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t from a hard-boiled, coldly impartial arts reviewer to admit such things, bn institutions, and the mention of his name evokes memories of countless ight. The above impassioned testimonial may not mean much to underprivileged readers who don’t touch CBC Radio, but most CBC listeners will know whereof I speak. Maitland, a veteran oadcaster who got his start asa radio storyteller decades ago with his fondly remembered Read to Me series, is best known as the longtime co-host of CBC Radio’s flagship current affairs s It Happens. Although Maitland recently retired after 46 years at CBC, he continues to be heard periodically on As Jt Happens in his persona as radio storyteller ‘Fireside Al.’’ It’s ame that Maitland is best known and loved (though he doubles as ‘‘Front-Porch Al’’ in the summer). His stories (especially the Christmas season readings) have become a cherished for CBC listeners, and in this book Maitland collects twenty-six of his favourites to share with fellow story-lovers of stories. All you have to do is listen to Maitland at work to know he loves storytelling; he has an infectious enthusiasm for this verbal theatre, and an insatiable appetite for good yarns. This collection that. Its diversity is impressive, ranging from classics like ‘The Highwayman’’ to lesser-known tales like ‘ ‘Bicycle’’; and from the surreal, eerie whimsy of Dicken’s ‘‘The Bagman’”’ eeping madness of Edgar Allan Poe’s ““The Tell-Tale Heart,” mixed with the timeless poignancy of stories like Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘‘The Little Match Girl,””

aitland introduces each story and its author with some thoughts on the work, and also provides an overall introduction to the book itself. In the latter, he tries to explain how his favourite end themselves to winter-- how they seem to mix well with hot chocolate, a roaring fire, a snowy night, or any combination of such things. It’s an instinctive quality, and it rings true pif-- and, I suspect, for most folks who like to curl up with a good book. This book would make a fine Christmas gift. eeu our old friend ‘‘Fireside Al’’ has assembled a book for all seasons and all readers. As Maitland himself says, these are simply ‘‘stories to enjoy.”’

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but this book's cover alone was enough to give me a warm, rosy glow. Alan Maitland and his storytelling are winter evenings spent by a radio as his rich, velvet voice somehow brought stories old and new to life in the dark

Juoulul

All Fall Down /The Cat On My Shoulder: Writers) (Talonbooks) and their Cats By Wendy Lill (Avon)

All Fall Down is a play about the modern-day || Edited by Lisa Angowski Rogak

witch hunts that occur when accusations of | | 4 collection of essays about authors and their sexual abuse are lodged against a small-town || cats, this book is a treat for cat lovers and daycare center. This play is a commentary ON | | literature loversalike. The authors in question a social system that sees people as guilty until || range from children’s author Richard Scarry Proven innocent. It is a powerful and touching || and mystery writers like Sharon McCrumb to look at our society and the people who run it. | | bestselling authors like Rosellen Brown and -- CA. Schneider Bobbie Ann Mason. A great coffee table book,

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Karen Armstrong History of God is a comprehensive history of (Andr ews & McMeel) the God of Judaism, Christianity and Isla Sheila Black

This book is a must for those interested i The Little Snowman is a sweet little story about religion. Armstrong takes it beyond the differ} | aspecial snowman. Aimed at young children, nces to show the similarities between the Gi this book and the snow-shaker packaged with these three faiths. She shows the reader all | it will capture any child’s heart. Well written ing | and beautifully illustrated by Paul Selwyn, this book and its snow bubble are bound to be a keepsake. --C.A. Schneider

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