Under an Afghan Sky: A Memoir of Captivity

Tales of arbitrary detention during the “war on terror” abound, with a growing number of memoirs by those who, while either covering the conflict or trying to mitigate its worst effects, have fallen victim to ... Read More »

July 26, 2011 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Far and Away: A Prize Every Time

By Neil Peart

As the drummer and lyricist for seminal Canadian rock band Rush, Neil Peart has earned the respect and admiration of legions of musicians and fans. That he is also a successful author may come as ... Read More »

July 26, 2011 | Filed under: Reference

The Antagonist

By Lynn Coady

Our literature is inordinately dominated by A+ students who blazed from kindergarten to an MFA while constantly winning prizes from their teachers and cheers from their middle-class parents. No wonder so much of Canadian fiction, ... Read More »

July 26, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ For Your Tomorrow: The Way of an Unlikely Soldier

By Melanie Murray

By 2012, Canada’s combat role in Afghanistan will be over. The end of a nation’s involvement in combat activities forces a communal process of contextualizing and ultimately mythologizing the ordeal. Thus the importance of For ... Read More »

July 26, 2011 | Filed under: History

Campie

By Barbara Stewart

In this new memoir, Barbara Stewart recalls a time in her life when she could not get much lower, financially or emotionally. After declaring bankruptcy, Stewart is forced to start over at age 48 working ... Read More »

July 26, 2011 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

River City

By John Farrow

River City is an overly ambitious novel by John Farrow, the detective-writer alias of much-lionized Quebec author Trevor Ferguson (The Timekeeper, The Kinkajou, High Water Chants). Despite appearing under Farrow’s name, River City is much, ... Read More »

July 26, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Thirteen

By Susie Moloney

What is creepier: a witch with a green, wart-covered face and pointy hat, or a pretty suburban housewife witch? Susie Moloney opts for the latter in her fourth novel, her take on the notion of ... Read More »

July 26, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Glass Boys

By Nicole Lundrigan

Nicole Lundrigan has been teetering on the cusp of “next big thing” status since her debut, Unravelling Arva, was tagged as a top-10 pick for 2004 in The Globe and Mail. Two follow-ups, Thaw (2005) ... Read More »

July 26, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Nondescript Rambunctious

By Jackie Bateman

Crime novels, whether thrillers, police procedurals, or hard-boiled detective stories, are about order. A catastrophic event, usually an act of violence, shatters the peace of a community, and the rest of the story is about ... Read More »

July 26, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Water Man’s Daughter

By Emma Ruby-Sachs

Contemporary Johannesburg is the setting for this impressive debut about an unlikely trio of women brought together in the wake of a Canadian water executive’s murder. Under cover of night, an activist group, led by ... Read More »

July 26, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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Under an Afghan Sky: A Memoir of Captivity

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The Antagonist

★ For Your Tomorrow: The Way of an Unlikely Soldier

Campie

River City

The Thirteen

★ Glass Boys

Nondescript Rambunctious

The Water Man’s Daughter

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