The Dusty Bookcase

... or maybe not

Being the sixth post on The First Original Unexpurgated Authentic Canadian Book of Lists .   THE TOP TEN THINGS I LEARNED THROUGH READING AN...

The Winter of Time Raymond Holmes [Raymond Souster] Toronto: News Stand Library, 1949 160 pages Anyone looking for a good story is sure to b...

I don't mean to be an ass about this, particularly in light of such sad news, but do note that the New York Times' report on Robbie...

'Fair Canada' is the first of six patriotic pieces featured in poet/publisher John Imrie's Sacred Songs, Sonnets, and Miscellane...

These past few weeks have been remarkably busy, which explains how it is that I've read and reviewed just one old, forgotten book this m...

One week from today, I'll have the honour of interviewing Andrew Steinmetz at the Ottawa launch of Because , his sixth book. I've kn...

The Tenants were Corrie and Tennie Kent Thompson Toronto: Macmillan of Canada, 1973 200 pages Describing The Tenants were Corrie and Tennie ...

A sixty-page booklet published by  William Southam , father of the Southam newspaper empire, Regimental Songs was distributed to members of...

The Dustiest Bookcase: Short pieces on books I've always meant to review (but haven't). The Service Paul Quarrington Toronto: Coach ...

Released fifty years ago this month. Always chokes me up. If I could read your mind, love What a tale your thoughts could tell Just like a...

Yo! Conservative guys and Conservative gals, You wanna lead this party, you gotta be like our pals, You gotta talk into the mike...

Heart of Gold Marjorie Moore Toronto: Harlequin, 1967 Related posts: Songs Suggested by John Wesley White Arthur Stringer Under ...

A Voice is Calling Eric Cecil Morris Montreal: B.D. Simpson, 1945 487 pages The strangest novel I've read this year, I strug...