Another Gravity, B.C. poet Don McKay’s ninth book, weaves together three dozen poems by a writer who has surely thought a great deal about Shakespeare’s famous lines concerning lunatics, lovers, and poets who give “a ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry
A book 10 years in the making is, like a good single malt, worth savouring. That’s particularly true for Introduction to the Introduction to Wang Wei, given the time invested by the poets Roo Borson ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry
Ever wondered about the most popular Canadian books ever? According to Carleton University English professor and cultural critic Tom Henighan, the top 25 all-time fiction bestsellers include Hugh MacLennan’s Two Solitudes, Gabrielle Roy’s The Tin ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture
Many people have trouble with the work of Winnipeg photographer Diana Thorneycroft. While her staged black-and-white portraits may be gorgeously rich in texture and composition, every one of them confronts our moral and ethical senses ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture
Ostensibly, Zest for Life is a cookbook hybridized with the autobiography of Vancouver chef, restaurateur, and former Canadian Olympian Diane Clement. But like most tools designed for two jobs, it does neither particularly well, and ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Food & Drink
By now, most people have absorbed the popular wisdom that when a butterfly flaps its wings on the other side of the world, such minuscule turbulence can initiate a chain of unforeseen effects, resulting in ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: History
This relatively short biography – the first to appear since Pat Lowther died 25 years ago – is the result of Toby Brooks’ longstanding devotion to the poet and her work. Brooks, who counselled battered ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography
No one knows for sure how many Canadians fought within the American forces in the Vietnam conflict; estimates range from 5,000 to 40,000. Some, of course, travelled south to volunteer. But one Canadian, Les Brown, ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: History
Once upon a time a mystery was a mystery. Readers could count on a crime (hopefully, nothing too suggestive of real life), a handful of suspects, a crime-solver (typically an isolated fantasy figure), a few ... Read More »
February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels
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