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You Are Stardust

In her first picture book, Elin Kelsey – a Canadian scientist, author, and consultant based in California – brings her passion for ecology to a younger audience. From the opening statement, “You are stardust,” Kelsey ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

I’m Bored

By Michael Ian Black; Debbie Ridpath Ohi, illus.

Fans of Mo Willems’ Elephant and Piggie series will delight in the latest book by American comedian Michael Ian Black, illustrated by Toronto graphic artist Debbie Ridpath Ohi. Echoing Willems, Black’s story is constructed around ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

Gulf Islands Alphabet

By Bronwyn Preece; Alex Walton, illus.

The beautiful and numerous Gulf Islands, lying between the eastern coast of Vancouver Island and mainland B.C., lend themselves well to this richly illustrated alphabet book. Resonant names such as Penelakut, Gabriola, and Salt Spring, ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Picture Books

The Essential Tom Marshall

By Tom Marshall; David Helwig and Michael Ondaatje, eds.

Everyone likes to believe that the best poetry will endure,” write David Helwig and Michael Ondaatje in the introduction to this lovingly edited collection, the ninth in The Porcupine’s Quill Essential Poets series, “but it ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry

Rob Feenie’s Casual Classics: Everyday Recipes for Family and Friends

By Rob Feenie

Rob Feenie is the most recent celebrity chef aiming to cash in on the home-cooking craze that began in 2008, when the world economy cratered and cookbook marketers saw dollar signs as people tightened their ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Food & Drink

The Fisher Queen: A Deckhand’s Tales of the B.C. Coast

By Sylvia Taylor

In 1981, before overfishing and over-regulation decimated the commercial salmon industry, Vancouver native Sylvia Taylor was employed as a rookie deckhand on a troller off the coast of B.C. Taylor, who was in her twenties, ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Joni: The Creative Odyssey of Joni Mitchell

By Katherine Monk

In her acknowledgments, Katherine Monk thanks “every writer who’s ever written anything about Joni Mitchell,” without whom “this book would not have been possible.” She means this literally. Her new biography of the iconic Canadian ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Karsh: Beyond the Camera

By Yousuf Karsh; David Travis, ed.

Many wonderful books have been published about the iconic portraits of famed Armenian-Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh. The latest is this small-format softcover, thoughtfully compiled by David Travis, former curator of photography at the Art Institute ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude

By Andrew Nikiforuk

Andrew Nikiforuk has written extensively on the oil industry; he won the 2002 Governor General’s Literary Award for Saboteurs: Wiebo Ludwig’s War Against Big Oil. With his new book, Nikiforuk adds a robustly researched and ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Until the Night

By Giles Blunt

Giles Blunt, a pivotal figure in the Canadian crime fiction scene, returns with the sixth instalment of his series featuring detective duo John Cardinal and Lise Delorme. Over the course of the previous books, as ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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Quill and Quire

You Are Stardust

I’m Bored

Gulf Islands Alphabet

The Essential Tom Marshall

Rob Feenie’s Casual Classics: Everyday Recipes for Family and Friends

The Fisher Queen: A Deckhand’s Tales of the B.C. Coast

Joni: The Creative Odyssey of Joni Mitchell

Karsh: Beyond the Camera

The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude

Until the Night

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