The Honey Locust

Toronto writer and playwright Jeffrey Round’s fourth book, The Honey Locust, begins in medias res, with seasoned photojournalist Angela Thomas dodging bullets to escape the wartorn Bosnian village in which she is trapped. Her partner ... Read More »

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

The Cousin

By John Calabro

It’s a debate that rages on: is the novella a genre with distinct characteristics or simply an idiosyncratic, underutilized length? Is it a short story grown too big for its britches, or a novel run ... Read More »

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

A Pleasant Vertigo

By Egidio Coccimiglio

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

Harbour View

By Binnie Brennan

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Blythes Are Quoted

By L.M. Montgomery; L.M. Montgomery

While not an entirely new “Anne book,” The Blythes Are Quoted is nevertheless a valuable addition to the Montgomery canon. It was the author’s final manuscript, delivered to her publishers the day she died, and ... Read More »

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Extraordinary Canadians: L.M. Montgomery

By Jane Urquhart

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Hot Potatoe: Fine Ahtwerks 2001–2008

By Marc Bell

The most fascinating thing about Marc Bell’s Hot Potatoe is the stream-of-consciousness artistic sensibility that permeates every page, from the cover to the contents to the numerous essays within. Nonsensical words, doodles, and character drawings ... Read More »

December 21, 2009 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Hoaxed! Fakes and Mistakes in the World of Science

By Editors of Yes Mag; Howie Woo, illus.

In the past decade or so, science writing for kids has improved tremendously, and Jude Isabella, the managing editor of Yes Mag, has played a big role in making that happen. In addition to publishing ... Read More »

December 21, 2009

At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times

By Larry Verstraete

At the Edge looks at people who have found themselves in severe crises and how they reacted. Throughout these 22 stories from the Rwandan genocide, Second World War concentration camps, Tiananmen Square, and elsewhere, Larry ... Read More »

December 21, 2009

The Gryphon Project

By Carrie Mac

In the future world of The Gryphon Project, the latest novel by B.C. author Carrie Mac, a governing body called the Chrysalis Corporation has developed the ability to bring people back to life when they ... Read More »

December 17, 2009

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Quill and Quire

The Honey Locust

The Cousin

A Pleasant Vertigo

Harbour View

The Blythes Are Quoted

Extraordinary Canadians: L.M. Montgomery

Hot Potatoe: Fine Ahtwerks 2001–2008

Hoaxed! Fakes and Mistakes in the World of Science

At the Edge: Daring Acts in Desperate Times

The Gryphon Project

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