I'm fond of non-fiction, particularly history and religion. But then, you probably would have guessed that.

Misquoting Jesus/Lost Christianities by Bart Ehrman (HarperCollins / Oxford University Press)

Bart Ehrman is a Biblical scholar with a populist touch. His books are little primers in the methods employed used by those who pore over Scripture to separate the oldest writings from later additions and translator's mistakes. Although Ehrman has also written about his own theological ideas, in books like Misquoting Jesus he is more intent on in guiding readers through the basic principles of scholarship and explaining why and how scholars come to their conclusions about the validity of Gospel passages. Lost Christianities focuses on the many gospels that never made the Biblical cut, including the entertaining "infancy gospels" in which little Jesus is revealed as a dangerous playmate to cross.

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Fauna$19.95 add to cart

Alissa York's latest novel, Fauna, unites misfits and dreamers in a visceral connection to the forgotten animals that live in our big cities. When Edal Jones can't cope with the casual cruelty she encounters in her job as a federal wildlife officer, she finds herself drawn to a beacon of solace nestled in the valley under the unlikely banner of an auto-wrecker's yard. But lost souls come in many shapes and sizes, and when the brutal backwoods childhood of another sanctuary-seeker causes him to persecute the creatures of the valley, the little community struggles to come to terms with both him and themselves.

 

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What The Bear Said$19.00 add to cart

W.D. Valgardson returns to Turnstone Press with a new book, What the Bear Said, thirty-five years after Turnstone published its first book and Valgardson's first book of poetry, In the Gutting Shed, in 1976.

A collection of fantastic tales featuring bears, wolves, fish, forests, swamps, harsh winters, insect-infested summers, the unpredictable waters of an inland sea, and people claimed by the forces of nature, What the Bear Said blends Icelandic folklore with the landscape and wildlife of Canada for a delightful and absorbing reading experience.

 

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Childhood Under Seige - How Big Business Targets Children$32.00 add to cart

This is our Head Book Buyer, Chris Hall's list of his three most anticipated releases for August. They are,

Childhood Under Siege, by Joel Bakan. Joel Bakan is the writer of The Corporation. Childhood Under Siege is a behind the scenes look at the widespread manipulation of children by profit-seeking corporations and of society's failure to protect them.

The Sense of an Ending, by Julian Barnes. Barnes is an old favourite who seems to be on the rise again with his last few books, particularly Pulse, his set of short stories released last spring.

Empty Family, by Colm Toibin. I read The Master a few years ago and found it to be too much Henry James. Unfortunately that made me write off Colm Toibin. I recently read Brooklyn though and now I know what the fuss is about. Empty Family is due out in paperback this month and I can now recommend Toibin enthusiastically.

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