The Last Book on the Shelf
One by one, Ottawa is slowly losing its independent bookstores. But for Evelyn Huer, one of the three owners of mother tongue, her goal is still to “put the right book in the right hands.”
Book redesign brings Toronto to life
Graphic designer Mariangelica Forero breathes new life into Toronto's popular landmarks with her redesign of Leon Whiteson & S.R. Gage's 1982 book The Liveable City
Self-proclaimed ‘Fucking Asshole’ McInnes cracks up hometown crowd
Vice Magazine co-founder Gavin McInnes performed at Ottawa's Mayfair Theatre March 19 as part of his seven-day comedy and book tour. Photo courtesy of editorlisa.
Collier fans find comfort in disjointed cartoon collection
For fans familiar with Collier’s work, Collier’s Popular Press is sure to be an enjoyable, even long-awaited collection. But without a true love for the art of cartooning, readers can find the collection dull. Image provided.
Novel about mental illness rides the line between hope and tragedy
The honesty of Lillian Nattel’s Web of Angels lets hope shine through a novel dealing with issues of suicide, abuse, and mental illness—at times, a little too much hope. Photo provided.
Booksellers saw McClelland & Stewart takeover coming
Independent Canadian publisher, McClelland & Stewart, switched over Jan. 10 to the multinational company, Bertelsmann AG—one of the world's largest trade book publishers. Photo by Portia Baladad.
Ottawa holds its first human library
The eight books and their readers sat face to face in armchairs for their 20-minute conversation. Some conversations were solemn, the reader enraptured by the book’s story. Photo courtesy of OPL-BPO.
Michael Ondaatje’s The Cat’s Table takes readers on a voyage
In The Cat’s Table, Michael Ondaatje tells a tale of a voyage that changes the lives of many of the passengers aboard. Photo courtesy of bostonbookfestival.
Chilling celebrity readings and writing workshops draw Ottawa mystery fans
A chill ran through the 50-person audience as the CBC’s Alan Neal ended his mystery reading on an eerie cliffhanger at last Saturday’s Capital Crime Writers’ gathering. Photo courtesy of Lenny Wu.
Dany Laferrière’s poetic prose vaults Haitian tale to Giller longlist
“I believe that stories aren’t necessarily big or small but that they’re all linked together. The ensemble forms a hard and compact mass that we can call, for convenience’s sake, life.”
