Reviews

On Kiddie Porn: Sexual Representation, Free Speech and the Robin Sharpe Case

“This pervert lives in the building.” This message accompanied a photo of Robin Sharpe that was put up in his Vancouver apartment complex after he was charged with possession of child pornography. The first chapter ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

Working the Land: Journeys into the Heart of Canada

By David Cruise and Alison Griffiths

David Cruise and Alison Griffiths are the authors of several popular books on Canadian history and culture. They have covered such topics as the Mounties’ trek west, building the CPR, and the myths of pro ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Story of a Nation: Defining Moments in Our History

By Margaret Atwood et al

A dozen of this country’s writers were asked to respond to the question “What are the great events in Canadian history?” by writing an original story that would incorporate a key historical episode that helped ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: History

Sharing the Work, Sparing the Planet: Work, Time, Consumption, and Ecology

By Anders Hayden

Do we work to live, or live to work? Why are we working longer, earning less, and feeling unhappy despite our unprecedented accumulation of material possessions? And for North American consumers, how much is enough?Anders ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Trailblazers: Women Talk About Changing Canada

By Judith Finlayson

Considering the achievements of working women today, it’s hard to believe that not so long ago many doors were closed to women. In Judith Finlayson’s new book, Trailblazers, she reminds us of the challenges and ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Ten Good Seconds of Silence

By Elizabeth Ruth

Lilith Boot, a clairvoyant child-finder, is at the centre of Ten Good Seconds of Silence, a first novel that employs memory, perception, and identity as its central metaphors. As a detective for the Metropolitan Toronto ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Tracing Iris

By Genni Gunn

Kate Mason, the central character in Vancouver author Genni Gunn’s third novel, Tracing Iris, has a life even the worst-off won’t envy. Abandoned at an early age by her mother, Kate’s spent the majority of ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Rousseau’s Garden

By Ann Charney

Elegant and cosmopolitan, Ann Charney’s Rousseau’s Garden, is a novel of mid-life preoccupations. Claire, a Montreal photographer, has recently married Adrian, an art historian, their tasteful match cemented by a close physical relationship. But if ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Dolce Agonia

By Nancy Huston

The dinner party has long been a handy plot device for writers. Consider the delicious possibilities: a diverse cast of characters, secret agendas, smoldering affairs, equal parts dialogue and inner monologue, the chance to toss ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Bitten

By Kelley Armstrong

Elena, a successful magazine writer in downtown Toronto, is keeping a secret from her live-in lover: a biological clock compels her to change into a wolf and run unhindered through the city’s parks and ravines ... Read More »

February 2, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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