Paper Shadows: A Chinatown Childhood

Wayson Choy avoids potential second-novel pitfalls by turning from fiction to non-fiction, following the spectacular success of The Jade Peony with a memoir. The relationship between the two books is so intricate and reflexive that ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Truth and Bright Water

By Thomas King

Cousins Tecumseh and Lum live in the small American border town of Truth. Bright Water, a reserve, is across the river in Canada. One night, the boys see a woman jump into the river. Then, ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Health Talk: How to Communicate with Your Doctor

By Mary F. Hawkins

Many of us approaching 40 (or 50) are acutely aware of how we need to pay attention to diet, exercise, and general health. We may find we can no longer eat like teenagers without gaining ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Fat Wars: 45 Days to Transform Your Body

By Brad King

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Living the Good Life: Your Guide to Health and Success

By David Patchell-Evans

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Kit’s Law

By Donna Morrissey

In her debut novel, Newfoundland native Donna Morrissey, who now lives in Halifax, tells us more than we need to know about her characters. The novel establishes its setting – 1950s outport Newfoundland – quickly, ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Dorothy L’Amour

By Lynn Crosbie

When B.C’s own Playboy celebrity Dorothy Stratten was killed by her ex-lover in 1980, the Vancouver newspapers reported the facts of her murder with something of a subtle agenda. They played up her innocence and ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Then Again

By Elyse Friedman

This comic first novel by Toronto writer Elyse Friedman is the literary equivalent of a garage band gig: what it lacks in subtlety, it gains in energy, velocity, and sheer rude exuberance. Admittedly, these are ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Vancouver: Secrets of the City

By Shawn Blore and the editors of Vancouver Magazine

Having grown up in the rural, largely agricultural end of southwestern British Columbia, I had, by a very young age, grown quite tired of the province. Oh, sure, I could concede it was beautiful, but ... Read More »

February 6, 2004 | Filed under: Reference