★ The Troop

Scotiabank Giller Prize nominee Craig Davidson couldn’t have come up with a less inspired pseudonym than Nick Cutter for this pure-genre outing, but that’s the only knock against an otherwise outstanding tale of terror, full ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

children of air india: un/auhorized exhibits and interjections

By Renée Sarojini Saklikar

Though the terrorist bombing of Air India flight 182, travelling from Montreal to Delhi, took place more than 25 years ago, it remains an open wound in the Canadian psyche. Of the 329 people killed ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

★ Bite Down Little Whisper

By Don Domanski

Bite Down Little Whisper is a lush and resonant collection about the spirit and science of the natural world. It encompasses Taoism, Greek mythology, Egyptology, and the Celts, all seasoned with a sensibility steeped in ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

Shy: An Anthology

By Naomi K. Lewis and Rona Altrows, eds.

One would think that, much like the population at large, writers’ personalities range from the loud, bold, and raucous bravado of Hemingway or Dorothy Parker to the undiagnosed agoraphobia of Emily Dickinson, with most falling ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Anthologies

Friend. Follow. Text.: #storiesFromLivingOnline

By Shawn Syms, ed.

With its self-conscious hashtag subtitle and references, in the introduction, to how technology and social media have “opened up exciting options for fiction in terms of both content and formal innovation,” this anthology, edited by ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Don’t Call Me Goon: Hockey’s Greatest Enforcers, Gunslingers, and Bad Boys

By Greg Oliver and Richard Kamchen

Hockey players who make their living primarily with their fists are described by a variety of names, but calling them goons is apparently disrespectful. That’s the premise behind Don’t Call Me Goon, in which authors ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Jews and the Military: A History

By Derek J. Penslar

University of Toronto professor Derek J. Penslar would like to challenge a central idea in Jewish history: that Israeli willingness to fight represents a break from Jewish behaviour in the diaspora. In Jews and the ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: History

Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol

By Ann Dowsett Johnston

When we think about narratives of alcoholism, we tend to default to intervention-style tragedies, in which an embarrassing family member bottoms out via unthinkable consumption, keeping a bottle of vodka in the desk drawer, and ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Christopher Pratt: Six Decades

By Tom Smart

Christopher Pratt is widely acknowledged as an important Canadian painter, but he has long been viewed in the shadow of his better-known East Coast compatriot, Alex Colville. This gorgeously designed book seeks to redress the ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

By Malcolm Gladwell

Years ago, when I was working as a bookseller, a publicist dismissed an idea I had for an author event within a nanosecond of hearing it. I don’t remember what the specific idea was, but ... Read More »

February 20, 2014 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

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