Flights of Imagination: Extraordinary Writing About Birds

The sex lives of birds is an intriguing topic, about which most of us have little or no knowledge. Did you know, for instance, that Australian male superb fairy-wrens court their sweethearts with yellow flowers; ... Read More »

April 30, 2010 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

★ The Bird Detective: Investigating the Secret Lives of Birds

By Bridget Stutchbury; Julie Zickefoose, illus

April 30, 2010 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

★ The English Opium Eater: A Biography of Thomas de Quincey

By Robert Morrison

Robert Morrison’s The English Opium Eater, the first major biography of Thomas de Quincey (1785–1859) in more than 25 years, draws on previously unknown letters from de Quincey’s daughters and his 21-volume collected works published ... Read More »

April 30, 2010 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Blind Luck

By Scott Carter

Would you bet your life on luck? Risk your fortune on a coin toss or wager? In Toronto screenwriter Scott Carter’s debut novel, Dave Bolden could plausibly answer yes. When the driver of an 18-wheel ... Read More »

April 30, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Irrationalist

By Suzanne Buffam

The Irrationalist is Chicago-based expat Suzanne Buffam’s second collection, following her Gerald Lampert Award–winning debut, Past Imperfect. The book’s title plays on a snippet from Aristotle’s Poetics: “it is exclusively the irrational upon which the ... Read More »

April 30, 2010 | Filed under: Poetry

You Know Who You Are

By Ian Williams

The letters on the cover of Ian Williams’ debut collection are all white except for one “u” and one “i,” both of which are red. This is because the poems in the book are chiefly ... Read More »

April 30, 2010 | Filed under: Poetry

Darwin’s Bastards

By Zsuzsi Gartner, ed.

Canada may be the only country in the world where it’s not considered a liability to publish an anthology of dystopian and science-fiction stories that contains hardly any contributions from authors specializing in those genres. ... Read More »

April 30, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Falling from Grace

By Ann Eriksson

When Ann Eriksson conjured up Dr. Faye Pearson, a three-foot-tall entomologist, the idea must have seemed too good to pass up. Just think of all the ways that, both literally and metaphorically, the combination of ... Read More »

April 30, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

In the Fabled East

By Adam Lewis Schroeder

Adam Lewis Schroeder’s second novel ranges from France at the turn of the 20th century to French Indochina in the 1930s. Weaving together a host of narrators and timelines, the story primarily follows the paths ... Read More »

April 30, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Singer’s Gun

By Emily St. John Mandel

There is no doubt that Emily St. John Mandel is a skilled and promising new voice. Her first novel, 2009’s Last Night in Montreal, proved she is able to craft clear, concise, and beautifully composed ... Read More »

April 30, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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Flights of Imagination: Extraordinary Writing About Birds

★ The Bird Detective: Investigating the Secret Lives of Birds

★ The English Opium Eater: A Biography of Thomas de Quincey

Blind Luck

The Irrationalist

You Know Who You Are

Darwin’s Bastards

Falling from Grace

In the Fabled East

The Singer’s Gun

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