The Dusty Bookcase

Whenever I'm asked to talk about Ricochet Books, I make a point of mentioning Al Palmer's  Sugar-Puss on Dorchester Street . The tit...

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...

And the Town Talked Martha Ostenso Toronto: News Stand Library, 1949 159 pages The town is Bloomhill; the talk is of Elsbeth Payson. A few d...

The second of my two conversations with Leacock Medal scholar Dick Bourgeois-Doyle is now available here on Soundcloud . The topic is Ted Al...

The Calgary Herald , 29 September 1978 This weekend the 29th Toronto Jewish Film Festival presents  Love on the Nose. Do you know it? I didn...

Willie the Squowse Ted Allan Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1977 57 pages What I admire most about Ted Allan was his ability to take an ...

The Dustiest Bookcase: Short pieces on books I've always meant to review (but haven't). They're in storage as we build o...

Sadly, no; but I think my expectation was justified. See if you don't agree. Here's the beginning of my review, which was posted...

So, how was your weekend? Regular readers will remember that I ended last week's post on  Henry C. Clayton's very, very bad Fr...

Frustration Henry C. Clayton Toronto: News Stand Library, 1949 Tony Pearce's nudes are sold in Manhattan's finest galleries,...