Witness: Selected Poems 1962–2010

Witness is Patrick Lane’s fourth selected poems in about as many decades, and his first since 1997. It includes more recent poems, and some earlier ones that the previous volume excluded. At 96 pages, it’s ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Poetry

The Long Trail: My Life in the West

By Ian Tyson

At the age of 77, legendary Canadian songwriter Ian Tyson has published a memoir focusing on his three main interests: horses, music, and women. Tyson wrote “Four Strong Winds,” one of country music’s all-time great ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

How to Be a Bush Pilot: A Field Guide to Getting Luckier

By Claudia Dey

Sex is probably second only to personal finance among the many subjects readers are constantly seeking advice on. Claudia Dey, formerly a sex columnist for the defunct Toro magazine and The Globe and Mail, and ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Health & Self-help

No Lack of Courage: Operation Medusa, Afghanistan

By Colonel Bernd Horn

Readers of Canadian military history, as well as those with an interest in the Afghan conflict, will snap up No Lack of Courage, the first battle narrative written by a Canadian military historian. But the ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: History

Invisible Chains: Canada’s Underground World of Human Trafficking

By Benjamin Perrin

Consider the following miserable assortment of facts: on Amazon you can buy a book entitled The Pimp Game: Instructional Guide by Mickey Royal; enterprising hip-hop stars market energy drinks called “Pimp Juice” and host television ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Lives: Whole and Otherwise

By H. Nigel Thomas

As Canadians, we frequently pride ourselves on our social tolerance and inclusiveness. The cultural mosaic has become one of the country’s foundational myths, and our three most populous urban centres – Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Jewels and Other Stories

By Dawn Promislow

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short

The Cube People

By Christian McPherson

The title of Ottawa writer Christian McPherson’s debut novel has a double meaning. Most obviously, it refers to the hero, Colin MacDonald, and his fellow cubicle dwellers, who work as code monkeys for the fictional ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

The Guardians

By Andrew Pyper

In his introduction to Michel Houellebecq’s book-length essay, H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life, Stephen King wrote, “I think that a generation’s weird fiction, which has always been mainstream literature’s first cousin, gives us ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Raising Orion

By Lesley Choyce

An enigmatic woman named Molly is the subject of prolific Nova Scotia writer Lesley Choyce’s newest novel. Raising Orion describes Molly’s childhood as the daughter of the last lighthouse keeper on an isolated island off ... Read More »