In My Own Name: A Memoir

This memoir is a bit of a slog. Not because Maureen McTeer hasn’t led an interesting life in politics and academia or met fascinating people in her privileged position as wife of a prime minister ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

The Gothic Line: Canada’s Month of Hell in World War Ii Italy

By Mark Zuelkhe

Writer Mark Zuelkhe’s The Gothic Line is the third in his series of magnificent histories of the major battles fought by Canadians in Italy during the Second World War. The books, including this latest, are ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: History

Wanting the Day

By Brian Bartlett

Wanting the Day, the seventh collection of poetry from East Coast poet, lecturer, and essayist Brian Bartlett, gleans some of the best poems from Bartlett’s six earlier collections to create an intense volume of selected ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Poetry

Merrybegot

By Mary Dalton

Newfoundland poet Mary Dalton’s third book is so profoundly regional in its Maritime idiom and attitude that it actually transcends patois to a surprising extent and manages to be a universal pleasure to read. The ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Open House: Canada and the Magic of Curling

By Scott Russell

If it seems as if there’s less of a sense of community among Canadians because of technology, regionalism, or urban/rural divisions, author and CBC broadcaster Scott Russell argues in Open House that the curling club ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Sports, Health & Self-help

The Morning Star

By Nick Bantock

Vancouver writer, artist, and book designer Nick Bantock closes the six-book saga of Griffin and Sabine with The Morning Star. As with the previous books, Bantock invites readers into Griffin and Sabine’s mytho-symbolic world through ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Ha! A Self-murder Mystery

By Gordon Sheppard

In this era of harsh commercial imperatives for publishing, there isn’t much room left for big risky novels, those encyclopedic monster-pieces like Joyce’s Ulysses or Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow, works that try to capture modern life ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Historical Atlas of the Arctic

By Derek Hayes

Geologist, author, and map collector Derek Hayes is back with another in his stunning series of historical atlases. Having covered the North Pacific Ocean, B.C., and Canada in previous atlases, Hayes brings his formidable knowledge ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Reference

Character Parts: Who’s Really Who in Canlit

By Brian Busby

The sour scent of wasted opportunity clings to the pages of Character Parts. The book proceeds from a tremendously appealing premise: an exposé of the real-life role models for various Canadian authors’ fictional creations. But ... Read More »

October 16, 2003 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays

Lost in Mongolia: Rafting the World’s Last Unchallenged River

By Colin Angus

Colin Angus is, at the age of 32, a seasoned explorer and author with a habit of traversing some of the world’s most dangerous waterways. Angus’s second book, Lost in Mongolia, charts a hazardous 5,500-kilometre ... Read More »