Stony River

American small-town life in the 1950s wasn’t actually like Leave It to Beaver. In her ambitious first novel, Tricia Dower reveals the darker side of an era we tend to idealize. In the novel’s titular ... Read More »

August 2, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Grid

By Brenda Schmidt

In her fourth collection, Brenda Schmidt, a poet based in Creighton, Saskatchewan, pays homage to the juxtapositions inherent in her surroundings. The scenery itself is a presence in this work, which depicts the intersection between ... Read More »

July 16, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry

Beach Strip

By John Lawrence Reynolds

Beach Strip is two-time Arthur Ellis Award winner John Lawrence Reynolds’ first mystery in eight years, and it’s a welcome return to the form. Reynolds keeps the pace lively, teasing out clues as if he’s ... Read More »

July 9, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

People Park

By Pasha Malla

As Pasha Malla’s debut novel commences, its eponymous civic landmark is replete with citizenry, gathered for a joyous public celebration. When the book reaches its conclusion nearly 500 pages later, the park fills with people ... Read More »

July 3, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Midnight Embers: A Book of Sonnets

By Candice James

Candice James’s first book of poetry, 1979’s A Split in the Water, illustrated her deep soul and ripe intellect. Instead of pursuing poetry, however, she spent 30 years working as a singer-songwriter and bass player. ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry

★ Impact: The Titanic Poems

By Billeh Nickerson

What more can be said about the RMS Titanic? After 100 years and countless books, articles, and movies, is there a new way of looking at the disaster? Vancouver poet Billeh Nickerson finds a fresh ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry

★ All Is Flesh

By Yannick Renaud; Hugh Hazelton, trans.

Part meditation on mourning, part discourse on the body, part exploration of the physics of human love, All Is Flesh collects Hugh Hazelton’s English translations of Quebec-based poet Yannick Renaud’s first two books, Taxidermy and ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry

Master & Madman: The Surprising Rise and Disastrous Fall of the Hon Anthony Lockwood RN

By Peter Thomas and Nicholas Tracy

On June 1, 1823, Anthony Lockwood, Surveyor General of New Brunswick, rode down the streets of Fredericton waving pistols at passersby in a bid to take over the government. How a man of low birth ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: History

The Passionate Muse: Exploring Emotion in Stories

By Keith Oatley

A recipient’s first response to any work of art, suggests Ray Robertson, is probably somatic. For Robertson, we react to a book or a painting or a piece of music first on an emotional level, ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays

Thieves of Bay Street: How Banks, Brokerages and the Wealthy Steal Billions from Canadians

By Bruce Livesey

During the global economic meltdown of 2008 and the subsequent recession, Canadians maintained an unusually triumphant mood. The apparent strength of the banking system and the absence of a collapse in real estate prices led ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

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