Book Reviews

TORONTO (September 6, 2011) - They don’t call it a long list for nothing. An unprecedented 17 authors have been named to the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize long list on Tuesday, including the winner of the inaugural Reader’s Choice contest, which allowed the public to choose a nominee. (The public submitted more than 4,000 nominations.) One of the following 17 authors will be the winner of this year’s Giller Prize, Canada’s most prestigious English-language literary aw... More...

Canada Reads 2011 is officially underway with five great Canadian books being dicussed and defended by five great Canadians. The books that are going to be debated and discussed are: The Best Laid Plans  Author: Terry Fallis, defended by Ali Velshi Summary:  The peccadilloes of Parliament Hill's political animals are the subject of The Best Laid Plans (McClelland and Stewart), Terry Fallis's hilarious first novel, which won the 2008 Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour.  The n... More...

Canada Reads 2010 Canada Reads 2010 is officially underway with five great Canadian books being dicussed and defended by five great Canadians. The books that are going to be debated and discussed are: Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott, defended by Simi Sara Summary: Marina Endicott's compelling novel Good to a Fault begins with a bang — two cars collide at an intersection. As the story unfolds, the lives of all those involved are unalterably jolte... More...

These reviews are all for the kids! This week's book reviews, by Connie Forst, as submitted for publication in the Tofield Mercury. Oh, brother oh, sister : a sister's guide to getting along / by Brooks Whitney Phillips ; illustrated by Laura Cornell. A girl's guide to getting along with siblings and surviving sticky situations, from teasing to tattling to sharing a room.    I love you, mouse / by John Graham ; pictures by Tomie de Paola. A child imagines the things he wou... More...

  This week's book reviews, by Connie Forst, as submitted for publication in the Tofield Mercury. The ultimate happiness prescription : 7 keys to joy and enlightenment / Deepak Chopra A journey through Buddha's Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path to Enlightenment results in a prescription for living life mindfully, joyfully, and with effortless spontaneity - even in the most difficult times.   Trauma farm : a rebel history of rural life / Brian Brett An irreverent a... More...

This week's book reviews, by Connie Forst, as submitted for publication in the Tofield Mercury. The graveyard book / Neil Gaiman Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard.   The shortest distance between two women / Kris Radish Just when you think your own family is nuts, along comes the fiercest, funniest, and most dysfunctional clan that ever had a family reunion. Radish shows that the shortest distance between t... More...

  This week's book reviews, by Connie Forst, as submitted for publication in the Tofield Mercury. True blood [DVD]. the complete first season The small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana boasts a wide array of colorful locals. Sookie Stackhouse is a sweet and innocent waitress who hides her powerful ability to read minds. Bill Compton is a 173-year-old vampire who's just moved back to town. Sookie's brother Jason is a ladies' man who can't seem to stay out of trouble. Tough-as-nails Tara ... More...