Serafim and Claire

Montreal writer Mark Lavorato delivers an engaging third novel that does a lovely job infusing history into fiction. Set mostly in 1920s Montreal, Serafim and Claire is loaded with local colour and detail. The historical ... Read More »

January 7, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Desperates

By Greg Kearney

ReLit Award–winning author Greg Kearney wants to shock you with his debut novel. He wants to shock you with its frank depictions of gay sex. He wants to shock you with its nihilistic undercurrents and ... Read More »

December 16, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Building the Orange Wave: The Inside Story Behind the Historic Rise of Jack Layton and the NDP

By Brad Lavigne

Written by Brad Lavigne, the NDP’s campaign director for the 2011 federal election, Building the Orange Wave is an excellent case study in how to build momentum, promote an agenda, and get a candidate noticed. ... Read More »

December 9, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

No One to Tell: Breaking My Silence on Life in the RCMP

By Janet Merlo

The image of Canada’s iconic RCMP has long been burnished by strategic marketing, culminating in the recent release of Mattel’s limited-edition RCMP Barbie doll. While the toy has proved to be a hit, its timing ... Read More »

December 2, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Road Ends

By Mary Lawson

Like many Canadian writers, Mary Lawson casts her glance backward, telling historical stories of rural life that dwell almost as much on snowy landscapes as the complex characters who inhabit them. There is great tragedy ... Read More »

November 25, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Longer I’m Prime Minister: Stephen Harper and Canada, 2006

To the exaltation of many Canadians, the outrage of many others, and the sheer incomprehension of most in the country’s chattering classes, Stephen Harper has survived and prospered as prime minister for the past seven ... Read More »

November 20, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Francis the Little Fox

In an age when everything (including picture books) is being turned into an app, it is heartening to know that apps are also becoming books. Based on a French-language app, Francis the Little Fox recalls ... Read More »

November 20, 2013 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ The Man with the Violin

By Kathy Stinson; Dusan Petricic, illus.

One January morning in 2007, renowned classical violinist Joshua Bell played his multimillion-dollar violin incognito in a Washington subway station during rush hour. The results of the experiment, conducted by The Washington Post, were startling. ... Read More »

November 20, 2013 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Longer I’m Prime Minister: Stephen Harper and Canada, 2006–

By Paul Wells

November 18, 2013 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Learn to Speak Film: A Guide to Creating, Promoting, and Screening Your Movies

By Michael Glassbourg; Jeff Kulak, illus.

Young people have it easy these days. In the age of torrents, cloud computing, YouTube, and iTunes, having instant, unfettered access to the entire history of recorded sound and images is a given. But who’s ... Read More »

November 14, 2013 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction

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