by Eric McMillan
on May 16, 2013
You may not enjoy reading about Toronto seen by the family from Sri Lanka in The Hungry Ghosts. You might not even recognize it. But you should probably read it.
Canadian literature...(More)
by Lorraine Flanigan
on March 14, 2013
by Lorraine Flanigan
on February 6, 2013
by Eric McMillan
on December 12, 2012
Writing Gordon Lightfoot, by Dave Bidini, McClelland and Stewart, trade paperback, $21.
Broadcaster/musician Jian Ghomeshi has been in the book pages recently for his memoir, 1982, recounting a year as a teenager in the Toronto area. But something like this...(More)
Broadcaster/musician Jian Ghomeshi has been in the book pages recently for his memoir, 1982, recounting a year as a teenager in the Toronto area. But something like this...(More)
by Lorraine Flanigan
on July 27, 2012
There’s a new gardening shop in town. And not since Val Ward opened Buds on a vacant triangle of scrubby land at the corner of Vaughan Road and Bathurst Street in the late 1990s have I been this excited. Dressing up a corner of Annette Street at Beresford Avenue, Designs by the Yard is a new...(More)
by Eric McMillan
on July 23, 2012
Giant, Aga Maksimowska, Pedlar Press, trade paperback $20.
It’s difficult to read Aga Maksimowska’s Giant without thinking of the novel — about a gangly, precociously developed preteen raised by grandparents in Soviet-era eastern Europe and then transplanted to...(More)
It’s difficult to read Aga Maksimowska’s Giant without thinking of the novel — about a gangly, precociously developed preteen raised by grandparents in Soviet-era eastern Europe and then transplanted to...(More)
by Lorraine Flanigan
on June 18, 2012
It’s hard to gauge how many of the clematis varieties we grow in our gardens are thanks to breeder extraordinaire Raymond Evison, but whatever the number, his influence is huge. If there’s a Josephine, Crystal Fountain, Arctic Queen or Rebecca twining its way up a trellis in your garden, it’s...(More)
by Eric McMillan
on June 13, 2012
The Green Man, Michael Bedard, Tundra Books, hardcover $21.99.
A lot of books, especially for young readers, come with the blurb “enchanting.” They’re mostly farfetched tales involving wizards, goblins or talking animals, or trips through furniture into mystical lands inhabited by...(More)
A lot of books, especially for young readers, come with the blurb “enchanting.” They’re mostly farfetched tales involving wizards, goblins or talking animals, or trips through furniture into mystical lands inhabited by...(More)
by Lorraine Flanigan
on May 14, 2012
Oh, those busy plant breeders. They’ve been at it again, tweaking old favourites for better colour, improved disease-resistance, longer bloom periods and heavenly fragrance. With so many new plants beckoning from the shelves of nurseries and garden centres this season, what’s a space-stressed...(More)
by Eric McMillan
on May 14, 2012
Best Girl, Sylvia Maultash Warsh, Raven Books, paperback $9.95.
It’s a good idea. With the attention span of readers shrinking and with short fiction filling ebook downloading sites, it makes sense for print publishers to counter with their own versions of the abbreviated...(More)
It’s a good idea. With the attention span of readers shrinking and with short fiction filling ebook downloading sites, it makes sense for print publishers to counter with their own versions of the abbreviated...(More)
by Lorraine Flanigan
on April 20, 2012
“You don’t have to spend a lot of money to make something beautiful,” says Sara Jameson, owner of Sweetpea’s on Roncesvalles Avenue.
When I spoke to her at last month’s Canada Blooms show, this young, up-and-coming florist, landscaper and graphic designer (how can all that talent...(More)
When I spoke to her at last month’s Canada Blooms show, this young, up-and-coming florist, landscaper and graphic designer (how can all that talent...(More)
by Lorraine Flanigan
on March 14, 2012
The plants are in the greenhouses, the gardens designed, the speakers lined up and the Garden Hall prepped to showcase its fabulous floral exhibits. This year, Canada Blooms is co-locating with the National Home Show at the Direct Energy Centre to gear up for an extra special 10-day run from March...(More)
by Lorraine Flanigan
on February 24, 2012
In the wide and often wacky worlds of Facebook, Twitter and the blogosphere, it’s a jungle out there.
Trekking through the trivial tweets (you’ve had how many cups of coffee this morning?), navigating the convoluted network of like-minded Facebook friends and breaking through the...(More)
Trekking through the trivial tweets (you’ve had how many cups of coffee this morning?), navigating the convoluted network of like-minded Facebook friends and breaking through the...(More)
by Eric McMillan
on February 1, 2012
The Lightning Field, Heather Jessup, Gaspereau Press, trade paperback $27.95.
Even if you didn’t catch the many Toronto-area references, after only the first few chapters of The Lightning Field you would likely pick up this is a Canadian novel.
Something about...(More)
Even if you didn’t catch the many Toronto-area references, after only the first few chapters of The Lightning Field you would likely pick up this is a Canadian novel.
Something about...(More)
by Liz Campbell
on November 3, 2011
The name — Bow Thai — is a little bit of fun; I hoped for equal creativity on the menu. But this little restaurant in The Beach proves to be hit and miss.
The sign outside proclaims ‘authentic Thai and Malay cuisine’ and here’s our first disappointment. The Malay food is gone as...(More)
The sign outside proclaims ‘authentic Thai and Malay cuisine’ and here’s our first disappointment. The Malay food is gone as...(More)
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