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Come, Thou Tortoise

Jessica Grant’s debut novel is one of those rare books that manage to entwine humour – in this case, even outright silliness – with poignant insight and a captivating plot. Lost soul Audrey Flowers is living ... Read More »

January 19, 2009 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy

By Peter G. Brown and Geoffrey Garver

At a moment in history when longstanding capitalist beliefs about the ability of the free market to self-adjust are being cast into doubt, Montreal-based authors Peter G. Brown and Geoffrey Garver’s new book could not ... Read More »

January 12, 2009 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Darwin’s Nightmare

By Mike Knowles

Meet Wilson. No first name necessary. All he’s ever known is a life of crime. He has chosen a criminal path even in the face of his family members’ attempts to dissuade him. His method ... Read More »

December 15, 2008 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Still Waters

By John Moss

In over two dozen previous books, John Moss has tackled the state of the Canadian novel, collated field notes on Ireland, studied the Arctic landscape, and collected some of his own short stories. Now he’s ... Read More »

December 15, 2008 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Your Friendly Neighbourhood Criminal

By Michael Van Rooy

Your Friendly Neighbourhood Criminal, the second novel by Winnipeg writer Michael Van Rooy, is a well-written, convincing, and compelling novel. Reminiscent of Elmore Leonard and Andrew Vacchs, this is hard-boiled fiction laced with humour and ... Read More »

December 15, 2008 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Relentless: The True Story of the Man Behind Rogers Communications

By Ted Rogers with Robert Brehl

This year the machinery mythologizing the high rollers of capitalism is grinding mightily, with the focus turning to media magnates. Donald Trump still holds court on television’s The Apprentice; there’s a new biography of William ... Read More »

December 15, 2008 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Izzy: The Passionate Life and Turbulent Times of Izzy Asper, Canada’s Media Mogul

By Peter C. Newman

December 15, 2008 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Memoir & Biography

The Soul of All Great Designs

By Neil Bissoondath

If asked to describe a typical contemporary Canadian novel, the words witty, cosmopolitan, and erotic are unlikely to fly to the lips of most readers. That Neil Bissoondath’s The Soul of All Great Designs contains ... Read More »

December 15, 2008 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Horror Story and Other Horror Stories

By Robert Boyczuk

Despite its playfully generic title, only a handful of the 19 stories in this debut collection are traditional tales of horror involving monsters, vampires, or murderous evil spirits. Instead, it is an anthology of genre-bending ... Read More »

December 15, 2008 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short

What Stirs

By Margaret Christakos

What Stirs is the seventh collection from Toronto-based poet and teacher Margaret Christakos. While there are a few individual poems in the book, this is primarily a set of sequences. Christakos employs an unspecified roster ... Read More »

December 11, 2008 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Poetry

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Quill and Quire

Come, Thou Tortoise

Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy

Darwin’s Nightmare

Still Waters

Your Friendly Neighbourhood Criminal

Relentless: The True Story of the Man Behind Rogers Communications

Izzy: The Passionate Life and Turbulent Times of Izzy Asper, Canada’s Media Mogul

The Soul of All Great Designs

Horror Story and Other Horror Stories

What Stirs

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