Leave Me by Dying

Prequels – the earlier adventures of a series character – are generally written after the author has exhausted the possibilities of the series or the age or personal circumstances of the featured character precludes further ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Damselfish

By Susan Ouriou

Already a reputed translator of works from French into English, Susan Ouriou now offers readers an ambitious debut novel. Impressive in its scope, the book attempts to cover a long list of themes, including religion, ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Sap

By John Swan

John Swan’s first novel, Sap, begins “Every two-bit dick-yarn starts with a beautiful woman. They stride on long legs with longer tales of woe and misunderstanding,” and ends with the novel’s narrator (also named John ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Random Acts of Hatred

By George K. Ilsley

This first book of short stories portrays the childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood of gay and bisexual men. The stories, though not literally connected, add up to a collective portrait of the heartbreaks and struggles ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

The Swinging Bridge

By Ramabai Espinet

When 42-year-old, Trinidad-born Mona is forced to travel to Toronto to tend to her dying brother, she finds herself ensnared once again in a tangle of family history maintained by relatives intent on “dressing up ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Hybrids

By Robert J. Sawyer

With Hybrids, Robert J. Sawyer draws to a close the Neanderthal Parallax trilogy, a trio of books that will likely be looked upon as a career highlight for the Toronto science fiction writer.As Hybrids opens, ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes

By Margaret Atwood, Dusan Petricic, illus.

Established authors of books for adults who turn their hands to children’s literature tend to take one of two routes. Some focus the lens of childhood on the same material that they use in their ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Fox on the Ice/ Mahkesis Miskwamihk E-cipatapit

By Tomson Highway, Brian Deines, illus.

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Suki’s Kimono

By Chieri Uegaki, Stéphane Jorisch, illus.

It’s the first day of school and Suki chooses to wear her favourite cotton kimono, a gift from her visiting grandmother. Obachan had taken Suki to a street festival where they danced, ate slippery noodles, ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Picture Books

Historical Atlas of the Arctic

By Derek Hayes

Geologist, author, and map collector Derek Hayes is back with another in his stunning series of historical atlases. Having covered the North Pacific Ocean, B.C., and Canada in previous atlases, Hayes brings his formidable knowledge ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Reference

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