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But McCleliand & Stewart, unwilling to give up that inside track on the fall bestseller race, has published new books by both Margaret Atwood and Robertson Davies that are in stores now. Atwood‘s Wilderness Tips is her third collection of short stomes. Judging by her cover story in July‘s Saturday Night magazine, she has perfected her craft as an observer of our time. That story involved the puberty rites of boys at camp in love with the female dining hall staff. The outcome years later in the hippy days of Yorkville stuns the reader. And this device of the past haunting the present works through the rest of Atwood‘s tales Robertson Davies has long styled himself as the grand old man of Canlit. And Anthony Burgess has been trying to get him "‘anointed‘‘ with the Nobel! Prize for Literature for almost as long. Davies‘ device is the theme of Murther and the Walking Spirits, wherein a Toronto film critic witnesses his own families past in a private film festival. That past For the last several years, booksellers could count on unpacking a new tome by Pierre Berton in the week before Labor Day. Pierre had it written into his contract with McLelland & Stewart that publicaâ€" tion date for his books would be no later than August 21. But his mighty pen has slowed and there is no new Berton this fall. His children‘s book, The Secret World of Og, is being reissused along with a sermies on exciting eras in Canadian history. PAGE 16 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1991 Back to the books with Atwood, Davies _and more Tammy ie __ | lf!;lfgaaagla 1991/92 SEASON BROCHURES NOW AVAILABLE! CALL 747â€"8765 (Fe) Nmd APPLAUSE FOR OUR 1990/91 SEASON SPONSORS! â€", d "There‘s No Substitute Record ballantyne‘s 576â€"8810 324 Highiand Rd. W Lixson AirCanada Connector VALRTOO Clowns and Balloons "Make their days â€" Sunniâ€"Daiz!" Browsers very welcome! allery * But M&S is not the only publisher that released major titles in the dying days of August. Viking Penguin weighs in with Anne Tyler‘s newest, Saint Maybe. Readers have felt a deep ‘family love‘ for Tyler‘s previous works including Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant and The Accidental Tourist. Her characters are more than slightly wacky but portrayed in an endearing light. The main character in Saint Maybe has been burdened by the suicides of his brother and sisterâ€"inâ€"law. At only 18, he takes stretches to the Loyalists escaping the American Revolution, and a Welsh ancestor facing bankruptâ€" cy. Ordinary people challenged to survive extraorâ€" dinary lives: as Malcolm Ross claims, ‘‘The discernâ€" ment of human folly is as shrewd as ever. But now there is a sense of creaturely comfort with, and family love for, the fallen, the fickle, the frail." 747â€"5732 Originals Prevs ang . Reprocuctons + Cution Peture M & T INSTAâ€"PRINT 14 KING ST. N. e! WaTeRLOO C H A T E A VERSAILLE |_ The War Amps of Canada "In a war, everyone sutlers... ,_ me must never let it happen again." |I;‘ MEVER AGAIN! (Continued on page 22) Department of Recreation & Culture Supported by: The Brick Brewing Company Ltd. 6 Princess St. W., Waterloo Tickets: $13 Advance / $15 At The Door â€" Price Includes GST Tickets Available Att The Princess Cinema (885â€"2950), Provident Bookstore (746â€"2872) in Waterloo, DEC (576â€"2966) in Toronto & The Women‘s Bookstop (525â€"2970) in Hamilton. A Program @auj * ALWAYS â€" FIRST QUALITY +« ALWAYS â€"â€" LOWEST PRICES * NEVER â€" DISCONTINUED PATTERNS SINGLE ROLLS $399 BORDERS From , ___INâ€"STOCK Designer Wallpaper LUCIE BLUE TREMBLAY and BAND in Concert YAMAHA BOB GRAY MUSIC LTD. 13 King S Sout (at E0) Watertoo 886â€"0100 50'70% OFF 720 Belmont Ave. West, Kitchener 741â€"0733 Mon.â€"Fri. 9:30â€"9:00; Sat. 9:30â€"6:00 Quebec Singer / Songwriter Sunday, September 8th 8 P.M. PRINCESS CINEMA oss Urtsrtors Ltd. Smericer 240 And Country‘s Class Band. PRIDESMEN BON‘T TAKE CHANCES WHEN TRAVELLING N THE Y.S.A.! ONIP wan‘t be sble to help yo uP wan i he abie io help you cov ALL the costs of hoapitalization, THURSDAY, SEPT 5 4400 & 9:30 pm $25.50 $22.50 TOMORROW! Tickets available for the 9:30 show AAECALOmIACECEL 3 ALSO AT SELECTED AGENCIES 578â€"1570 T en e ueP TOLL FWECIN S19 AREA 1â€"800â€"265â€"8977 w outes st s ane mm o( ]