★ The Hornbooks of Rita K.

Margaret Atwood once said the four-letter epithet most dreadful to a writer’s ears is the word “icon.” Consider Robert Kroetsch, equipped with his first new book of poems in 10 years. How can his new ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Slant

By Andy Quan

The title of this debut poetry collection is an evocative pun on author Andy Quan’s varied perspectives – that of an Asian-Canadian whose eyes are “slanted”; of a gay man whose sensual interest is “bent” ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Household Hints for the End of Time

By Ken Howe

In his first collection of poetry, Household Hints for the End of Time, Regina poet Ken Howe explores a wide range of subjects – from the inherent meaning of a refrigerator to the resonances and ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Poetry

Little Horse of Iron: A Quest for the Canadian Horse

By Lawrence Scanlan

A book about a “foolish man…who buys a young horse” is how Lawrence Scanlan sums up his part memoir, part history of a little known aspect of Canadiana, le cheval canadien. At age 50 Scanlan ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

Honour

By Ann Decter

Ann Decter’s second novel, Honour, tells the stories of three friends in the midst of self-discovery. Honour is a feminist melting pot from which Decter pulls her characters Marie, Jane, and Shulamit Weiss and molds ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Stick: A History, a Celebration, an Elegy

By Bruce Dowbiggin

Calgary Herald sportswriter Bruce Dowbiggin’s last foray into hockey books was Of Ice and Men, a look at how a handful of hockey greats have mastered their craft. But they say that craftspeople are only ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Take One’s Essential Guide to Canadian Cinema

By Wyndham Wise, ed.

Take One’s Essential Guide to Canadian Film attempts to cover the entire history of Canadian film, from Edison’s 1896 The Kiss through to the year 2000, focusing on such successful films as Maelström and the ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

★ The Green Library

By Janice Kulyk Keefer

Every once in a while, an author effects a haunting. She creates a place, a time, a mood that endures past the “real time” required to read her work. In her new novel, The Green ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Joyce Wieland: A Life in Art

By Iris Nowell

Canadian painter and filmmaker Joyce Wieland rose to prominence in the 1960s, a time when few women were achieving much success in the Canadian art scene. Wieland remained a major figure in Canadian art until ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Marching as to War: Canada’s Turbulent Years 1899-1953

By Pierre Berton

Anyone with an interest in this country’s past owes a great debt to Pierre Berton. In book after book, he has written the Canadian story with style and grace – and a sure eye for ... Read More »

March 19, 2004 | Filed under: History

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