Getting Over Edgar

Joan Barfoot is a dependable chronicler of the malaise of women in our time. In her eighth novel the woman in question is a childless middle-aged widow in comfortable circumstances. Her belated journey of self-discovery ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Man Who Loved Jane Austen

By Ray Smith

The Montreal in Ray Smith’s The Man Who Loved Jane Austen is a dismal place: ice storms, a Ministry of Education that wants to regulate all aspects of academic life, old watering holes and drinking ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Elizabeth and After

By Matt Cohen

There is such deftness to this novel, such sureness of approach and lightness of writing, that an honest critic must begin with an apology. Sorry, dear reader, for the envy that infringes on the following; ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Stan Douglas

By Daina Augaitis,George Wagner, William Wood

At age 38, Vancouver artist Stan Douglas is currently the most successful young artist in Canada. His multimedia installations have appeared at major institutions around the world, and he is considered one of the top ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Mikayla’s Victory (Sports Stories Series)

By Cynthia Bates

Reaching reluctant readers is a nagging concern for anyone involved with children’s literature, but, contrary to popular stereotypes, reluctant readers of fiction come in every possible configuration of advantage, intelligence, and social skills. Just to ... Read More »

February 13, 2004

The Winning Edge (Sports Stories Series)

By Michele Martin Bossley

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Book news

T’aal: The One Who Takes Bad Children

By Sue Pielle with Anne Cameron, Greta Guzek, illus.

This collaborative effort by writer Anne Cameron and native Sliammon storyteller Sue Pielle is the tale of a terrifying giant who preys on children who disobey their parents by staying out after dark. The One ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: History

The Dream Collector

By Troon Harrison, Alan and Lea Daniel, illus.

Where do dreams go when the world wakes up? Zachary awakes very early one Saturday to the astonishing sight of two zebras and a shaggy dog drinking from a birdbath. He discovers an old man ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Butterflies’ Promise

By Julie Ovenell-Carter, Kitty Macaulay, illus.

The Butterflies’ Promise, by Adam’s Daycare author Julie Ovenell-Carter, is the latest in a growing number of picture books written to help children deal with aging loved ones. Its story of Milly and her beloved ... Read More »

February 13, 2004 | Filed under: Picture Books

Necking with Louise

By Rick Book

Necking with Louise isn’t exactly a book of short stories; it is rather a series of linked incidents narrated by the same character: 16-year-old Eric Anderson, who lives in a small Saskatchewan town and tells ... Read More »

February 13, 2004

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