Witness is Patrick Lane’s fourth selected poems in about as many decades, and his first since 1997. It includes more recent poems, and some earlier ones that the previous volume excluded. At 96 pages, it’s ... Read More »
April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Poetry
At the age of 77, legendary Canadian songwriter Ian Tyson has published a memoir focusing on his three main interests: horses, music, and women. Tyson wrote “Four Strong Winds,” one of country music’s all-time great ... Read More »
April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography
Sex is probably second only to personal finance among the many subjects readers are constantly seeking advice on. Claudia Dey, formerly a sex columnist for the defunct Toro magazine and The Globe and Mail, and ... Read More »
April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Health & Self-help
Readers of Canadian military history, as well as those with an interest in the Afghan conflict, will snap up No Lack of Courage, the first battle narrative written by a Canadian military historian. But the ... Read More »
April 6, 2011 | Filed under: History
Consider the following miserable assortment of facts: on Amazon you can buy a book entitled The Pimp Game: Instructional Guide by Mickey Royal; enterprising hip-hop stars market energy drinks called “Pimp Juice” and host television ... Read More »
April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
As Canadians, we frequently pride ourselves on our social tolerance and inclusiveness. The cultural mosaic has become one of the country’s foundational myths, and our three most populous urban centres – Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal ... Read More »
April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short
As Canadians, we frequently pride ourselves on our social tolerance and inclusiveness. The cultural mosaic has become one of the country’s foundational myths, and our three most populous urban centres – Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal ... Read More »
April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Short
The title of Ottawa writer Christian McPherson’s debut novel has a double meaning. Most obviously, it refers to the hero, Colin MacDonald, and his fellow cubicle dwellers, who work as code monkeys for the fictional ... Read More »
April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels
In his introduction to Michel Houellebecq’s book-length essay, H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life, Stephen King wrote, “I think that a generation’s weird fiction, which has always been mainstream literature’s first cousin, gives us ... Read More »
April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels
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