Entertainment & Performing Arts
Alien Creature
By Linda Griffiths
Alien Creature: a visitation from Gwendolyn MacEwen is inspired by MacEwen's life and work, yet is an entirely new creation. MacEwen, as evoked by Linda Griffiths, returns to a modern world one night, bringing images and a prophetic warning. There has been a death of poetry, ... Read more
Aloha Wanderwell
By Christian Fink-Jensen & Randolph Eustace-Walden
In 1922, a 15-year-old girl, fed up with life in a French convent school, answered an ad for a travelling secretary. Tall, blonde, and swaggering with confidence, she might have passed for twenty. She also knew what she wanted: to become the first female to drive around the ... Read more
An American Demon
By Jack Grisham
An American Demon is Jack Grisham’s story of depravity and redemption, terror and spiritual deliverance. While Grisham is best known as the raucous and provocative front man of the pioneer hardcore punk band TSOL (True Sounds of Liberty), his writing and true life experiences ... Read more
An Opera in 3 Acts, Starring Gino Quilico
By Connie Guzzo-McParland
When young Louis Quilico meets upcoming concert pianist Lina Pizzolongo, a personal and musical collaboration begins that sees Louis become one of the most accomplished baritones in the world. Their son, Gino, follows in his father's footsteps to emerge as a globetrotting opera ... Read more
Brit Happens
By James Mullinger
One Sunday afternoon in a tiny postage-stamp garden, James Mullinger made the life-altering decision to give it all up: the London pubs, bustling city streets, and a flourishing comedy career. But where in the world would he and his partner raise a family? The English countryside? ... Read more
Canadians in Golden Age Hollywood 2-Book Bundle
By Charles Foster
Revisit Hollywood’s Golden Age with insider Charles Foster, who befriended the many Canadian stars that peppered the film sets. Foster reveals the stories of the amazing influence Canadians had in the early days of the film biz.
Includes:
Stardust and Shadows: Canadians in ... Read more
Claire Danes
By Jennifer Ambrose
Heralded as the best actress of her generation by Steven Spielberg, Claire Danes` young life and successful career is chronicled in this biography. From her childhood growing up in New York City`s trendy Soho district with hippie-artist parents to her first year studying at ... Read more
Contents Under Pressure
By Martin Popoff
Contents Under Pressure: 30 Years of Rush at Home & Away is a detailed history of the exhaustive road experience of Canadian rock icons Rush. Celebrating the band’s 30th anniversary, By-Tour features in-depth original interviews with Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart. ... Read more
