Black River

If Wayman is a verbal spendthrift, Toronto poet and professor Kenneth Sherman, in his 11th book, errs on the side of laconic sparseness. Black River is one long poem, a suite in 60 parts about ... Read More »

July 13, 2007 | Filed under: Poetry

Fred Herzog: Vancouver Photographs

By Fred Herzog

This volume accompanies the first major retrospective of photographer Fred Herzog, as assembled by the Vancouver Art Gallery. Arriving in Vancouver in 1953, Herzog captured, in a uniquely colourful style, the buzz and energy of ... Read More »

July 13, 2007 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

Reflections on Islam: Ideas, Opinions, Arguments

By George Jonas

Reflections on Islam mostly comprises more than four dozen columns about Islam and terrorism written by author and National Post columnist George Jonas between 2001 and 2006. The new material – a postscript and an ... Read More »

July 13, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

Canada in Afghanistan: The War so Far

By Peter Pigott

In his preface to Canada in Afghanistan, the U.K.-born, India-raised Peter Pigott, known mostly for his books on aviation, declares that “Kipling has always been a favourite writer of mine. In fact, I can still ... Read More »

July 12, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Big Lie: On Terror, Antisemitism, and Identity

By David Solway

A good polemic challenges and enlightens readers, but shouldn’t leave them with a headache. David Solway’s The Big Lie requires extra-strength Aspirin. Over-written and overwrought, Solway’s book is both reminiscent of 1950s Red Scare screeds ... Read More »

July 12, 2007 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs

The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor: The First Woman Settler on the Miramichi

By Sally Armstrong

In The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor, award-winning journalist Sally Armstrong paints a vivid picture of her great-great-great-grandmother, who survived the deaths of three husbands and one lover, and subsequently raised 10 children in the ... Read More »

July 12, 2007 | Filed under: History

★ The Book of Stanley

By Todd Babiak

At the moment, there are a number of popular TV shows (Heroes and Medium among them) that feature protagonists with superhuman abilities while still being more character-driven than the usual superhero fare. These heroes, like ... Read More »

July 9, 2007 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

That Stripy Cat

By Norene Smiley; Tara Anderson, illus.

Written by Halifax author Norene Smiley, That Stripy Cat tells the story of a cat that seems difficult to love but still manages to find a home. At the Hummingbird Animal Shelter, the stripy cat ... Read More »

July 4, 2007 | Filed under: Picture Books

Looking for Loons

By Jennifer Lloyd; Kirsti Anne Wakelin, illus.

In a cottage by a lake, golden sunlight wakes a young boy named Patrick. Carefully reaching for his binoculars, he creeps out of the bedroom, telling his sister Emily he’s off to look for loons. ... Read More »

July 4, 2007 | Filed under: Picture Books

Cinderella

By Michele Marineau; Mylene Pratt, illus.

Does the world need another Cinderella? The tale has been retold for millennia, from China to Hollywood, from the Brothers Grimm to Roald Dahl. Something in the old classic of oppressed heroine and oppressing stepfamily ... Read More »

July 4, 2007 | Filed under: Picture Books

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Black River

Fred Herzog: Vancouver Photographs

Reflections on Islam: Ideas, Opinions, Arguments

Canada in Afghanistan: The War so Far

The Big Lie: On Terror, Antisemitism, and Identity

The Nine Lives of Charlotte Taylor: The First Woman Settler on the Miramichi

★ The Book of Stanley

That Stripy Cat

Looking for Loons

Cinderella

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