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An interview is provided with the Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood. When asked about whether she reads the reviews of the books that she writes, she comments on her office's collecting reviews from Great Britain, Canada and the U.S. Atwood comments on the appreciation of her novel "The Edible Woman" in Canada. When asked about the role gender that plays in book reviewing, she mentions the lack of requests to review books by men authors in her early career.

This article argues that in the face of the proliferation of reviews by anonymous people on the Internet, it is still vital for academic scholars to make sure that the constructive and positive nature of reviewing remains. People who are knowledgeable in Canadian literature are urged to continue reviewing and purchasing books, either online or in print. It is pointed out that reviewing ought to be a civil way of exchanging ideas despite disagreements and arguments.

Highlights the need for literary critics in Canada as of September 2003. Basic tenets of Canadian book reviewing; Discussion on the concept of a good literary criticism; Responsibilities of literary critics.

The article reports that the publication is retracting the review of the book "Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All Canadians" by Kishor M Wasan, Ellen K Wasan, and Jawahar Kalra, as substantial passages in the book review match parts of a review of the same book by Andre Picard.

Purpose - This paper seeks to describe the Canadian Library Association's 2007 pre-conference, Collections 2007: Reinvigorating Collection Development and Management. Design/methodology/approach This paper summarizes the various papers, describing actual collections practices in a variety of library and information center settings that made up the CLA Collections pre-conference. Findings - The paper finds that collections development activities in academic, public and special libraries are characterized by a diversity of approaches and methods. Originality/value - This paper provides a brief summary of some of the practical approaches to collections building in a variety of library and information center settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author reflects on the challenges and experiences of being a book review editor for medicine books in Canada. He cites the book review editor as one of the most challenging and pleasurable task of every book reviewer in the country. He recalls the memorable moments and learning experience that the reviewers learned during reviews. He acknowledges those reviewers who shared their knowledge, time and talent to provide useful critics in Canadian books.

Provides instructions for book reviewers for the "Canadian Public Administration" journal. Typical length of a book review; Need for important quotations to be accompanied by page references; References to other books to be embedded in the text; Need to indicate whether the books being reviewed have an index and self-standing bibliography.