★ The Flying Troutmans

The considerable charm of Miriam Toews’ fiction comes, in part, from her ability to create characters in situations of long-term duress with a brilliantly emulsified mix of repression and humour, punctuated by bursts of real ... Read More »

August 15, 2008 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Sleeping Porch

By Ian Wallace

Ian Wallace, the veteran Canadian-born children’s author and illustrator, begins his latest picture book in an unidentified American town. (Wallace now lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, a likely contender.) Young Brando is attempting to catch a ... Read More »

August 5, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

Soul of the World: Unlocking the Secrets of Time

By Christopher Dewdney

In Acquainted with the Night, poet and non-fiction writer Christopher Dewdney explored the nighttime realm through the complementary lenses of science and art. Now, in Soul of the World, Dewdney brings this two-pronged approach to ... Read More »

July 31, 2008 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Renegades: Canadians in the Spanish Civil War

By Michael Petrou

When General Franco rebelled against the Spanish government in 1936, more than 1,700 Canadians volunteered to fight in that country’s civil war. Very little was known about the volunteers, many of whom, due to the ... Read More »

July 31, 2008 | Filed under: History

The Man Game

By Lee Henderson

Readers familiar with the grim suburban landscape of Lee Henderson’s 2002 short-story collection The Broken Record Technique may be surprised to discover that the Saskatoon-born, Vancouver-dwelling author’s debut novel digs deep into the hoary ground ... Read More »

July 30, 2008 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Five Ring Circus: Myths and Realities of the Olympic Games

By Christopher A. Shaw

In the 19th century, travelling carnivals roamed the American West, promising spectacular sideshows, games of skill, and unforgettable thrills. It was only after the roadshow had rolled on that the townsfolk, their pockets emptied, would ... Read More »

July 14, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Desperate Glory: The Story of WWI

By John Wilson

Not long ago, a teacher of 10- to 12-year-olds who was at her wits’ end asked me: “Do you know of any history books for kids that explain historical events in a continuous narrative, as ... Read More »

July 8, 2008

The Pole

By Eric Walters

Eric Walters returns with gusto to one of his favourite literary landscapes, the far North – this time as far north as it is possible to go. He also revisits a memorable character, Newfoundland Captain ... Read More »

July 8, 2008

Break on Through

By Jill Murray

Montreal writer Jill Murray’s debut novel is the kind of book that will be loved by parents bemoaning the generally sorry state of YA lit for girls. It will also be loved by their whip-smart ... Read More »

July 8, 2008

Chanda’s Wars

By Allan Stratton

In the aftermath of her mother’s death from AIDS, Chanda Kabelo struggles to raise her younger siblings, Lily and Soly. She’s plagued by recurring nightmares that suggest she needs to make peace with her estranged ... Read More »

July 8, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

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