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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...

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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...
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Original Highways by Roy MacGregor

by Edith Cody-Rice  When I see a book about Canada or individual Canadians with Roy MacGregor's name on it, I feel compelled to pick it...

Let Darkness Bury the Dead: A Murdoch Mystery by Maureen Jennings

by Edith Cody-Rice  Maureen Jennings, author of the Murdoch Mystery series which has been made into a popular television series, has resurrected her detective, now...

‘Munich’ by Robert Harris

by Edith Cody-Rice  Most of our attention now, with respect to the second world war, is centred on the war itself and its atrocities, but...

The Long Way Home: A Personal History of Nova Scotia by John DeMont

by Edith Cody-Rice  John DeMont is a senior writer for the Halifax Chronicle Herald, a man of the semi-old school, that is, young enough to...

First Snow, Last Light by Wayne Johnston

by Edith Cody-Rice When I first read Wayne Johnston's Colony of Unrequited Dreams in 1999, I was sure I had come across the great Canadian...

Mill Street Books appreciates its patrons

by Edith Cody-Rice  Mill Street Books has become a central literary institution in Mississippi Mills, offering not only books for sale, but book clubs, special...

Reflections: The Best Job in the World by Mary Cook

by Edith Cody-Rice  The beloved Ottawa Valley storyteller Mary Cook is appearing at Mill Street Books this Saturday at 2 p.m. with her 12th book,...

Smile by Roddy Doyle

by Edith Cody-Rice  Roddy Doyle's 11th novel Smile is a departure from his previous humour laden novels. With a sharp wit and piercing insight, Roddy...

Canoeing memoir at Mill Street Books

Ottawa author Phil Weir send us this information about his new memoir, available at Mill Street Books. If Algonquin Park holds a special place in your...

A Reckoning by Linda Spalding

by Edith Cody-Rice By any measure, Linda Spalding has written a very good book. I would count it as one of my favourite novels of...

Book Review – Someone You Love is Gone by Gurjinder Basran

by Edith Cody-Rice Gurjinder Basran is a second generation Canadian and this, her second novel,  could have been written as an "immigrant" novel, detailing the...

Book Review – The Address by Fiona Davis

by Edith Cody-Rice The address of the title refers to the famous Dakota apartment building in upper west side New York, home in the twentieth...

Book review: “The Vanishing Middle Class”

a book review by: R. Sukhu In his book "The Vanishing Middle Class: Prejudice and Power in a Dual Economy",  Peter Temin, professor of economics ...

The Only Café by Linden MacIntyre – book review

by Edith Cody-Rice Linden MacIntyre has mastered the art of the page turner and unlike some other authors who have acquired that skill, Linden can...
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