Emily Donaldson

Book Critic, Editor

THE ILLUMINATIONS Andrew O’Hagan (THE ILLUMINATIONS by Andrew O’Hagan)Bakker The Detour (THE DETOUR by Gerbrand Bakker)Antanas Sileika_Underground (UNDERGROUND by Antanas Sileika)Hough_The Culprits_EDRev (THE CULPRITS by Robert Hough)Some Great Idea (SOME GREAT IDEA: Good Neighbourhoods, Crazy Politics and the Invention of Toronto by Edward Keenan)THE MAN WHO SAVED HENRY MORGAN Robert Hough (THE MAN WHO SAVED HENRY MORGAN by Robert Hough)WInter_The Architects Are Here (THE ARCHITECTS ARE HERE by Michael Winter)The Pages (THE PAGES by Murray Bail)Middle Men (MIDDLE MEN by Jim Gavin)THE ZHIVAGO AFFAIR Peter Finn and Petra Couvée (THE ZHIVAGO AFFAIR: THE KREMLIN, THE CIA AND THE BATTLE OVER A FORBIDDEN BOOK by Peter Finn and Petra Couvée)Hannah Holborn_Fierce (FIERCE by Hannah Holborn)Janice Kulyk Keefer_Thieves (THIEVES by Janice Kulyk Keefer)NORA WEBSTER Colm Toibin (NORA WEBSTER by Colm Toibin)SMOKE RIVER Krista Foss (SMOKE RIVER by Krista Foss)Abley_Camp Fossil Eyes (CAMP FOSSIL EYES: Digging for the Origins of Words by Mark Abley; Kathryn Adams, illus.)THE DOUBLE LIFE OF PAUL DE MAN Evelyn Barish (THE DOUBLE LIFE OF PAUL DE MAN by Evelyn Barish)Rubin_The End of Growth (THE END OF GROWTH by Jeff Rubin)The World Until Yesterday (THE WORLD UNTIL YESTERDAY: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? by Jared Diamond)THE THREE SISTERS BAR n HOTEL Katherine Govier (THE THREE SISTERS BAR & HOTEL by Katherine Govier)OUTLINE Rachel Cusk (OUTLINE by Rachel Cusk)Robert Hough_The Stowaway (THE STOWAWAY by Robert Hough)Secret History of Wonder Woman Jill Lepore (THE SECRET HISTORY OF WONDER WOMAN by Jill Lepore)Ariely_Predictably irrational_EDRev (PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely)Douglas Roche_The Human Right to Peace (THE HUMAN RIGHT TO PEACE by Douglas Roche)THE FLEDGLINGS David Homel (THE FLEDGLINGS by David Homel)Patchett_State of Wonder_ART (STATE OF WONDER by Ann Patchett)Crain NECESSARY ERRORS (NECESSARY ERRORS by Caleb Crain)Hough_Dr Brinkleys Tower (DR. BRINKLEY’S TOWER By Robert Hough)McWatt_Step Closer_EDRev (STEP CLOSER by Tessa McWatt)Avery_Last Nude_EDReview (THE LAST NUDE by Ellis Avery)A Grand Complication (A GRAND COMPLICATION: The Race to Build the World’s Most Legendary Watch by Stacy Perman)I’m Your Man (I’M YOUR MAN: The Life of Leonard Cohen by Sylvie Simmons)Dávila_Luz Sees the Light (LUZ SEES THE LIGHT by Claudia Dávila)No Time Like the Present (NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT by Nadine Gordimer ABSOLUTION by Patrick Flanery)Bock GOING HOME (GOING HOME AGAIN by Dennis Bock)Kelly_Last_Summer_of_the_Camperdowns (THE LAST SUMMER OF THE CAMPERDOWNS by Elizabeth Kelly)Brook_Aftermath (THE AFTERMATH by Rhidian Brook)Holt YOU ARE ONE OF THEM (YOU ARE ONE OF THEM by Elliott Holt)There But For The_Ali_Review_ED (THERE BUT FOR THE by Ali Smith)The Imposter Bride (THE IMPOSTER BRIDE by Nancy Richler)Meomi_The Octonauts and The Frown Fish (THE OCTONAUTS & THE FROWN FISH by Meomi)Kingwell_Catch and Release (CATCH & RELEASE: Trout Fishing and the Meaning of Life by Mark Kingwell)Leslie_People Who Disappear (PEOPLE WHO DISAPPEAR by Alex Leslie)Wright_Three Nights in Havana (THREE NIGHTS IN HAVANA: Pierre Trudeau, Fidel Castro and the Cold War World by Robert Wright)QUESTIONS of TRAVEL (QUESTIONS OF TRAVEL by Michelle de Kretser)Heidbreder_Shake Awakes (SHAKE AWAKES by Robert Heidbreder; Marc Mongeau, illus.)The Burgess Boys (THE BURGESS BOYS by Elizabeth Strout)Richler and Hodgson_Can I Have a Word_Double2 (CAN I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU? by Howard Richler CARNAL KNOWLEDGE: A Navel Gazer’s Dictionary of Anatomy, Etymology and Trivia by Charles Hodgson)ACT NORMAL by Greg Hollingshead (ACT NORMAL by Greg Hollingshead)Karen van Kampen_The Golden Cell (THE GOLDEN CELL: Gene Therapy, Stem Cells, and the Quest for the Next Great Medical Breakthrough by Karen van Kampen)Pazira_A Bed of Red Flowers (A BED OF RED FLOWERS: In Search of My Afghanistan by Nelofer Pazira)Earth and High Heaven (Gwethalyn Graham’s EARTH AND HIGH HEAVEN)Perrotta_The Leftovers_EDReview (THE LEFTOVERS by Tom Perrotta)Coyote_One in Every Crowd (ONE IN EVERY CROWD by Ivan E. Coyote)THE WOMAN UPSTAIRS Claire Messud (THE WOMAN UPSTAIRS by Claire Messud)Maksik MARKER TO MEASURE-b (A MARKER TO MEASURE DRIFT by Alexander Maksik)Beiser_Miss Mousie’s Blind Date (MISS MOUSIE’S BLIND DATE by Tim Beiser; Rachel Berman, illus.)TELL Frances Itani (TELL by Frances Itani)Behrens_The O’Briens (THE O’BRIENS by Peter Behrens)A Pleasant Vertigo (THE COUSIN by John Calabro A PLEASANT VERTIGO by Egidio Coccimiglio HARBOUR VIEW by Binnie Brennan)Anne Giardini_The Sad Truth About Happiness (THE SAD TRUTH ABOUT HAPPINESS by Anne Giardini)On the Map (ON THE MAP by Simon Garfield)Hospital_Orpheus Lost_EDRev (ORPHEUS LOST by Janette Turner Hospital)Last Summer of the Camperdowns (THE LAST SUMMER OF THE CAMPERDOWNS by Elizabeth Kelly)Aslam Blind Man’s Garden (THE BLIND MAN’S GARDEN by Nadeem Aslam)Creeps Darren Hynes (CREEPS by Darren Hynes)Sherrar_Testify and Goobie_Born Ugly1 (TESTIFY by Valerie Sherrard BORN UGLY by Beth Goobie)CHEZ L’ARABE Mireille Silcoff (CHEZ L’ARABE by Mireille Silcoff)Talarigo_Ginseng Hunter_EDRev (THE GINSENG HUNTER by Jeff Talarigo)At a Loss for Words (AT A LOSS FOR WORDS by Diane Schoemperlen)UNDERMAJORDOMO MINOR by Patrick deWitt (UNDERMAJORDOMO MINOR by Patrick deWitt)Reed_Isobel and Emile_EDRev (ISOBEL AND EMILE by Alan Reed)ETTA AND OTTO AND RUSSELL AND JAMES Emma Hooper (ETTA AND OTTO AND RUSSELL AND JAMES by Emma Hooper)Tibo_Hurry Up Nicholas (HURRY UP, NICHOLAS! by Gilles Tibo)web of angels (WEB OF ANGELS by Lilian Nattel)A MEASURE OF LIGHT Beth Powning (A MEASURE OF LIGHT by Beth Powning)THE FREEDOM IN AMERICAN SONGS Kathleen Winter (THE FREEDOM IN AMERICAN SONGS by Kathleen Winter)Next

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