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City’s Great Spaces

By John Sewell

In the mid-1990s, former Toronto mayor and left-wing political columnist John Sewell conducted an indefatigable (but ultimately unsuccessful) campaign against the amalgamation of the city’s municipal governments. He peppered his criticism of the province’s proposal ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

★ Emma’s Hands

By Mary Swan

It’s not often Alice Munro offers a quote to promote an emerging writer, but after delving into the pages of Emma’s Hands, Mary Swan’s stellar first collection of short stories, it’s easy to see why ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Abel’s Outback

By Allen Abel

I remember coming across the work of Allen Abel soon after the Globe and Mail posted him to China in 1983. His informative dispatches were written with quirky humour and a sideways way of seeing, ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Reference

The Insolent Boy

By John D. Stiles

After earning a nasty reputation in his claustrophobic Nova Scotia home town, young Selwyn Davies runs off, like many a wandering, forever-unsatisfied protagonist before him, to earn a similar reputation around the world. The pace ... Read More »

October 30, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels