Ice Lake

Ever since his now infamous 1989 Harper’s manifesto on the state of contemporary American literature, Tom Wolfe has been hammering away at his thesis that today’s writers are too caught up in the tedious psychological ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Amuse Bouche: A Russell Quant Mystery

By Anthony Bidulka

Saskatoon private investigator Russell Quant spent his first year in business finding more than his fair share of wayward kitties and truant Corning Ware casserole dishes. But now he’s been hired by wealthy businessman Harold ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

The Skating Pond

By Deborah Jay Corey

The Skating Pond is the second novel from Canadian writer Deborah Jay Corey, now settled in an American coastal village. Her first novel, Losing Eddie, was awarded the WH Smith/Books In Canada First Novel Award. ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

★ Cinnamon Gardens

By Shyam Selvadurai

Is there a greater compliment a reader can pay a novel (and by extension, the novelist) than to say, “I was sorry when life interfered and I had to put it down, and I couldn’t ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Blood of Others

By Rick Mofina

Blood of Others is the latest gory thriller by Ottawa-based journalist Rick Mofina, who broke into the mystery/crime genre a few years ago with the bestseller If Angels Fall. His first two taut, intelligently written ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Sweeter than All the World

By Rudy Wiebe

Rudy Wiebe’s status as an important Canadian fiction writer is, to put it politely, puzzling. He has won two Governor General’s Awards (for The Temptations of Big Bear in 1973 and A Discovery of Strangers ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Kidnap

By L. R. Wright

L.R. Wright’s 14th novel, Kidnap, touted as the first in a new series featuring RCMP Sergeant Edwina (Eddie) Henderson, is a low-key, low-energy, non-thriller.A middle-aged couple rent a secluded house near Sechelt on B.C.’s Sunshine ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Golden Goa

By Grant Buday

Whatever our reasons for setting off on a trip, most of us discover new perspectives and explore our own identities while travelling. We do take ourselves with us, as Plato said, wherever we go. We ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Reference

Sand Dance: By Camel Across Arabia’s Great Southern Desert

By Bruce Kirkby

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Reference

Finding Out About Dinosaurs

By Elin Kelsey

Ideas about dinosaurs are always changing.” This statement, made near the end of Kelsey’s book, represents its theme. Rather than presenting a series of facts as in most dinosaur books, the author informs readers about ... Read More »

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

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Ice Lake

Amuse Bouche: A Russell Quant Mystery

The Skating Pond

★ Cinnamon Gardens

Blood of Others

Sweeter than All the World

Kidnap

Golden Goa

Sand Dance: By Camel Across Arabia’s Great Southern Desert

Finding Out About Dinosaurs

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