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...

Using simple exercises, rediscover the pleasure you got from childhood drawing, before you became too self-conscious and self-critical to enjoy it.As we grow up, somehow we learn that drawing is hard and there are all sorts of rules about colour and perspective that stifle our creativity. This book is here to remind you of the joy you once found in creating, scribbling, getting something down on paper—and that it's more about the process than the result. This acces...

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 ...

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...

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.

This annotated version includes annotations that:- Provide updated information on some crops- Present-day potential sources for parent trees- Permaculture guild-planting ideas that pertain to some of the trees mentioned.The electronic edition of this book has been carefully re-formatted for easy reading.Author J. Russell Smith (1874-1966) travelled widely and shares his insights and research into agro-forestry, describing how trees such as carob, honey lo...

"I am not the Black Piper . . . but I do know the Piper."If you listen closely," she said, "you will hear stories that will transport you into the heart of adventure, force you directly into the path of danger, and if you are lucky . . . or perhaps unlucky"—she looked at the unmoving dragon behind her and inhaled, only barely losing her grip on her smile—"transform you." Her attention turned back to the crowd, and her eyes grew mysterious. "In essence, dear people...

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...

An interfaith collection of prayers, blessings, and poems offering comfort and hope to the healthcare workers that give so much.The COVID-19 pandemic has left few of us unaffected, but our healthcare workers have borne the brunt of its impact. Chaplains and clergy across all lines of faith have ministered to those caregivers through prayers and blessings.This curated collection of interfaith prayers, blessings, and poems was written by those who minister to...

Please join Russell on his journeys around the world where he meets Scottish bank robbers, murderous Moroccan soldiers, Irish sex maniacs, nosy Chilean policemen and a number of other interesting people. The book contains unique insights about the wine business gleaned from almost forty years of winemaking experience. There Is No Bus To Torremolinos includes a number of important essays, observations and important personal advice that could save a careful reader a lot of money and spare hi...

Now in its 48th year, Best Canadian Stories has long championed the short story form and highlighted the work of many writers who have gone on to shape the Canadian literary canon. Caroline Adderson, Margaret Atwood, Clark Blaise, Tamas Dobozy, Mavis Gallant, Douglas Glover, Norman Levine, Rohinton Mistry, Alice Munro, Leon Rooke, Diane Schoemperlen, Kathleen Winter, and many others have appeared in its pages over the decades, making Best Canadian Stories the go-to source...

A bold, unsettling, and sinister collection of stories that asks what monster means.What is a monster? The word encompasses the grotesque, the immoral, or the merely wondrous. Mythical creatures, corrupt executives, and cruel exes are all monsters. Monsters live among us. Sometimes the monster is us.What do monsters mean to writers? Here is a literary grab-bag: fourteen writers from diverse genres — literary, mystery, horror, the experimen...