Reviews

The Romantic

Barbara Gowdy’s new novel is not called The Pragmatist for a reason. Its heroine, Louise Kirk, loves in a fantastic, humongous way, and with the kind of searing heat usually seen only in acetylene welding ... Read More »

December 1, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Kipligat’s Chance

By David N. Odhiambo

Vancouver writer David N. Odhiambo’s Kipligat’s Chance departs from the experimental syntax and grammar of his first novel, diss/ed banded nation, but a close attention to language also makes his second novel a forceful read. ... Read More »

December 1, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Covert Entry: Spies, Lies and Crimes Inside Canada’s Secret Service

By Andrew Mitrovica

In the post-9/11 climate of fear and paranoia, few voices have criticized the civil liberties abuses by agencies charged with safeguarding the security of Canadians. That may change with this remarkable exposé by reporter Andrew ... Read More »

December 1, 2003 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Bloody Jack

By Dennis Cooley

Dennis Cooley’s Bloody Jack uses the story of Manitoba outlaw John Krafchenko as the launching pad for a playful and seemingly lawless exploration of poetry and language. First published in 1984, the book was an ... Read More »

December 1, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Poetry

Making History: The Remarkable Story Behind Canada: A People’s History

By Mark Starowicz

The miniseries Canada: A People’s History was a production of unprecedented scale in Canadian broadcasting and would ultimately become one of the crowning achievements of CBC Television’s 50-year history. It was also a logistical and ... Read More »

December 1, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

Concrete and Wild Carrot

By Margaret Avison

With her latest poetry collection, Concrete and Wild Carrot, 84-year-old Margaret Avison has once again proven she is a poet who should not be marginalized or forgotten. The poems here are deceptively accessible but open ... Read More »

December 1, 2003 | Filed under: Poetry

The Coasts of Canada: A History

By Lesley Choyce

In The Coasts of Canada, Nova Scotia author, television host, and teacher Lesley Choyce puts a slightly different focus on Canada’s history by concentrating on the country’s three coasts. Much of the country’s history occurred ... Read More »

December 1, 2003 | Filed under: History

The Paperboy’s Winter

By Tim Bowling

Poet Tim Bowling’s intensely interiorized story of 10-year-old Callum Taylor often reads more like a personal memoir than a typical coming-of-age novel, which is both a good and a bad thing. The intense memories of ... Read More »

December 1, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Nasty Business: One Biker Gang’s Bloody War Against the Hells Angels

By Peter Paradis

In the early 1990s, 28-year-old coke dealer Peter Paradis staked out sales territory in Montreal’s Verdun district and proceeded to make a small fortune. Paradis eventually got heavily into his own merchandise, and started living ... Read More »

December 1, 2003 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

I Stand for Canada: The Story of the Maple Leaf Flag

By Rick Archbold

Post baby-boom Canadians probably have no idea that the adoption of the official red maple-leaf flag in 1965 followed a fractious, decades-long debate both inside and outside of Parliament. Diefenbaker’s Conservatives, representing the majority of ... Read More »

December 1, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

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