Food Glorious Food! … reviewed by Jason

Ever wonder about food? As the soil is turned, the compost added and the seeds planted for yet another year, food, and our relationship to it, is foremost on our minds: particularly those of us who garden. Food, what it is, and why and how we eat what we eat are intricate subjects. For those [...]

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Cat Care … reviewed by Jason

If you are a cat owner, like I am, you no doubt have dealt with a number of health and behavioural issues related to your feline housemate. Some of those issues may be beyond us. Once again, it is books to the rescue! Psychologist and Certified Animal Behaviourist John C. Wright, with assistance from Judi [...]

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“Litsville” USA: Two Recent Motown Bios … reviewed by Jason

Mark Ribowksy, author of He’s a Rebel: Phil Spector, Rock & Roll’s Legendary Producer, recently wrote two Motown artist biographies. The first, The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal, aims to be a comprehensive one on the whole group (not just on Diana Ross) written by someone else other than a group [...]

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Laissez les bon temps roulez, encore! … reviewed by Jason

Mardi Gras season is here again! This year, Shrove Tuesday actually fell on February 21, but the festivities generally run for longer, starting just after Epiphany (January 6) and going until the beginning of Lent which shifts on the calendar from year to year. It may be too late to plan a trip to the [...]

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Black (Canadian) History Month … reviewed by Jason

The history of Canadians of African descent is fairly well documented in a number of books (and more than a few non-print resources), most focusing on a specific, local area (eg. Halifax, southern Ontario, Montreal, Salt Spring Island, BC). Definitive, Canada-wide histories are harder to come by which makes the late Robin Winks’ 2003 Blacks [...]

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