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Answers to Diana’s Quiz – July 18, 2026

by Diana Filer 1.  The two Diomede Islands...

Outdoor chairs for sale

Two Faulkner 'zero gravity' chairs in navy,...

Caroline Yuill — obituary

Yuill (nee Drynan), Caroline Ann Peacefully at home...

Books

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Maternal Ecologies: Feminist Practices of Motherhood, Land and Creativity

Review by Edith Cody-Rice Maternal Ecologies is an anthology, a combination of artistic and academic expressions of the experience of motherhood, particularly in relation to nature and the land In...

Earth for Sale by Maude Barlow.

by Edith Cody-Rice  In her opening sentence of the afterword to this book, Maude Barlow stated “This was a difficult book to write, as I am sure it was to...

From Ragged Ass Road to Rideau Hall by Whit Fraser

By Edith Cody-Rice   Canada has a deep wealth of accomplished writers and Whit Fraser is certainly one of them.  A CBC reporter from 1967 to 1991, his perspective is significantly...
Archive

Spark Joy by Marie Kondo – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice Marie Kondo is the Japanese tidying guru who created an international sensation with her first book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying...

Local author launches latest young-adult novel

Liane Shaw launched her fifth book, Don't Tell, Don't Tell, Don't Tell, at Mill Street Books today as part of the nation-wide Authors for...

Pillars of Light by Jane Johnson – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice  It has been said that literature is the hot truth and history the cold truth. This certainly is the case in this...

City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice  Kelley Armstrong is a best selling Canadian author of the thirteen book Women of the Otherworld series, the Nadia Stafford crime novels...

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice Readers who know Margaret  Atwood's work seem to fall into two general categories. There are those who love her and those who...

The Biography: John Le Carré by Adam Sisman – review

by Edith Cody-Rice Adam Sisman was chosen by David Cornwell, who writes as John Le Carré, to write his biography, the only one in existence. Cornwell...

Poles Apart by Terry Fallis – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice Terry Fallis is a very funny writer. Ever since his first published book Best Laid Plans, he has maintained the ironic self...

Local author Jennifer Kingsley wins book award

Former Almonte resident Jennifer Kingsley has won the National Outdoor Book Award for Outdoor Literature (Non-fiction) for her  book Paddlenorth, which chronicled a two-month...

My Kitchen Year by Ruth Reichl – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice Ruth Reichl is a foodie’s foodie. The former editor in chief of Gourmet Magazine which was closed by its owner Condé Nast in 2009,...

Like a book club on strategic planning

By Jill McCubbin I want to bring this book - Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design - to the attention of anyone...

Canoe Country by Roy MacGregor – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice Canoe Country is the latest offering by author and columnist Roy MacGregor raised in the heart of canoe country in Algonquin Park...

“Age Shall Not Weary Them” — publication from the Almonte Legion

BOOK REVIEW: “Party of One” by Michael Harris

Robin Sukhu “Party of One” begins with Harper’s early years and how he rose to power. I was left feeling that being an ally of...

NEW LOCAL BOOK: Bugs! Birds! Blooms!

Almonte artists Sam and Linda Hamilton have recently collaborated on a children's book. It's called Bugs! Birds! Blooms! and its all about the magic...
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