The Solitude of Emperors

In this, his second novel, David Davidar sets out to untangle the complications of religious strife. While the book’s plea for tolerance is moving, the novel as a whole relies too much on argument and ... Read More »

October 2, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Blue Hippopotamus

By Phoebe Gilman; Joanne Fitzgerald, illus.

Scholastic’s North Winds Press imprint is publishing a pleasant new picture book called The Blue Hippopotamus, the last book written by the late, beloved Canadian author-illustrator Phoebe Gilman (Jillian Jiggs). Never a fan of cross-species ... Read More »

October 1, 2007 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Picture Books

Kasztner’s Train: The True Story of Rezsö Kasztner, Unknown Hero of the Holocaust

By Anna Porter

A Hungarian Jew, Rezsö Kasztner spent most of the Second World War trying to prevent his neighbours from being deported to concentration camps. He was successful in his endeavours because he appealed to the basest ... Read More »

September 24, 2007 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

A Secret Between Us

By Daniel Poliquin; Donald Winkler, trans.

This new novel by Daniel Poliquin, perhaps the best-known Franco-Ontarian writer, is set largely in Ottawa and spans the the first half of the 20th century. Through the eyes of characters both high- and low-born, ... Read More »

September 17, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Assassin’s Song

By M.G. Vassanji

In his latest novel, M.G. Vassanji tackles difficult and potentially explosive questions about the spiritual and the divine in India and North America. Fortunately, Vassanji’s book is multifaceted and subtle enough to do justice to ... Read More »

September 17, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Architects Are Here

By Michael Winter

With this, his third novel, Michael Winter resurrects his fictional alter ego Gabriel English, this time allowing Gabriel to wander farther afield from his (and Winter’s) native Newfoundland to Toronto, Montreal, and back again in ... Read More »

September 17, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Conceit

By Mary Novik

How to write a review in 350 words that does justice to Mary Novik’s extraordinary debut novel Conceit? It’s nearly impossible, which is probably why the book’s catalogue bumph veers toward the purple, making it ... Read More »

September 17, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Late Nights on Air

By Elizabeth Hay

There is, for many of us, a magic time in our lives – that summer or winter when we find ourselves in a unique place, surrounded by a handful of people we are connected to ... Read More »

September 17, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Soucouyant

By David Chariandy

Vancouverite David Chariandy’s debut novel works in spite of itself. None of the characters are particularly striking, the narrative is a bit choppy, and the ending feels tied up with a bow. And yet, Soucouyant ... Read More »

September 17, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ The Gum Thief

By Douglas Coupland

Right from the get-go we’re deep in Coupland country with The Gum Thief: the über-now pop culture references, the casual, deliciously snide vernacular, the loopy, neurotic characters you can’t help but love, and of course, ... Read More »

August 30, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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