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Russia, Ukraine and ‘Hybrid Conflicts’ – The New York Times »
An exploration of Russia’s foreign policy goals, its rivalry with the West, and its presence in the Middle East.
Review Roundup – Peter Ward’s ‘The Clean Body: A Modern History’ »
In The Clean Body: A Modern History, Peter Ward refuses to acknowledge bathing as a perennial, inconsequential routine. The author enthusiastically challenges the banality of the bath, examining the radical and recent shift in common conceptions of health that precipitated the personal hygiene revolution. Rigorously analyzing factors such as soap … Read More >
Literary Review of Canada reviews Matthew Bellamy’s “Brewed in the North: A History of Labatt’s” »
Matthew Bellamy presents an engaging history of one of Canada’s oldest and most prominent beer companies in his recent release, Brewed in the North: A History of Labatt’s. Carefully investigating the origins of John Kinder Labatt’s brewing operations in London, Ontario, Bellamy goes on to present a thorough and unconventional account of … Read More >
Review Roundup »
Though summer is usually regarded as the vacation season in the Northern Hemisphere, our books have taken no time off. We are excited to share the following reviews from the latest issues of Montreal Review of Books and Literary Review of Canada.
High Time
The Legalization and Regulation of Cannabis in … Read More >
Leaving Christianity: Review and Reactions »
Leaving Christianity: Changing Allegiances in Canada since 1945 looks at why Canadians started to walk away from organized Christianity in the 1960s and how that defection became an exodus. Drawing on a wide array of national and denominational statistics, Brian Clarke and Stuart Macdonald document the true extent of the decline, the timing of … Read More >
National Post Book Review: “Catharine Parr Traill’s The Female Emigrant’s Guide” »
Editors Nathalie Cooke and Fiona Lucas’s book Catharine Parr Traill’s The Female Emigrant’s Guide: Cooking with a Canadian Classic (Spring 2017) has received a wonderful review by Laura Brehaut in the National Post (June 9, 2017).
Management of fire and wool, candle- and soap-making – Catharine Parr Traill’s The Female Emigrant’s Guide is a blueprint for survival in the … Read More >
More Press for Mike Blanchfield’s Swingback »
Swingback: Getting Along in the World with Harper and Trudeau, the new book from journalist and author Mike Blanchfield, continues to receive considerable attention in the press. Read more reviews of the book here:
Review from Bob Rae for The Globe and Mail
To … Read More >
The Selected Essays of Sean O’Faolain – Review from The Irish Times »
Brad Kent’s new book The Selected Essays of Sean O’Faolain, was recently reviewed by Fintan O’Toole for The Irish Times.
The following is an excerpt from Fintan O’Toole’s piece. The full review is available on the The Irish Times website.
The Selected Essays of Sean O’Faolain review: He gave as good as he got
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Still Renovating Reviewed in Ontario Planning Journal »
In the January/February 2017 issue of the Ontario Planning Journal, Noreen Dunphy reviews Greg Suttor’s new release Still Renovating: A History of Canadian Social Housing Policy.
Below is an excerpt taken from the review. The full review can be viewed online, on page 16 of the Ontario Planning Journal.
Reviewed … Read More >
Vallum Magazine Reviews The Unlit Path Behind the House »
Be sure to check out the current issue of Vallum magazine for an in-depth review of Margo Wheaton’s latest poetry collection The Unlit Path Behind the House.
The full review by Bill Neumire can be found in the 3:2 “THE WILD” issue (print or digital) of Vallum.
Below is an excerpt taken from … Read More >
