Feed My Dear Dogs

Emma Richler has followed up Sister Crazy, her successful book of linked short stories, with a longer piece of fiction about a family. And yes, it’s the same family, and even the lowliest fact-checker can ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Whetstone

By Lorna Crozier

Whetstone, the 13th collection of poems published by multi-award-winning poet and University of Victoria professor Lorna Crozier, is a disappointing read. Not often downright awful – though certain strained metaphors and similes are jarring, as ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Poetry

Between the Walls

By Paul Vermeersch

Paul Vermeersch paints poems with a palette of words so sincere that even his darkest moments avoid the usual clichés of the depressed poet. His latest collection, Between the Walls, views society as it is, ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Poetry

Empires at War: The Seven Years’ War and the Struggle for North America 1754-1763

By William Fowler

Empires at War does not fit in the modern trend toward creative non-fiction history books. William Fowler, the American author of numerous books on 18th- and 19th-century U.S. naval history, writes solidly within the realm ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

The Strange Odyssey of Poland’s National Treasures: 1939-1961: A Polish-Canadian Story

By Gordon Swoger

In 1939, with the terrifying certainty of a Nazi invasion mere weeks away, the Polish government authorized the immediate evacuation of its priceless national treasures, including, most symbolically, the 14th-century coronation sword known as Szcerbiec. ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: History

The Earth’s Blanket: Traditional Teaching for Sustainable Living

By Nancy J. Turner

While the fate of the environment appears bleaker with each new report about global warming or water pollution, there are still those working on the front lines who refuse to subscribe to the notion that ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Terry

By Douglas Coupland

Douglas Coupland admits that “the definitive work” on Terry Fox is Leslie Scrivener’s 1981 biography, Terry Fox: His Story. Coupland’s book, in contrast, is more of a tribute in pictures and words, and a reminder ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Sugarmilk Falls

By Ilona van Mil

Ilona van Mil’s debut crime novel is being touted by her publisher as the new Crow Lake or Snow Falling on Cedars, but it isn’t quite that kind or calibre of novel. A complex mystery ... Read More »

March 21, 2005 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ An Irish History of Civilization: Volume One

By Don Akenson

One can be forgiven for misreading the title. This new book (actually a whopping two-volume, 1,500-page set) from writer and Queen’s professor Don Akenson (whose previous titles include such impressive pieces of scholarship and surprise ... Read More »

March 21, 2005 | Filed under: History