Chumley & Pepys On Books

The Private Patient by P. D. James ( Alfred A. Knopf Canada , 2008) 395pp. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a mystery author i...

Douglas Hunter - God's Mercies: Rivalry, Betrayal and the Dream of Discovery (Anchor Canada, 2008) {416pp.: maps.} The talented writer...

In Spite of Myself: a Memoir by Christopher Plummer ( Knopf Canada ) Christopher Plummer's recently published memoir, In Spite of Myself...

Paul Theroux - Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar (2008) ( Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ) ( McClella...

Scarbo Edge: a Romaunt by Virgil Burnett / with illustrations by the author ( Blaurock Press , 2008). About six pages into Scarbo Edge: a ...

A Wood Engraver's Alphabet by G. Brender à Brandis (Porcupine's Quill, 2008). Prompted by Tim Inkster of Porcupine's Quill Pres...

To roar through a few good books in one day is not my forte, but I did manage a fairly quick pace with two books recently--unusual of me, ...

If asked by a professional in the area of psychology what would first come to mind when shown the letter "K" on a flash card, mine...

N othing To Be Frightened Of by Julian Barnes ( Random House Canada , 2008) There is a design feature of Julian Barnes' latest offerin...

The Silver Swan by Benjamin Black ( Henry Holt , 2008) Out of my blind spot, it was as if Quirke himself had emerged from the shadows and t...

C. S. Richardson The End of the Alphabet Perhaps "I" should be for "Impossible." The impossibility of escape (ultim...

Hullabaloo. Even if the precise meaning of the word is unknown, hullabaloo is one of those words whose sight and sound seems to evoke its ve...