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★ Escape Velocity

By Robin Stevenson

The title of Robin Stevenson’s latest book for YA readers refers to “the speed an object has to travel to escape Earth’s gravitational pull.” But for 15-year-old Lou Summers, it has another connotation. It is ... Read More »

November 15, 2011

★ Picture a Tree

By Barbara Reid

Virtuoso Plasticine artist Barbara Reid has created another extraordinary book to delight readers of every age. The variety of shapes and textures she creates by pressing the brightly coloured clay onto her illustration board and ... Read More »

November 15, 2011 | Filed under: Picture Books

Apologetic for Joy

By Jessica Hiemstra-Van Der Horst

Jessica Hiemstra-Van Der Horst’s first full-length book of poetry incorporates two previously published chapbooks alongside new material. The book explores the nature of artistic creation; thematically, it elevates the visual, sensory, tactile world. Whether focusing ... Read More »

November 15, 2011 | Filed under: Poetry

Gift Horse

By Mark Callanan

Mark Callanan’s second collection of poetry opens with an examination of life after near-death, an experience the poet knows first-hand. The book was written after a “near-fatal medical emergency,” and many of the early poems ... Read More »

November 15, 2011 | Filed under: Poetry