Since the late 1980s, acclaimed novelist and Globe and Mail columnist Russell Smith had been a staple on the Toronto party circuit. Well into his forties, Smith was living like a man half his age, going out pretty much every night of the week, taking in the beautiful women, the latest fashions, the ever changing skyline of the growing city, as well as the glowing martini glasses and recreational drugs on offer to keep the good times rolling. From his first novel, How Insensiti...

A Globe and Mail Fall Book of 2025An electric examination of women and men, sex and love, self-loathing and twenty-first century loneliness.Between writing a weekly column for The Hype Report and managing her mood stabilizers, Gloria navigates a series of quasi-relationships while commiserating with her best friend about dating apps and dick pics, married men and questionable boundaries. But when she makes a glib pass at Daryn, a s...

Story of a chance encounter in Manhattan between a lonely young divorcee and the teenage boy she encounters. Events heat up considerably as more and more partners get added into the mix. Much-liked title first published in 1971 by the Olympia Press under the "Party Books" imprint.

Russell Smith’s highly praised new novel features some typically caustic satire, alongside a deep and melancholy awareness of the force of desire in our lives. The combination of wit and perception in Muriella Pent—and its brilliant dialogue, beautiful descriptive prose, assured handling of racial politics, and exact observation of modern types—underlines Russell Smith’s claim to be one of Canada’s subtlest, sharpest writers.The book begins with a poem by Marcus Royston (f...

Nominated for the 2015 Giller Prize.Nominated for the 2015 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.Among the National Post's 50 Best Books of 2015One of Quill & Quire’s Books of the Year, 2015Among NOW Toronto's Top 10 Books of 2015In the stories of Confidence, there are ecstasy-taking PhD students, financial traders desperate for husb...

Guys don't wear wolf pelts anymore, but not much else has changed in the world of men's clothes: the right suit, or tie, or shirt, or shoes still projects mystery, erotic potential, and power. And to negotiate these hurdles with style and confidence, Men's Style is indispensable---a valuable source of practical advice for how to dress in a world of conflicting fashion imperatives, and a witty guide to the history, trends, codes, and conventions of men's attire.In chapters a...

This book tells of a young couple who struggled against the odds to introduce a seaplane service to New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds, and to members of the travelling public between the South and North Islands. Locals looked askance at what was a totally new concept to the area, but the aeroplanes soon became accepted, especially after their lifesaving use in emergencies was recognised by people in the far-flung reaches of the outer Sounds. Russell Smith, owner and pilot, writes of years o...

While small children get their fun exercise in playgrounds, why not also many parents and adults who are overseeing their kids in the playgrounds? This Playground Exercises For Parents book (PE4P) is especially ideal for better exercise time management, for those who do not have enough "time" and/or finances to get their regular needed exercise in local fitness centers, health clubs, and gyms. Included are 205 pictures as illustrations to cover each important activity text desc...

Some journeys begin with a whisper from the wind…In the quiet valley of her birth, Singer is just another young horse—until an unexpected dream calls her to something greater. When her world is suddenly threatened by a mysterious enemy, she must leave the safety of her herd and venture into a strange and magical land. With courage in her heart and a symbol on her face she doesn't yet understand, Singer discovers she may be part of a much bigger story.Alongside quir...

A fictional story of young Dijana Gojkovic, a talented violinist along with her family escapes Nazi occupied Yugoslavia on a terrifying and tragic journey over the Alps to find refuge in neighboring Albania. Reunited with friends, Dijana finds herself recruited by the exiled Queen of Albania and the U.S. Government as a part of a dangerous plan to recruit and arm a stalled resistance movement. The 'Unity Plan," masked as a public relations ploy is unwittingly supported by the Nazi Colonel ...

Darius left prison with two secrets. He was the only person who knew where the loot from his last jewelry robbery was hidden. That--if he could recover it undetected--would take care of his financial problems for the rest of his life. Even Darius was unaware of his second secret, at first. He didn't know that the radiological experiments for which he'd volunteered had left him a changed man. Someone had failed to remove a particle of material which had been imbedded in his body. When the h...

Willie Sutton, a notorious American bank robber of fifty years ago, was once asked why he persisted in robbing banks. "Because that's where the money is," he is said to have replied. The theory that crime follows opportunity has become established wisdom in criminology; opportunity reduction has become one of the fundamental principles of crime prevention."The enormous benefits of telecommunications are not without cost." It could be argued that this quotation from Crime in the...