PostedApr 9, 2026 | Arts & Culture, book review, climate change, sustainability
Book Review by Ross Thrasher Lessons from a Lifetime: 90 Years of Inspiration and Activism, by David Suzuki with Ian Hanington. Greystone Books, 2026. In this concise memoir-cum-testimonial, Dr. David Suzuki is variously described as a preacher for the biosphere, a...
PostedMar 18, 2026 | Arts & Culture, book review, climate change, opinion
Book Review by Ross Thrasher Ecological Nation: Toward Peace, Order, and Good Government, by Byron Williston. McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2026. What is Canada’s future in the face of two existential threats: the climate crisis and American authoritarianism? Will...
PostedDec 15, 2025 | Arts & Culture, book review, climate change, opinion
Book Review by Ross Thrasher Run Like a Girl: a memoir of ambition, resilience and fighting for change, by Catherine McKenna. Sutherland House, 2025. A competitive swimmer in her teens. A world traveler and UN representative in her 20s. A corporate lawyer, founder of...
PostedJun 9, 2025 | Arts & Culture, book review, climate change, opinion, Youth
Eco-fiction Book Reviews by Ross Thrasher “The water is only doing what it must. It is old and it is smart, and it has been changing forever, and we can no more fight it than we can fight the sky.” (From All the Water in the World) Two excellent new novels encompass...
PostedMar 10, 2025 | Arts & Culture, book review, climate change, energy
Book Reviews by Ross Thrasher Cautionary tales about the oil industry and its impact on modern society have a 100-year lineage. Here are brief summaries of a historical petro-fiction classic and an impressive recent entry in the genre. Oil!, by Upton Sinclair....
PostedJan 24, 2025 | Arts & Culture, book review, climate change, sustainability
Brief Reviews by Ross Thrasher Climate Hope: Stories of Action in an Age of Global Crisis, by David Geselbracht. Douglas & McIntyre, 2024. This is a personal account from a BC-based environmental journalist and lawyer. Geselbracht relates his interviews and...
