Frank McKenna: Beyond Politics

A frequent criticism of political journalists is that they get too close to the people they are covering. On the other hand, biographers are sometimes seen by their subjects as having betrayed their trust (think ... Read More »

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Pop

By Gordon Korman

For decades, Gordon Korman has achieved what many teachers, librarians, and frustrated parents consider the ultimate challenge: getting boys to read books. Korman will continue to draw in the dudes with his newest book, but ... Read More »

January 4, 2010

What Is Stephen Harper Reading? Yann Martel’s Recommended Reading for a Prime Minister and Book Lovers of All Stripes

By Yann Martel

What Is Stephen Harper Reading? takes its name from Booker Prize-winning novelist Yann Martel’s project of sending Prime Minister Stephen Harper a different book every two weeks along with a letter of explication. Martel has ... Read More »

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays

Alego

By Ningeokuluk Teevee; Nina Manning-Toonoo, trans.

Alego, by Inuit artist Ningeokuluk Teevee, received a Governor General’s Literary Award nomination this year in the illustrated book category, and it’s not hard to see why. Typical of Groundwood, the book is a thoroughly ... Read More »

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

Pierre Le Poof!

By Andrea Beck

Perhaps the classic plot for a kids’ story is about running away from home, getting lost and/or in trouble, and finally getting back to the comfort and security of home. This is the story of ... Read More »

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Picture Books

Bringing Art to Life: A Biography of Alan Jarvis

By Andrew Horrall

The fact that the name Alan Jarvis now rings few bells in Canada is one reason that Bringing Art to Life, a stylish and beautifully researched biography by Andrew Horrall, is so important. Jarvis – ... Read More »

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Joan & Goodridge: My Life with Goodridge Roberts

By Joan Roberts

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Fresh Canadian Bistro

By Craig Flinn

There has long been a shortage of cookbooks that anthologize the recipes of Canadian chefs. Deserving and talented candidates of all ages and from across Canada draw international plaudits, yet to date, most publishers have ... Read More »

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Food & Drink

Gretzky’s Tears: Hockey, Canada,and the Day Everything Changed

By Stephen Brunt

The story of The Great One’s sale to the Los Angeles Kings from the Edmonton Oilers in August 1988 is a variation of the myth of the fast-talking American swindling the hapless Canadian out of ... Read More »

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help