★ The Book of Stanley

At the moment, there are a number of popular TV shows (Heroes and Medium among them) that feature protagonists with superhuman abilities while still being more character-driven than the usual superhero fare. These heroes, like ... Read More »

July 9, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Bone Cage

By Angie Abdou

B.C. writer Angie Abdou chronicles the rise and fall of swimmer Sadie Jorgensen and wrestler Tom “Digger” Stapleton in her first novel, The Bone Cage. A tale of two athletes, The Bone Cage alternates between ... Read More »

July 3, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Stealing Nasreen

By Farzana Doctor

The process of leaving one’s country and finding a sense of belonging in another is often rife with uncertainty and turmoil. What makes Stealing Nasreen such a riveting read is the way it takes this ... Read More »

June 25, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Essex County Vol. 1: Tales from the Farm

By Jeff Lemire

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a young boy on a farm discovers he can fly. That the boy is only daydreaming is where Jeff Lemire’s Tales from the Farm departs from more familiar ... Read More »

June 18, 2007 | Filed under: Graphica

Cake or Death: The Excruciating Choices of Everyday Life

By Heather Mallick

In her latest book, former Globe and Mail columnist Heather Mallick offers her characteristically outspoken and unapologetic opinions on this mess we call modern life.Her perspective, in these previously unpublished essays, is that the world ... Read More »

June 14, 2007 | Filed under: Reference

Whose War Is It?: How Canada Can Survive the Post-9/11 World

By J.L. Granatstein

Both of these books are concerned with defining Canada’s “national interests.” Granatstein’s Whose War Is It? holds that the country’s interests lie firmly with the U.S., while McQuaig, in Holding the Bully’s Coat, argues that ... Read More »

June 14, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Holding the Bully’s Coat: Canada and the U.S. Empire

By Linda McQuaig

June 14, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

So This Is the World & Here I Am in It

By Di Brandt

Manitoba poet Di Brandt’s So This Is the World & Here I Am in It is the 10th book in NeWest’s Writer as Critic series. The book consists of 12 essays written over 10 years ... Read More »

June 14, 2007 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays

Ecoholic: Your Guide to the Most Environmentally Friendly Information, Products and Services in Canada

By Adria Vasil

Based on her column in Toronto’s NOW magazine, Adria Vasil’s Ecoholic is a slickly produced and irreverently toned book that makes going green seem almost sexy. It also walks the walk, being printed in vegetable-based ... Read More »

June 14, 2007 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

The End of Ignorance: Multiplying Our Human Potential

By John Mighton

Teachers who dislike or don’t really understand math invariably instill in children just one thing: a lifelong dread of one of our most important languages.This cultural poverty has long appalled John Mighton, an award-winning playwright ... Read More »

June 14, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Prev 316 317318319 320....691 692 Next

Quill and Quire

★ The Book of Stanley

The Bone Cage

Stealing Nasreen

Essex County Vol. 1: Tales from the Farm

Cake or Death: The Excruciating Choices of Everyday Life

Whose War Is It?: How Canada Can Survive the Post-9/11 World

Holding the Bully’s Coat: Canada and the U.S. Empire

So This Is the World & Here I Am in It

Ecoholic: Your Guide to the Most Environmentally Friendly Information, Products and Services in Canada

The End of Ignorance: Multiplying Our Human Potential

Job Board