Rating: NNNNN
FICTION
1 WHITE TEETH,by Zadie Smith (Hamilton) — UK sensation’s first novel about culture clash in London is a winner.
2
2 POISONWOOD BIBLE, by Barbara Kingsolver (HarperCollins) — Perennial favourite author’s newest makes a major comeback.
3
3 WHISPERING IN SHADOWS, by Jeannette Armstrong (Theytus) — First Nations author weaves her novel out of journal fragments and traditional lore.
4
4 AFFINITY, by Sarah Waters (Putnam) — Excellent follow-up to Tipping The Velvet unfolds in a women’s prison.
5
5 LAZARUS RUMBA, by Ernesto Mestre (Picador) — Probing tale tracks three generations of Cuban women.
NON-FICTION
1 DJ CULTURE, by Ulf Poschardt (Quartet) — Hot new analysis of life inside the spin zone.
2
2 IN A SUNBURNED COUNTRY, by Bill Bryson (Duke) — Whip-smart travel guru goes to Australia.
3
3 FROM HOPE TO HARRIS, by R.D. Gidney (U of T) — Gidney takes aim at Harris’s dismantling of the education system in Ontario.
4
4 LOST IN THE SUBURBS,by Stephen Dale (Stoddart) –Former NOW writer lucidly analyzes why 905ers behave the way they do.
5
5 THE DARK SIDE OF THE NATION, by Himani Bannerji (Canadian Scholars) — Sharp Canuck critic revisits the meaning of multiculturalism.