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[Toronto Reads]Our city through the eyes of an immigrant Post Date: Thursday, May 16, 2013 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) The Hungry Ghosts, Shyam Selvadurai, Doubleday Canada, hardcover $29.95 You may not enjoy reading about Toronto seen by the family from...
[Toronto Reads]About that musical day in July Post Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Writing Gordon Lightfoot, by Dave Bidini, McClelland and Stewart, trade paperback, $21. Broadcaster/musician Jian Ghomeshi has...
[Toronto Reads]Story so intimate it’s real Post Date: Monday, July 23, 2012 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Giant, Aga Maksimowska, Pedlar Press, trade paperback $20. It’s difficult to read Aga Maksimowska’s Giant without thinking of the novel...
[Toronto Reads]A truly ‘enchanting’ young adult read Post Date: Wednesday, June 13, 2012 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) The Green Man, Michael Bedard, Tundra Books, hardcover $21.99. A lot of books, especially for young readers, come with the blurb...
[Toronto Reads]Quick read satisfies Post Date: Monday, May 14, 2012 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Best Girl, Sylvia Maultash Warsh, Raven Books, paperback $9.95. It’s a good idea. With the attention span of readers shrinking...
[Toronto Reads]Examining public, private struggles Post Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) The Lightning Field, Heather Jessup, Gaspereau Press, trade paperback $27.95. Even if you didn’t catch the many Toronto-area...
[Toronto Reads]Ondaatje changes pace for his latest novel Post Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) The Cat’s Table, Michael Ondaatje, McClelland & Stewart, hard cover $32. Give Michael Ondaatje credit for not repeating himself. In...
[Dinner with Liz]Malay may be gone, but Thai popular Post Date: Thursday, November 3, 2011 ( Beach-South Riverdale) The name — Bow Thai — is a little bit of fun; I hoped for equal creativity on the menu. But this little restaurant in The Beach proves to...
[Dinner with Liz]Good living — and eating — on the Avenue Post Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 ( North Toronto) The current incarnation of Bon Vivant is apparently the result of the efforts of Glen Peloso and Massimo Capra. After being featured on...
[Dinner with Liz]Try the great-food-and-prices combo Post Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) We counted them. There are indeed exactly 17 steps down to the charming little eatery called 17 Steps. A sign says, “Home is where Greek...
[Toronto Reads]Detective duo turn to new class of thrills Post Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Reluctant Dead, John Moss, Dundurn, paperback $11.99 It’s said everyone has one great book inside them. Sometimes I think this...
[Toronto Reads]Hanlan's Point writes new chapter on self-publishing Post Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Hanlan’s Point, Jake Babad, independently published, paperback $5, ebook $3 Jake Babad has taken the currently popular route of...
[Dinner with Liz]Italian resto just like home Post Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) We went to the wrong restaurant. We were looking for Asian but we got Italian; it proved to be a happy error. We wound up in Pertino...
[The Game Fixer]Blue not a friendly smurf Post Date: Friday, June 24, 2011 ( North Toronto, Riverdale-East York) Brian Baker's column has moved. For further articles dating from the August 2011 issue as well as past articles visit...
[The Game Fixer]Fight the power Post Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 ( Bayview Mills, Beach-South Riverdale, Bloor West, Riverdale-East York, Forest Hill, Leaside-Rosedale, North Toronto, North York, Toronto Today (Midtown)) Brian Baker's column has moved. For further articles dating from the August 2011 issue as well as past articles visit...