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Honour out of this world
Phil Stooke has never been to space, but as of last week, his name has -- about 300 million kilometres from Earth.
Twenty questions
Susanna Hubbard Krimmer, a 17-year staffer at the London Public Library, is the organization's new chief executive.
REVIEW: At terms with father's past
On July 20, 1944, a bomb, set in a briefcase, was placed under a conference table at Adolf Hitler's General Headquarters (the Wolf's Lair) in East Prussia.
Probert laments NHL changes
Don't expect all the secrets from Bob Probert.
REVIEW: Thriller takes on terrorism
Dana Stabenow's new thriller takes on international terrorism and is a nail-biter involving a rogue Muslim terrorist, the U.S. Coast Guard and the American space program.
THE CITY: Tye's struggles can bring out the best in us
We tend to romanticize the disabled. In movies and TV shows, their daily difficulties -- and those of their caregivers -- are often down played in favour of some sugar-coated message about overcoming adversity.
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Honour out of this world (Jul. 17, 2008)
Phil Stooke has never been to space, but as of last week, his name has -- about 300 million kilometres from Earth.
Twenty questions (Jul. 15, 2008)
Susanna Hubbard Krimmer, a 17-year staffer at the London Public Library, is the organization's new chief executive.
Garden book tells tales of humanity (Jul. 12, 2008)
The tropical water lilies catch your eye first and then as you step closer you see the darting dragonflies and goldfish in the pond.
Probert laments NHL changes (Jul. 6, 2008)
Don't expect all the secrets from Bob Probert.
THE CITY: Tye's struggles can bring out the best in us (Jul. 2, 2008)
We tend to romanticize the disabled. In movies and TV shows, their daily difficulties -- and those of their caregivers -- are often down played in favour of some sugar-coated message about overcoming adversity.
Author urges all to get in the swim (Jun. 25, 2008)
As the exodus from schools takes place this week for summer vacation, many will flock to beaches, cottages or public pools.
Novel champions cause of single women (Jun. 23, 2008)
She was an executive story editor on Sex and the City, she co-authored the best-selling bible for lovelorn women, He's Just Not That Into You, and her first novel, How to Be Single, is about unmarried women all over the globe. Liz Tuccillo champions the cause of single women everywhere, and what's more, she'll make you laugh out loud while doing so.
401 disaster survivor pens book (Jun. 21, 2008)
Ute Lawrence can finally think of other things.
Few copies remain of book about the Thames (Jun. 20, 2008)
If you've been meaning to buy a copy of The River Project: 19 London Artists Turn to the Thames, but haven't yet, you'd better act fast.
U.S. election fodder for Canadian book (Jun. 18, 2008)
"Oh, Lord. I didn't mean to say anything quotable." -- Former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
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REVIEW: First novel a gripping read from former prosecutor (Jul. 19, 2008)
Despite its slightly improbable ending, this first novel by former Boston prosecutor Raffi Yessayan is a gripping enough read.
REVIEW: At terms with father's past (Jul. 12, 2008)
On July 20, 1944, a bomb, set in a briefcase, was placed under a conference table at Adolf Hitler's General Headquarters (the Wolf's Lair) in East Prussia.
REVIEW: Thriller takes on terrorism (Jul. 5, 2008)
Dana Stabenow's new thriller takes on international terrorism and is a nail-biter involving a rogue Muslim terrorist, the U.S. Coast Guard and the American space program.
REVIEW: Neuropath sure to spook (Jul. 5, 2008)
Scott Bakker plays frightening mind games in Neuropath, the London author's fourth book and first non-fantasy work.
REVIEW: First crime novel a winner, even before it's published (Jun. 28, 2008)
In a world where it seems there's a prize for just about everything, here's one more: the Unhanged Arthur Ellis Award for best unpublished first crime novel.
REVIEW: Toronto backdrop to intriguing crime fiction (Jun. 28, 2008)
Toronto likes to think of itself as a "world-class city,'' and at least in terms of crime and crime fiction, it's not that far off.
REVIEW: Finding profit at any cost (Jun. 28, 2008)
Make a commodity illegal or even overtaxed, and criminal ears perk up -- there are fortunes to be made in underground markets.
REVIEW: Entertaining look at an icon (Jun. 21, 2008)
Robert Davies: A Portrait in Mosaic is just what it purports to be. A mosaic.
REVIEW: Fiction has a familiar feel (Jun. 14, 2008)
London's Elizabeth Waterston, well known for her scholarly skills, is a writer of fine fiction as well.
REVIEW: Bright dialogue moves crime fiction along nicely (Jun. 7, 2008)
Charlotte Adams has tossed her engagement ring into the Hudson River -- rather wishing her cheating fiance would follow -- and ditched her career as a financial analyst in Manhattan.
REVIEW: First crime novel shows trademark subtle humour (Jun. 7, 2008)
It's still easy to see why, in the early days of his long writing career, Toronto's Morley Torgov won two Leacock medals for humour.
REVIEW: Entertaining characters lighten mystery (Jun. 7, 2008)
What good fun William Deverell's sure hands provide as his 14th book unfolds in all its comic, humane suspense.
REVIEW: Compassion, love battle bleakness in Blues (May. 31, 2008)
With its not-too-big, not-too-small population of about 350,000, Halifax is the ideal size for not-too-urban, not-too-rural crime fiction.
REVIEW: Cellist plays sweet tribute (May. 31, 2008)
Author Steven Galloway hits all the right notes in The Cellist of Sarajevo, a moving and quietly inspiring novel about the siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War.
REVIEW: Lahiri a writer who never disappoints (May. 24, 2008)
In a new collection of short stories, U.S. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri treats of the perils of transition, of the personal crossings immigrants must make to survive in new settings.
REVIEW: People do what they must, as best they can (May. 24, 2008)
It almost goes without saying that gentle joy abounds, along with the mildest, kindest suspense, in any of the novels of Alexander McCall Smith's No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series.
REVIEW: Exploring the extraordinary (May. 17, 2008)
This spring Penguin Canada is launching an 18-part series titled Extraordinary Canadians.
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