Vinyl Cafe Turns The Page. Stuart McLean. 2016, 294 pages. This is probably the last collection of the iconic vinyl cafe stories that made Stuart McLean famous, as it was published a few months before his death. Some of the stories are remakes of ones that he told on his The Vinyl Cafe weekly on CBC Radio for years. We attended a few of his live performances and always enjoyed his homespun humour laced with intricate, sometimes surprising universal insights. There are wonderful little turns of phrases. He had a unique ability to covey the complexities and pitfalls of modern family life. “They were like four horses in one harness, all pulling in different directions.” The stories about preteens scheming up ways to make money reminded me of my own childhood.There are 19 stories in this book, and you will find something to smile about in each one, even if you later think they are just mushy, sentimental, and unrealistic, as many of them are. But as I read these stories I heard Stuart MCLean’s voice and saw him sitting sideways on a stool in front of a large audience, microphone in hand, seemingly totally relaxed as though he was sitting at your kitchen table just reminiscing. We will all miss him. A great celebration of the common ordinary connections that make us human and a fun read.