NOW Magazine
December 17 - 23, 1998

Somewhere in The 12 Days Of Christmas there's gotta be room for "a bunch of books beguiling" - specifically, plays in print that entice with stimulating words and memories of recent experiences in drama-land. Here are some recently published titles that are great for gift-giving or simply treating yourself.

Making Waves, by Emil Sher (Simon and Pierre, $18.99) - A trio of award-winning CBC Radio plays give a human perspective to Canadian front-page news reports about a mercy killing, the tainted-blood scandal and a politico in the spotlight whose past action colours his present credibility.

Jon Kaplan