Memoir & Biography

Margaret Atwood: A Biography

Writing the first biography of a major living author is a daunting task that imposes severe restrictions even on the boldest biographers. Nathalie Cooke, an academic and Atwood scholar, bypasses the family dynamics that are ... Read More »

February 20, 2004 | Filed under: Featured Archive Review, Memoir & Biography

Arctic Journal II: A Time for Change

By Bern Will Brown

In Arctic Journal I, Bern Will Brown explored his initiation and early northern experiences as an Oblate priest. Volume II, subtitled A Time for Change, is Brown’s account of his life in the Northern Arctic ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Pat Lowther’s Continent: Her Life and Work

By Toby Brooks

This relatively short biography – the first to appear since Pat Lowther died 25 years ago – is the result of Toby Brooks’ longstanding devotion to the poet and her work. Brooks, who counselled battered ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

A Grand Eye for Glory: A Life of Franz Johnston

By Roger Burford Mason

Franz Johnston was the most prolific and financially successful artist of the original Group of Seven. Yet few people have heard of him. In the mid-1920s and until his death in 1949, Johnston’s paintings were ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Romancing Mary Jane: A Year in the Life of a Failed Marijuana Grower

By Michael Poole

When former documentary filmmaker Michael Poole reached a workaholic’s meltdown, he remedied his soul by taking his hobby of smoking marijuana to a new realm. Poole moved to a cabin on B.C.’s Sechelt Peninsula and ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

For Joshua: An Ojibway Father Teaches His Son

By Richard Wagamese

Aboriginal cultures are teaching cultures. Social cohesion – important to cultures in which individuals rely on the assistance of the group – is maintained through doctrine and a sense of personal responsibility taught through story ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery: Vol. IV: 1920-1935

By Mary Rubio and Elizabeth Waterson, eds.

This latest volume of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s journals takes her from age 54 to 60. At that time, Montgomery was an internationally acclaimed author, mother of two maturing boys, and wife of Ewan Macdonald, Presbyterian ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Stormy Weather: F. H. Varley, a Biography

By Maria Tippett

Fred Varley, acclaimed Canadian artist and member of the Group of Seven, is an ideal subject for a biography. His complexity of character warrants illumination, his travels across Canada and elsewhere provide a richly textured ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Zig Zag: A Life on the Move

By James Houston

James Houston is the kind of man you’d love to meet at a dinner party – especially after reading Zig Zag, his new memoir. The book is a sequel to his bestseller, Confessions of an ... Read More »

February 19, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Raffi: The Life of a Children’s Troubadour

By Raffi Cavoukian

While Raffi Cavoukian tells a success story – a 1960s dropout achieves wealth, international fame, and favourite-son status in Canada – it is not to be confused with the usual self-promoting celebrity autobiography.It is also ... Read More »

February 18, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

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Margaret Atwood: A Biography

Arctic Journal II: A Time for Change

Pat Lowther’s Continent: Her Life and Work

A Grand Eye for Glory: A Life of Franz Johnston

Romancing Mary Jane: A Year in the Life of a Failed Marijuana Grower

For Joshua: An Ojibway Father Teaches His Son

The Selected Journals of L.M. Montgomery: Vol. IV: 1920-1935

Stormy Weather: F. H. Varley, a Biography

Zig Zag: A Life on the Move

Raffi: The Life of a Children’s Troubadour

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