Black in the Saddle Again

Jo-Anne Mary Benson is the book review columnist for Ottawa Parent
magazine.

Arthur Black, the host of CBC Radio’s “Basic Black” and the author
of numerous bestselling books, has an opinion on just about everything.
In this collection of almost 100 short essays, he reflects on subjects
ranging from cat ownership to gender-neutral language to his addiction
to hot dogs; recounts tales of incompetent criminals and of pythons
hiding out in homes; and shares his views on education, politics,
language, and world affairs. Black in the Saddle Again is a book that
can be read in one sitting or dipped into on various occasions. Readers
will be intrigued, delighted, titillated, and above all entertained.