generations, an intercontinental route through Canada’s northern waters was one of the world’s most sought-after discoveries. The names of its explorers – Frobisher, Hudson, Vancouver – pepper the modern map, and the stories of ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: History

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By Marjorie Celona

Victoria-born writer Marjorie Celona (who now lives in Cincinnati) chose Vancouver Island as the setting for her buzzy debut novel, the coming-of-age story of Shannon, a young misfit with a curly blond halo, a lazy ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Lester Pearson’s Peacekeeping: The Truth May Hurt

By Yves Engler

Yves Engler is part of that rare but growing group of social critics unafraid to confront Canada’s self-satisfied myths, regardless of whose feathers he ruffles in the process. He will likely find himself left off ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: History

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