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Marq de Villiers and Sheila
Hirtle
Sahara: A Natural History.
McClelland & Stewart, 2003. $34.99. ISBN 0-7710-2639-0.
Marq de Villiers teamed up with co-author Sheila Hirtle to explore the
history of the vast African desert. The authors describe the formation of
the desert, the colourful creatures that inhabit it, and follow the
footsteps of ancient and nomadic people who traveled through its past.
".the book is part travel memoir, part history lesson and part archeological dig, bringing to life the stark landscape of earth's largest desert. the authors' evocative blend of reportage and concise historical overview makes it a fine read for both armchair travelers and those interested in natural history." Publishers Weekly
Former editor and publisher of Toronto Life Magazine, Marq de
Villiers is the author of seven books, including the
Governor-General's Award winning Water. A veteran journalist, Marq
has reported from Europe, the former Soviet Union and many parts of
Africa.
Halifax-born Sheila Hirtle is a writer and researcher with a
background in fine art, marketing and journalism. Her wide-ranging
research on African art and music have provided background for many
non-fiction books. Hirtle and de Villiers co-wrote Into Africa: A
Journey Through the Ancient Empires (Key Porter Books, 1999).
The Smoke-Eaters. Nimbus, 2002. $24.95.
ISBN 1-55109-417-7.
The Smoke-Eaters chronicles the great fires and disasters, the military firefighters, mine rescue corps, railroad and industry firemen, the women and Black firefighters who responded to the call. It includes over 180 historic images - exhaustively researched in provincial and private archives - that provide a complete visual representation of unique and historic equipment, engine houses, apparatus and contrivances, and the firefighters who manned them. From the time of Halifax's founding in 1749 to the end of World War II, this is the definitive account of firefighting in Nova Scotia, the cradle of Canadian firefighting history.
One
of Atlantic Canada' s most prolific writers, Mike Parker's books celebrate an array of
heritage topics. His publications include Guides to the North
Woods, Wood Chips & Beans, Running the Gauntlet, and
historic biographies on Digby, Lunenburg and Dartmouth.
La Trombe sacreée. Les Éditions David, 2002.
$13. ISBN 2-922109-79-8.
La premi&eagrave;re manifestation. Le commencement. L'origine. Un long voyage qui nous tiraille, nous déchire, nous remplit, nous éblouit et dans lequel on s'embarque sans en connaître la destination. À l'image de l'accouchement qui nous amène d'un autre côte de nous-m&ecinc;me dans une zone inconnue et indomptée, La trombe sacrée explore un univers mythique à la fois souvage, ancient et familier.
Originaire de la ville de Québec, Sophie Bérubé vit en Nouvelle-Écosse avec son compagnon et leurs trois filles où elle se laisse inspirer par la magie et la beauté qui l'entourent. Son premier conte pour enfants, Le chef-d'uvre de Lombrie, a remporté le prix Lilla Stirling de la branche néo-écossaise de l'association des auteurs canadiens au printemps 2002. Elle a publicé des poémes dans diverses revues au Canada et à l'étranger.
New York loin des mers . Les Éditions David, 2002. $10.00. ISBN 2-922109-81-X.
De la ville a l'excès, nous connaissons les peurs, les solitudes, les fulgurances. Espaces ouverts à toutes les célébrations, les cités improvisent des festivals de peaux unies, de fer et de friches, loin des reflets coupables des mers du sud. Les vagues, ici, sont de chaleur, et l'on vit un peu plus du désir de l'autre.
Alain Raimbault Alain Raimbault est né à Paris en 1966. Il s'installe au Canada, en Nouvelle-Écosse, en 1998. Il enseigne principalement le français à l'école francophone Rose des vents, dans la Vallée d'Annapolis. Il écrit de la poésie depuis toujours, et des romans pour la jeunesse depuis la naissance de sa fille en 1996.
One More Step . Orca Soundings, 2002. $9.95.
ISBN 1-55143-248-X.
Fourteen-year-old Julian's parents separated when he was a baby and he is still angry and hurt. His mother has had relationships since - all of which have ended disastrously - but this time it seems serious. Jean-Paul looks like he might be the real thing. Julian is wary and critical as he comes to terms with the fact that he and his brother have to let down their defences and allow their mother to find happiness. On a road trip with his mother and her new beau, Julian finds that love - and happiness - come in many guises. In the end, he realizes that it is not blood that determines true family, but the willingness to stand together.
Sheree Fitch is a poet, educator, author of more than fourteen books for children and the recipient of many literary awards. She currently lives in Washington, D.C. and River John, NS. One More Step is her first novel for young adult readers.
Beauty and the Baron . Harlequin Historical, 2003. $6.25. ISBN
0-373-29255-4.
Once
the handsomest beau in England, Baron Lucius Daventry emerged from the
horror of Waterloo with facial scars and an eye so sensitive to light that
he must live a nocturnal life in the country. There his black mask and
mysterious habits earn him the title "Lord Lucifer".
To brighten the last months of his dying grandfather, Lucius undertakes a
pretended engagement with their beautiful neighbour, Angela Lacewood.
Frightened by Lord Daventry's sinister reputation, Angela reluctantly
accepts his proposal. Soon, she finds herself falling under the spell of
his fierce intellect, wry wit and promise of rich sensuality. But can she
find the courage to defeat his darkness and bring him back to life?
Beauty and the Baron is Deborah
Hale's tenth novel for Harlequin Historical. A New Brunswick native,
she now makes her home in Lower Sackville with her husband and four
children.
Lisa Teryl
Nova Scotia Law: Everything You Wanted to Know but Couldn't Afford to Ask. Pottersfield Press, 2002. $14.95. ISBN 1-895900-53-0.
Nova Scotia Law covers a wide range of topics such as how to deal with problem neighbours, who has to pay spousal support, and what to do when police lay criminal charges. The most commonly asked legal questions are taken from the author's seven years of practicing law and two years responding to questions from readers of her weekly column in the Sunday Daily News.
The author's firm, Lisa Teryl Scott Lawyers Inc., is a general practice with an emphasis on accident and injury law that Lisa founded with her brother Shawn Scott, who has provided cartoons for the book. When not in the courtroom, Lisa Teryl teaches criminology at Saint Mary's University. She is the chair of New Start, a domestic violence intervention program for men, and volunteers her legal services for Coverdale, a non-profit organization helping women in the criminal courts. Lisa also has a black belt in Chito Ryu Karate and loves to sail.
Marike Finlay-de
Monchy and Karin Cope
Casting a Legend: The Story of the Lunenburg Foundry. Nimbus, 2002. $19.95. ISBN 1-55109-409-6.
Established in 1891 at the head of Lunenburg harbour, the Lunenburg Foundry, then a stove manufacturer, barely survived early financial losses, fire, and several changes in management and ownership. In 1907, pharmacist J.J. Kinley and several other local businessmen and tradesmen reorganized and rebuild the company. It remains in existence today, a fertile mixture of old and new strengths, buildings, products, and people. With the help of two unpublished memoirs, a variety of interviews, and numerous photographic records contained in Foundry archives, Casting a Legend offers a detailed and personal account of the most fascinating episodes, processes, products, vessels, and characters to mark the long history of this well-known company and its hometown.
Writer and practicing psychoanalyst, Marike Finlay-de Monchy is the author of
numerous books and articles with topics ranging from philosophy to the
history of new technologies. She has recently completed two collections of
short stories, The Killing Ear and Herself at Sea.
Karin
Cope is a freelance writer, editor, and businesswoman living on
eastern shore. An award-winning poet, Karin has also written fiction,
horror stories, and drama, as well as academic studies and
non-fiction.
Brian Slemming
In Due Time. Writers Club Press, 2002. $16.95. ISBN 0-595249140.
Four years after delivering a guilty verdict against billionaire Stone Rivers for the murders of his wife and son, three members of the jury have vanished without a trace. The Columbus Police Department is stumped. Special Agent Casey Weldon is assigned to assist in the investigation in Ohio, but her first major case is not going well. During her first thirty-six hours on the case, her hotel reservation has been lost, she has overslept and has been shot at. Christopher Drue is investigating the trail in California and both agents are running out of time. As the bodies pile up in Columbus, fears need to be quelled. Is it time to make a deal? But with whom?
Brian Slemming is a first time novelist who lives in a tiny village of St. Andrews near Antigonish. His novel, In Due Time, may be ordered through Amazon.ca or through Barnes & Noble.
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