Fiction: The Rule of Stephens by Timothy Taylor
Catherine Bach is a survivor, something that, after the accident, everyone she meets thinks to make a remark about. How lucky she is. How blessed. […]
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Non-Fiction: The Handover by Elaine Dewar
In 2000, Canadian businessman Avie Bennett engineered a deal to wrest “The Canadian Publisher” McClelland and Stewart, out of the protection of Canadian Heritage and […]
Cookbooks: Field Roast by Tommy McDonald
I first heard about Field Roast about five years ago when a single Vancouver restaurant was bringing it in for their vegan clientele. At the […]
Art & Culture: A Girl Walks Into a Book: What the Brontës Taught Me About Life, Love, and Women’s Work by Miranda K. Pennington
Passionate readers understand that a wonderful book — one that resonates strongly — can leave a lasting impression. Can, in fact, sometimes change your life. […]
New in Paperback: Blue Plate Special by Kate Christensen
PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author, Kate Christensen, delivers a stirring ands sometimes heartbreaking read in Blue Plate Special (Anchor). Ostensibly a memoir about “the transformative nature of […]
Holiday Gift Guide: Let’s Bring Back by Lesley M.M. Blume
Huffington Post columnist Lesley M.M. Blume’s Let’s Bring Back (Chronicle Books) is an elegant, nostalgic look back at a time that perhaps never was. Based […]
Biography The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women by James Ellroy
Today in January Magazine’s biography section, editor Linda L. Richards reviews The Hilliker Curse: My Pursuit of Women by James Ellroy. Says Richards: The North […]
Fiction: Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
Today in January Magazine’s fiction section, January editor Linda L. Richards reviews the much ballyhooed Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. Says Richards: Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom begins […]
Art & Culture: Going Green edited by Laura Pritchett
Laura Pritchett’s bio tells us that, when she isn’t writing, “she’s Dumpster-diving to save what other people throw away.” So right away you know that […]
Non-Fiction: Twitter Power by Joel Comm
I’ve been successfully avoiding Twitter since I first heard about it a couple of years ago. I’ve been busy with my blog and my Facebook […]
