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The Writing Life: Journals 1975–2005

George (formerly Doug) Fetherling has been a fixture on the CanLit scene for nearly half a century. During a prolific and wide-ranging career that has included significant ties to Toronto, Kingston, and Vancouver, Fetherling has ... Read More »

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

The Legacy of Tiananmen Square

By Michel Cormier; Jonathan Kaplansky, trans.

Given China’s undeniable importance on the world stage, it is not surprising that a robust literature on this complex country is emerging. Of particular interest to Western observers is the Communist Party’s seeming success at ... Read More »

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: History

Down the Drain: How We Are Failing to Protect Our Water Resources

By Ralph Pentland and Chris Wood

Except for hundreds of First Nations communities perpetually suffering under boil-water alerts, it’s doubtful most Canadians know much about the source and safety of their tap water. That will change if they read Down the ... Read More »

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

The Last Temptation of Bond

By Kimmy Beach

Which is your favourite James Bond? Is it the smirking, swaggering, explosively violent man portrayed by Sean Connery? George Lazenby’s deceptively good-humoured detective? Daniel Craig’s intense and barely controllable rogue agent? Or is it the ... Read More »

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: Poetry

Liquidities: Vancouver Poems Then and Now

By Daphne Marlatt

Liquidities: Vancouver Poems Then and Now extends a project Daphne Marlatt began over 40 years ago with the 1972 publication of Vancouver Poems. Liquidities includes a reprinting of the earlier poems – some revised and ... Read More »

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: Poetry

Full Count: Four Decades of Blue Jays Baseball

By Jeff Blair

Reading the introduction to Jeff Blair’s history of the Toronto Blue Jays is a maddening experience a few weeks into the 2013 season. He writes about the promise and hope at the beginning of the ... Read More »

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Maxine

By Claire Wilkshire

In an era when so many books and articles argue about whether women can and should “have it all,” it’s refreshing to read two witty debut novels about women who don’t stand in for some ... Read More »

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Roost

By Ali Bryan

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Black Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace

By Ronald J. Deibert

Like it or not, the Internet has become unavoidable for many people in the knowledge economy. “Cyberspace is everywhere,” says Ronald J. Deibert, director of the Canada Centre for Global Security Studies, and its reach ... Read More »

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Riverside Drive

By Michael Januska

In his debut novel, Michael Januska, author of last year’s Grey Cup Century, explores the world of Prohibition-era liquor smuggling, focusing not on a typical locale such as Chicago, but rather on the strip of ... Read More »

June 18, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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The Writing Life: Journals 1975–2005

The Legacy of Tiananmen Square

Down the Drain: How We Are Failing to Protect Our Water Resources

The Last Temptation of Bond

Liquidities: Vancouver Poems Then and Now

Full Count: Four Decades of Blue Jays Baseball

Maxine

Roost

Black Code: Inside the Battle for Cyberspace

Riverside Drive

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