My Life As a Dame: The Personal and the Political in the Writings of Christina McCall

By Christina McCall; Stephen Clarkson, ed.

The most touching parts of My Life As a Dame, a collection of punditry and feature writing from journalist Christina McCall, who died in 2005, are the brief but heartfelt introductions to each chapter penned ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays

The Joy of Spooking, Book One: Fiendish Deeds

By P.J. Bracegirdle

A new head rises from the eyeball-strewn swamps of children’s horror, in the form of Montrealer P.J. Bracegirdle (his real name, or so he maintains). Librarians who turned a cold shoulder to Goosebumps and its ... Read More »

June 25, 2008

The Other Side of the Coin: The Emerging Vision of Economics and Our Place in the World

By David Orrell

“Neoclassical economics,” writes Edmonton-born mathematician David Orrell, “sees the world in terms of independent, autonomous agents that act to maximize their own utility, measured in terms of financial success.” Such thinking is full of erroneous ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

★ Mr. Karp’s Last Glass

By Cary Fagan; Selçuk Demirel, illus.

Although the new book from Toronto author Cary Fagan lists a very narrow age range, the only prerequisite for enjoying Mr. Karp’s Last Glass is an ability to read, whatever your age. Eleven-year-old Randolph, who ... Read More »

June 25, 2008

Double Lives: Writing and Motherhood

By Shannon Cowan, Fiona Tinwei Lam, and Cathy Stonehouse, eds.

Double Lives, an anthology of essays about the occasionally warring roles of writer and mother, is not for everyone. Though much of the book will appeal to busy mothers of all kinds, on the whole ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

★ Join the Revolution, Comrade: Journeys and Essays

By Charles Foran

Charles Foran’s first collection of essays is an eclectic compilation of travel and literary writings that reveals a preoccupation, not always clearly articulated, with establishing a connection to the present age and feeling the truth ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays

★ All-Season Edie

By Annabel Lyon

It’s a convention of kids’ books – think Anne of Green Gables – that the hero or heroine is more articulate than most of the people around them. Certainly that’s the case with the eponymous ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Canada in Colours

By Per-Henrik Gürth

Per-Henrik Gürth, illustrator of the classic Canadiana picture books Canada 123 and ABC of Canada, returns with his fifth Kids Can Press book. Once again, simple text that’s pleasant but nothing special (Gürth’s own this ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ Mama Robot

By Davide Cali; AnnaLaura Cantone, illus.; Marcel Danesi, trans.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a mom who’s never too busy, who can chase away barking dogs and protect you from annoying neighbours? A mom who’s always there? So thinks the young boy in ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

★ A Pocket Can Have a Treasure in It

By Kathy Stinson; Deirdre Betteridge, illus.

A Pocket Can Have a Treasure in It asks, in the open-to-anything tone of very young children, questions such as whether a bowl can have a berry in it (yes) and whether a tree can ... Read More »

June 25, 2008 | Filed under: Picture Books

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