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Return from Africa

By Francine D’Amour, Wayne Grady, trans.

Charlotte and Julien, an educated, middle-class Montreal couple, are set to leave on an eight-month excursion to Egypt. But two weeks before their departure date they have a massive row and Charlotte tears up her ... Read More »

March 28, 2005 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Paul Moves Out

By Michel Rabagliati

Quebec graphic designer Michel Rabagliati’s second book, Paul Moves Out is a warm-hearted sequel to his autobiographical graphic novel Paul Has a Summer Job. Appropriate for both young adult and adult readers, Paul Moves Out ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture

The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness and Greed

By John Vaillant

It’s obvious how trees in myth and literature enter the public imagination – Eden’s tree of knowledge, the Bodhi tree, Tolkien’s Ents, H.C. Anderson’s fir tree – but how trees become famous in real life ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Feed My Dear Dogs

By Emma Richler

Emma Richler has followed up Sister Crazy, her successful book of linked short stories, with a longer piece of fiction about a family. And yes, it’s the same family, and even the lowliest fact-checker can ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Whetstone

By Lorna Crozier

Whetstone, the 13th collection of poems published by multi-award-winning poet and University of Victoria professor Lorna Crozier, is a disappointing read. Not often downright awful – though certain strained metaphors and similes are jarring, as ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Poetry

Between the Walls

By Paul Vermeersch

Paul Vermeersch paints poems with a palette of words so sincere that even his darkest moments avoid the usual clichés of the depressed poet. His latest collection, Between the Walls, views society as it is, ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Poetry

Empires at War: The Seven Years’ War and the Struggle for North America 1754-1763

By William Fowler

Empires at War does not fit in the modern trend toward creative non-fiction history books. William Fowler, the American author of numerous books on 18th- and 19th-century U.S. naval history, writes solidly within the realm ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, History

The Strange Odyssey of Poland’s National Treasures: 1939-1961: A Polish-Canadian Story

By Gordon Swoger

In 1939, with the terrifying certainty of a Nazi invasion mere weeks away, the Polish government authorized the immediate evacuation of its priceless national treasures, including, most symbolically, the 14th-century coronation sword known as Szcerbiec. ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: History

The Earth’s Blanket: Traditional Teaching for Sustainable Living

By Nancy J. Turner

While the fate of the environment appears bleaker with each new report about global warming or water pollution, there are still those working on the front lines who refuse to subscribe to the notion that ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Terry

By Douglas Coupland

Douglas Coupland admits that “the definitive work” on Terry Fox is Leslie Scrivener’s 1981 biography, Terry Fox: His Story. Coupland’s book, in contrast, is more of a tribute in pictures and words, and a reminder ... Read More »

March 22, 2005 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

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