The Book of Ifs and Buts

Rabindranath Maharaj has already published three well-received books of fiction, including The Interloper, a story collection nominated for the Commonwealth Prize for Best First Book. But while this collection of eight stories and a novella ... Read More »

January 9, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Tiger Dreams

By Almeda Glenn Miller

Readers should be forgiven if, weeks after finishing Tiger Dreams, they mistakenly remember it as a film rather than a novel. First-time novelist Almeda Glenn Miller favours the sweep of the big screen, moving from ... Read More »

January 9, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ All the Men Are Sleeping

By D.R. MacDonald

D.R. MacDonald is a writer of enormous talent, skill, and, it seems, patience. Like Alistair MacLeod, he hails from Cape Breton, the setting of most of his stories. Also like MacLeod, who at 66 has ... Read More »

January 9, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

The Ascent of Eli Israel

By Jon Papernick

Jon Papernick’s first collection of stories, The Ascent of Eli Israel, is a subtle, chilling, and wistful “celebration” of the war-torn devastation and spiritual stoicism that afflicts modern-day Israel. These stories are raw, yet uncannily ... Read More »

January 9, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Hidden Worlds: Amazing Tunnel Stories

By Debora Pearson, Tina Holdcroft, illus.

This book of lore about 11 tunnels from around the world – both historical and current – crackles with energy. The excitement begins in the unique table of contents, where colourful characters in active poses ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Big Book of Canada: Exploring the Provinces and Territories

By Christopher Moore, Bill Slavin, illus.

The last decade has seen an unprecedented number of good books for kids about Canada, and one of the latest, Christopher Moore’s The Big Book of Canada, adds substantially to this field. At a hefty ... Read More »

January 8, 2004

How Hockey Works

By Keltie Thomas, Greg Hall, illus.

Hockey books are to publishing what sitcoms are to television – though few are worth a second look, every year there are more and more. Keltie Thomas’s How Hockey Works distinguishes itself through an original ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Max the Magnificent

By Trina Wiebe, Helen Flook, illus.

When Max Wigglesworth announces he wants to be “stinking rich,” his father naturally asks why. That key question about Max’s motivation, however, is never satisfactorily answered in the first book of B.C. author Trina Wiebe’s ... Read More »

January 8, 2004

What’s the Matter with Albert: A Story of Albert Einstein

By Frieda Wishinsky, Jacques Lamontagne, illus.

Billy’s daunting assignment as a reporter for The Princeton Elementary News is to interview the famous Albert Einstein, the “smartest man in the world.” This appealing, imaginatively conceived book is based on what he learns ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

The Lottery

By Beth Goobie

I recently heard cultural historian Marc Aronson discussing his research into the Salem witch trials of 1692. He made the point that among many conflicting theories as to the mindsets of the parties involved, the ... Read More »

January 8, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

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