Gay Dwarves of America

Traditional narrative strategies and formal experimentation, as well as fiction and autobiography, blend comfortably in Anne Fleming’s latest collection of short stories, the delightfully titled Gay Dwarves of America. Fleming, a University of British Columbia ... Read More »

June 25, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

★ Above All Things

By Tanis Rideout

Seldom is a first novel as polished as Tanis Rideout’s Above All Things, about George Mallory’s final attempt, in 1924, to climb Mount Everest. Rideout blends fact and fiction in her narrative, creating insight into ... Read More »

June 19, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Everybody Has Everything

By Katrina Onstad

Six years after her successful debut novel, How Happy to Be, Toronto journalist Katrina Onstad returns with the highly anticipated follow-up. Professional couple Ana and James are child-free, though not for lack of trying. Years ... Read More »

June 11, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys: The Songs that Tell Their Story

By Mark Dillon

The Beach Boys mark their 50th anniversary in 2012 with a long-awaited reunion tour, and it’s only natural for music writers to want to commemorate the occasion with new material about “America’s Band.” Toronto-based journalist ... Read More »

June 4, 2012 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes

By Kamal Al-Solaylee

Those who knew Kamal Al-Solaylee when he was theatre critic for The Globe and Mail were largely ignorant of his life before his arrival in Toronto in 1996. That was how he wanted it, Al-Solaylee ... Read More »

May 28, 2012 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Shadows Cast by Stars

By Catherine Knutsson

There is no denying that this is a golden time for dystopian young-adult fiction, and author Catherine Knutsson’s debut novel fits nicely into the genre while offering up a unique twist. It is 200 years ... Read More »

May 23, 2012

Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-ending War

By Deborah Ellis

A decade after releasing the first novel in her lauded Afghanistan-set Breadwinner trilogy, Deborah Ellis returns with a non-fiction examination of how the children of that war-torn country have fared since the fall of the ... Read More »

May 23, 2012

Earth-Friendly Buildings, Bridges and More: The Eco-Journal of Corry Lapont

By Etta Kaner; Stephen MacEachern, illus.

Toronto elementary school teacher and author Etta Kaner’s new work of non-fiction for young readers delves into the areas of environmentally conscious architecture and building design. Earth-Friendly Buildings, Bridges and More takes the form of ... Read More »

May 23, 2012

How? The Most Awesome Question and Answer Book about Nature, Animals, People, Places – and You!

By Catherine Ripley; Scot Ritchie, illus.

Catherine Ripley has a knack for explaining things. In Why? (2001), she answered questions on a range of subjects posed by youngsters from across Canada. This new companion volume maintains the quality and format and ... Read More »

May 23, 2012

Man Overboard!

By Curtis Parkinson

Novels rooted in historical events provide a powerful and unique opportunity for younger readers to learn while enjoying a compelling narrative (somewhat akin to the “hiding the vegetables” approach for picky eaters). It’s doubly unfortunate, ... Read More »

May 23, 2012

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