Against Paradise

With the publication of her second book of poetry, Against Paradise, Edmonton poet Shawna Lamay positions herself within that long literary tradition of English-speaking writers inspired by Venice. The book crosses many genres, blending poetry, ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

If Looks Could Kill

By Michael Blair

This first novel was one of five finalists in the inaugural Chapters/Robertson Davies Prize in 1999 and in many ways epitomizes current mainstream Canadian crime fiction. Even if the references to Canadian places and events ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Nights in a Foreign Country

By Jean McNeil

Nights in a Foreign Country is a group of self-consciously literary short stories by a young Cape Breton-born author who lives in London, England, and has spent time in France and Latin America. This has ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

The Mask and the Sorceress

By Dennis Jones

The Mask and the Sorceress is the second installment of Dennis Jones’ fantasy trilogy, The House of the Pandragore. Set 25 years after the events of The Stone and the Maiden, this book follows the ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

No Early Birds

By Edward O. Phillips

After 60-year-old Louise Bingham flies to Montreal from her retirement retreat in Victoria, she takes on the task of helping her widowed cousin Diana Hamilton organize a yard sale before moving out of the old ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Generica

By Will Ferguson

Edwin de Valu, the hero of Will Ferguson’s Generica, is a bitter junior editor who, by publishing a self-help book that leaves its readers in a state of blissful contentment, unwittingly ends the world as ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Inishbream

By Theresa Kishkan

Inishbream was first published, in a slightly different form, as a limited edition in 1999. The novella is the story of a Canadian traveller, the unnamed female narrator, who drifts to the small titular island ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

After Battersea Park

By Jonathan Bennett

You have to admire first-time novelist Jonathan Bennett for resisting the literary hijinks and punchlines inherent in telling the story of twins separated at birth – or, in this case, separated at age four. Instead, ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Sister Crazy

By Emma Richler

There’s a lot going on in Sister Crazy, Emma Richler’s debut novel that manages to mix references to St. Francis of Assisi, champagne, cowboys, nuns, and famous films like Jules et Jim without hitting a ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Efficient Society: Why Canada Is as Close to Utopia as It Gets

By Joseph Heath

According to the old refrain of the Canadian right, Americans are simply wealthier and happier than we are; if Canadians could visualize the comparison, our welfare state would be a bloated white elephant next to ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

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