I love books, and I live with a book designer who also loves books so our rambling old house is full to the brim. It was fun to look on the bedside table and see the mish-mash piled there - to look at it simply for what it is, rather than thinking of how messy it looks. Almost as interesting an exercise would be to look through the bookshelf in the kitchen which is supposed to hold only the cookbooks. My favorite cookbook is Wild Plums in Brandy by Sylvia Boorman (McGraw Hill, 1962) which contains many odd recipes, including one for porcupine baked in clay, and was beautifully illustrated by Boorman's husband. Beside Wild Plums in Brandy, in the kitchen, is The Spectacle of the Scaffold by Michel Foucault (Penguin, 1977).

But I wasn't asked about the cookbook shelf, and so here is a sampling from what is on the bedside table:

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Big changes for little people have been occurring in our Grant Park store lately. You can now find our board books, pop-ups and books for nursery and toddler-aged children in our newly-christened McNally Robinson for Babies "store within a store". We have become your one stop shop for baby books and toys,teddy bears and clothing. McNally Robinson for Babies has joined Pregnancy, Childcare, Parenting and Growing Up on the main floor. The move has shifted many sections, so if you can't find exactly what you're looking for, ask your friendly neighbourhood bookseller.

 

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A Criminal to Remember$16.00 add to cart

Michael Van Rooy has just released A Criminal to Remember, his third book starring reformed (sort of) criminal, Montgomery Haaviko. Monty's been in and out of pretty near every federal prison in Canada. He's been a thief, burglar and armed robber; an addict and a drug dealer. He was as bad as bad could be, but he gave that up for the love of a good woman. Now, Monty babysits the neighbourhood children. But old habits are hard to break...

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Wake 01$13.50 add to cart

The Prix Aurora Awards were handed out Sunday, May 23rd in Winnipeg. Robert J. Sawyer's Wake won the big prize amongst the English language awards, scoring him his first Aurora in the Long Form Category since his novel Flashforward won in 2000.

Women of the Apocalypse featuring stories by Eileen Bell, Roxanne Felix, Ryan McFadden and Billie Milholland won two awards, Best Work in English (Other) and Best Short Form Work in English for Eileen Bell's story "Pawns Dreaming of Roses".

Edward Willett, a nominee for his novel Terra Insegura, has the winners in all categories posted on his blog.