The Dusty Bookcase

More than a fortnight has passed since my last post, but I haven't been lazy. It's been a hectic time, centred around our third ...

Death by Deficit: A 2001 Novel Richard Rohmer Toronto: Stoddart, 1995 There are plenty of villains in this novel – Quebecers, bank...

Justin Trudeau's memoir was released this morning, two days after what would've been his father's 95th birthday, one year (l...

Pierre Trudeau and Joni Mitchell at her induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, 5 October 1981. ...

In November 1926, F.R. Scott was called to the offices of McGill University principal Sir Arthur Currie. The man behind the great victor...

Good things come to those who wait, but so do the bad and the ugly. Nine years and 138 days after it was first reported, one year and ...

Oh, we of little faith! Just as belief had begun to wain, joyous news comes from the East that the prime minister's hockey book ...

The McGill University Magazine , Vol. 1, No. 1 (September 1983) Bright young things begin taking their seats at McGill today. When exa...

Another July brings another  Quill & Quire  Fall Preview issue and the usual embarrassment of promised riches. Nothing from me, I&...

As expected, rumours of a ghostwriter grow, fuelled in large measure by  Globe & Mail  columnist John Barber naming Roy MacGregor...

What a day this turned out to be! Activity began early with  'Details of Stephen Harper's hockey book to be revealed' , ...

A big tip of the hat and nod of respect this fine weekend to journalist Stephen Maher for doggedly pursuing a story which so many o...