Frameshift

Robert J. Sawyer has been making quite a name for himself recently in science fiction circles. In a handful of years the Thornhill, Ontario novelist has gone from writing pleasant but lightweight fantasy stories involving ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women

By Eric McCormack

The title of this novel (recycled from a 16th-century book by John Knox), an introductory note explains, is not to be interpreted as meaning a militant female troop. Rather, “regiment” means “magisterial rule.” We might ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Politics & Current Affairs

Resurrection in the Cartoon

By Robert Priest

Torontonian Robert Priest’s first collection of poems in seven years is a decidedly mixed bag. A sometimes ironic, sometimes angry investigation of contemporary culture, the book tackles a wide variety of subjects. There are several poems ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Esprits De Corps: Quebec Poetry of the Late 20th Century in Translation

By D.G. Jones,Bernard Pozier, Louise Blouin, eds.

In Quebec today, artists do not, by and large, divide up along linguistic lines. There are not separate English and French dance or visual arts scenes. Only the literary community remains a case of two ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

Asphodel

By Michael Redhill

Asphodel is so many books in one. If Toronto writer Michael Redhill were not so persistent in his return to a central rumination on the slow approach of death, I would have thought this a ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

My Life as a Girl in a Men’s Prison

By Kate Pullinger

Literary trendspotting – like trainspotting – may be dismissed as a wanky pastime for idling minds, but there is some fun to be had. For every trend, I’m sure there can be unearthed a counter-trend, ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

How to Get There from Here

By Michelle Berry

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Romantic Getaways in Atlantic Canada and Beyond

By Susan Randles,Dave Stephens

If romance is to survive in a relationship, it needs to be valued and nurtured. Getting away from it all – the job, the kids, the unmowed lawn – may be just what is needed ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Reference

The Canada Trip

By Charles Gordon

Charles Gordon is a journalist and author with no desire to cross the country by canoe, ultralight, or via the Northwest Passage. He just wants to get in his car with his wife and spend ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Misconceiving Canada: The Struggle for National Unity

By Kenneth McRoberts

In the wake of the startling 1995 Quebec referendum, Jean Chrétien’s Liberals faced some tough questions. Who devised the strategy that led to such a narrow win? Why was the strength of the sovereigntist movement ... Read More »

March 7, 2004 | Filed under: History

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Frameshift

First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women

Resurrection in the Cartoon

Esprits De Corps: Quebec Poetry of the Late 20th Century in Translation

Asphodel

My Life as a Girl in a Men’s Prison

How to Get There from Here

Romantic Getaways in Atlantic Canada and Beyond

The Canada Trip

Misconceiving Canada: The Struggle for National Unity

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