Former bar-circuit singer and bass player Lorna Jackson has released her first novel A Game to Play on the Tracks (Porcupine's Quill $19.95), in which Arden-a county music singer who likes booze a little too much-makes a return to performing. Jackson's first book was the collection Dressing for Hope (Goose Lane) in 1995. She teaches writing at UVic and lives in Metchosin. 0-88984-231-0