The Burning Alphabet

The Burning Alphabet is Brick Books editor Barry Dempster’s 10th poetry collection. In it, he renews his exploration of the dominant themes of his recent Selected Poems (sex, death, and the struggle of the individual ... Read More »

October 11, 2005 | Filed under: Poetry

The Devil’s Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Survival Among America’s Great White Sharks

By Susan Casey; $, pp.,

There’s nothing quite like the dorsal fin of a great white shark to instill fear and highlight the timeless conflict between humans and nature. TV ratings during any given “Shark Week!” and museum attendance during ... Read More »

October 11, 2005 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Stephen Harper and the Future of Canada

By William Johnson

Stephen Harper has made a significant contribution to the development of conservative policy and politics in Canada, yet remains an unpopular figure with the majority of Canadians. Stephen Harper and the Future of Canada aims ... Read More »

October 11, 2005 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

War Law: Understanding International Law and Armed Conflict

By Michael Byers

It’s an ironic twist that terms such as international law and the laws of war have found a new lease on life through their constant violation in the U.S. invasions and occupations of Afghanistan and ... Read More »

October 11, 2005 | Filed under: History

Don’t Get Too Comfortable

By David Rakoff

Ex-pat Canadian and long-time New Yorker David Rakoff is an extremely funny man. This, his second release (following a collection of autobiographical essays called Fraud) is for the most part an extremely funny book.Rakoff, a ... Read More »

October 11, 2005 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays

★ Sophie and the Sea Monster

By Don Gillmor; Michael Martchenko, illus.

Sophie worries about everything, particularly the moon falling from the sky. When her brother tells her there’s a sea monster under her bed, she’s really worried. She finally finds the courage to check, and discovers ... Read More »

October 3, 2005 | Filed under: Picture Books

Touch

By Gayleen Froese

Gayleen Froese’s Touch is dark and outlandish, yet compelling in the human intimacy that it captures. This Saskatchewan author’s first novel is an unusual detective story that hinges on the psychic connection between touch and ... Read More »

September 26, 2005 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Guests of Chance

By Colleen Curran

Guests of Chance begins on a plane somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean as heroine Lenore contemplates her life. She’s recently been to the Oscars, she’s a walking pop-culture lexicon, and in the latest in the ... Read More »

September 19, 2005 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Freezeout

By Rick Gadziola

Freezeout, Rick Gadziola’s second Jake Morgan mystery, begins with the murder of Las Vegas mobster Carmine Bonello in 1959. Bonello was out in the desert burying cash when his chauffeur did him in. The rest ... Read More »

September 19, 2005 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Vanishing Man

By Aaron Bushkowsky

In the first story of his debut collection, Vancouver poet, playwright, and screenwriter Aaron Bushkowsky writes, “I’m working on my first book. Right now. Writing and holding my breath.” This, along with the fact that ... Read More »

September 19, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Short

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