Monthly Archives: November 2010

Drive-by Saviours by Chris Benjamin. Demoralized by his job and dissatisfied with his life, Mark punches the clock with increasing indifference. He wanted to help people; he’d always believed that as social worker he would be able to make a difference in people’s lives. But after six years of bureaucracy and pushing paper Mark has [...]

Ends/Begins (Book 3),of the 7 Generations Series by David Alexander Robertson, illustrated by Scott B. Henderson. Upon visiting his father, Edwin unravels the truth of his upbringing and the absence of his father, a Residential School survivor. Books in this series: Book 1: Stone introduces Edwin, a young, lost, Aboriginal man who must learn about [...]

500 Years of Indigenous Resistance by Gord Hill. The history of the colonization of the Americas by Europeans is often portrayed as a mutually beneficial process, in which ”civilization” was brought to the Natives, who in return shared their land and cultures. A more critical history might present it as a genocide in which Indigenous [...]

A Peeled Wand: Selected Poems of Anne Szumigalski by Anne Szumigalski, edited by Mark Abley with a foreword by Elizabeth Philips. A Peeled Wand offers a succinct, authoritative overview of the work of one of Canada’s most remarkable and original poets. In Szumigalski’s poetic universe, the life of the mind is the cosmic present, and [...]

Generation NeXXt, edited by Cairn A. Moore, foreword by Hope McIntyre. Finally, an anthology of scenes designed specifically for the young female actor. Sixteen female playwrights, some emerging, some established, join forces to ensure young female actors will no longer have to settle for drab scenes based in female stereotypes. Actors can practice their craft [...]

Autumn, One Spring by Patti Grayson. Autumn Greene returns to her hometown after a six-year absence, uninvited to her sister Christine’s wedding, the daughter she conceived in a one-time encounter with her sister’s ex-fiancé in tow. Once burned, twice angry, Christine does all she can to make Autumn unwelcome, assuming another wedding disaster. A harbinger [...]

About Canada: Health and Illness by Dennis Raphael. Most Canadians believe that their experiences of health and illness are shaped by luck, treatment options and lifestyle choices. Government, public health units and various disease associations all reinforce this perception by continually extolling lifestyle choices and genetic research as the solution to our illnesses. About Canada: [...]

FROM WHERE THE TREES ARE STANDING IN WATER by Paddy McCallum. FROM WHERE THE TREES ARE STANDING IN WATER is the long awaited second collection from the acclaimed B.C. poet. Well known for his deep affinity for nature and mastery of traditional poetic forms, McCallum is at his best in this new book. These poems [...]