The Five Books of Moses Lapinsky

Set in the harrowing years of the Depression, the Second World War, and the Holocaust, Karen Tulchinsky’s The Five Books of Moses Lapinsky is a major departure for the Vancouver novelist, screenwriter, and editor of ... Read More »

November 19, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ An Adoration

By Nancy Huston

Already a bestseller in France, Nancy Huston’s latest novel is both an affecting portrait of real and sympathetic characters and literary high art. Taking the form of the direct testimony of witnesses at a murder ... Read More »

November 19, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Strong Women Stories: Native Vision and Community Survival

By Kim Anderson and Bonita Lawrence, eds.

Strong Women Stories picks up where Kim Anderson’s last book left off. In A Recognition of Being, the Cree/Metis social- and health-policy analyst detailed the ways in which native women have been stereotyped and stripped ... Read More »

November 19, 2003 | Filed under: Native Peoples

The Animal Sciences

By Ron Hotz

Ron Hotz distinguishes his first novel, The Animal Sciences, from other Canadian stories of dysfunctional characters and difficult loves by presenting it as a kind of scientific case study rather than as a deeply felt ... Read More »

November 19, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Knucklehead

By W. Mark Giles

Knucklehead, W. Mark Giles’ first collection of short fiction, is an eclectic mix of stories and experimental pieces. The title and cover art are misleading, implying yet another collection of gritty urban tales of boozers ... Read More »

November 19, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

The Betrayer

By Michael Hennessey

Mention orphans and Prince Edward Island, and Anne Shirley immediately springs to mind. As Anne of Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery’s creation has become an island industry. Mickey Casey – the nasty, drunken, murderous narrator ... Read More »

November 19, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Tight Like That

By Jim Christy

The 14 stories in Tight Like That recall the days when every little magazine ran short fiction – crisp, savvy entertainments slickly crafted to appeal to just about anybody, perfect to fill those idle few ... Read More »

November 19, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Verandah People

By Jonathan Bennett

From the title of this collection of short stories, you might expect a series of languid tales that unfold during a relaxing day in the countryside. You’d be wrong. This follow-up to Bennett’s debut novel, ... Read More »

November 19, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

The Speaking Cure

By David Homel

Shot through with gallows humour and a brand of wartime slapstick, David Homel’s The Speaking Cure communicates a subtle and powerful anti-censorship message while blurring already shifty lines between right and wrong, victim and oppressor. ... Read More »

November 19, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

A Stone’s Throw: The Enduring Nature of Myth

By Ross Laird

Of the four elements, earth is the most silent. And yet writing and painting found on the Earth’s stones are also our only form of communication with lost ancestors. Like this, its central symbol, Ross ... Read More »

November 19, 2003 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

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