Book Reviews

Silver Islet — Striking It Rich In Lake Superior
By Elinor Barr
(Singing Shield Productions, paperback, 158 pages)

By Michael Sobota

Darryl Blazino gave a presentation at Tony and Adam’s Restaurant on the top-20 places to visit in Quetico Park.

My Reading List, By Julio Gomes

The Best Canadian Essays 2012
Edited by Christopher Doda and Ray Robertson
(Tightrope, 277 pages; $19.95)

By Deborah de Bakker

Stone Stairs and Steeple Bells (The Short, Shocking Life of Leonard Roche)
By Bill MacDonald
(Borealis Press, paperback: $18.95; 190 pages)

By Michael Sobota

There are some topics everyone can relate to and many gravitate to a medium to find a connection or soothe painful emotions.

A Brief Time in Heaven: Wilderness Adventures in Canoe Country
By Darryl Blazino
(Dundurn Press, 140 pages; $29.99)

By Deborah de Bakker

Indian Horse
By Richard Wagamese
(D & M Publishers, 221 pages, $21.95 trade paperback)

By J. F. (Jim) Foulds

A Green Place for Dying
By R. J. Harlick
(Dundurn, 481 pages, $17.99 paperback)

By Michael Sobota

By Julio Gomes