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A Game to Play on the Tracks

Twice in this vivid, pyrotechnic novel, women walk into knitting shops that are heaped and hung like Aladdin’s cave with skeins – brightly dyed, flecked, handspun, synthetic. Proprietresses pull patterns from drawers, dispense yarns and ... Read More »

October 29, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Wanting the Day

By Brian Bartlett

Wanting the Day, the seventh collection of poetry from East Coast poet, lecturer, and essayist Brian Bartlett, gleans some of the best poems from Bartlett’s six earlier collections to create an intense volume of selected ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Poetry

Damselfish

By Susan Ouriou

Already a reputed translator of works from French into English, Susan Ouriou now offers readers an ambitious debut novel. Impressive in its scope, the book attempts to cover a long list of themes, including religion, ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Open House: Canada and the Magic of Curling

By Scott Russell

If it seems as if there’s less of a sense of community among Canadians because of technology, regionalism, or urban/rural divisions, author and CBC broadcaster Scott Russell argues in Open House that the curling club ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Sports, Health & Self-help

The Wreck of the William Brown: A True Tale of Overcrowded Lifeboats and Murder at Sea

By Tom Koch

Tom Koch must be a busy man. He’s a professor of both geography and gerontology, a bioethics consultant for the Hospital for Sick Children, a journalist and media critic, a martial arts expert, and a ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: History

The Inactivist

By Chris Eaton

The Inactivist, the new novel from Toronto writer, advertising worker, and musician Chris Eaton (who records under the name Rock Plaza Central) is the sort of book that will appeal to adolescent nihilists and self-consciously ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Gothic Line: Canada’s Month of Hell in World War Ii Italy

By Mark Zuelkhe

Writer Mark Zuelkhe’s The Gothic Line is the third in his series of magnificent histories of the major battles fought by Canadians in Italy during the Second World War. The books, including this latest, are ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: History

Merrybegot

By Mary Dalton

Newfoundland poet Mary Dalton’s third book is so profoundly regional in its Maritime idiom and attitude that it actually transcends patois to a surprising extent and manages to be a universal pleasure to read. The ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

In My Own Name: A Memoir

By Maureen McTeer

This memoir is a bit of a slog. Not because Maureen McTeer hasn’t led an interesting life in politics and academia or met fascinating people in her privileged position as wife of a prime minister ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Historical Atlas of the Arctic

By Derek Hayes

Geologist, author, and map collector Derek Hayes is back with another in his stunning series of historical atlases. Having covered the North Pacific Ocean, B.C., and Canada in previous atlases, Hayes brings his formidable knowledge ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Reference

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Quill and Quire

A Game to Play on the Tracks

Wanting the Day

Damselfish

Open House: Canada and the Magic of Curling

The Wreck of the William Brown: A True Tale of Overcrowded Lifeboats and Murder at Sea

The Inactivist

The Gothic Line: Canada’s Month of Hell in World War Ii Italy

Merrybegot

In My Own Name: A Memoir

Historical Atlas of the Arctic

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