Reviews

Can’tLit: Fearless Fiction from Broken Pencil Magazine

Though its precise origins are unclear, the term CanLit is now culturally enshrined as shorthand for all that is established and orthodox (or boring and stuffy) in Canadian fiction. The anthology Can’tLit sets itself in ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Suddenly

By Bonnie Burnard

A character in Bonnie Burnard’s Suddenly smacks her husband, not entirely playfully, with a copy of Lives of Girls and Women. The allusion is appropriate, though Suddenly is not so much an homage to Alice ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Holding Still for as Long as Possible

By Zoe Whittall

In her second novel, Zoe Whittall follows a group of twentysomethings struggling to cope with their complicated lives. Trapped somewhere between growing up and being grown-ups, these would-be adults hide behind excessive drinking and partying, ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

The Last Shot

By Leon Rooke

As his total number of published short stories exceeds 300, it seems unnecessary to dwell upon Leon Rooke’s much-celebrated productivity. What demands consideration, however, is whether such torrential output can exist without a corresponding dilution ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short

Hit & Mrs.

By Lesley Crewe

Lesley Crewe’s latest novel is about the bonds of friends and family – and the butt-kicking potential of a little pepper spray and a lot of frothing maternal instinct. Best friends Bette, Gemma, Augusta, and ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Snow Job

By William Deverell

The title alone is a good indicator that in this new Arthur Beauchamp novel, William Deverell’s lovably irascible lawyer protagonist will find himself in unfamiliar territory. “Ottawa was his unhappy home away from home since ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Brutal Telling

By Louise Penny

“In the end the answer to a murder investigation was always devastatingly simple. It was always right there, obvious. Hiding in facts and evidence and likes, and the misperceptions of the investigators.” These sentences, from ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Swap

By John McFetridge

With all the traffic over the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, the border patrols cannot possibly check every vehicle – a simple fact that criminals like Vernard “Get” McGetty count upon. Get is retired ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Canada and Other Matters of Opinion

By Rex Murphy

As a former Newfoundland politician and a commentator for both The Globe and Mail and CBC’s The National, Rex Murphy is arguably Canada’s most famous pundit. Murphy is widely admired for his clever turns of ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

★ A Year in Lucy’s Kitchen: Seasonal Recipes and Memorable Meals

By Lucy Waverman

Two recent trends in cooking receive the seasonal treatment in splendid new cookbooks this fall. Since the publication of the 100 Mile Diet in 2007, “locavore” cooking – using only ingredients from local producers – ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Food & Drink

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