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Nothing Looks Familiar

The stories in the debut collection from Toronto writer, editor, and critic (and frequent Q&Q reviewer) Shawn Syms, draw back…Read More »

October 17, 2014 at 11:29am | Filed under: Anthologies, Fiction: Short

How Does a Single Blade of Grass Thank the Sun?

Doretta Lau

In her debut short-fiction collection, Vancouver writer Doretta Lau moves characters of Asian descent from the margins of CanLit to…Read More »

April 16, 2014 at 12:25pm | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Strip

Andrew Binks

The toned body of John Rottam pirouettes through Andrew Binks’s second novel. The young dancer traverses the country, migrating from…Read More »

February 20, 2014 at 12:29pm | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Friend. Follow. Text.: #storiesFromLivingOnline

Shawn Syms, ed.

With its self-conscious hashtag subtitle and references, in the introduction, to how technology and social media have “opened up exciting…Read More »

February 20, 2014 at 11:36am | Filed under: Fiction: Short

The Green and Purple Skin of the World

paulo da costa

The world described in paulo da costa’s second book of short fiction is a sensual one. A poet and translator,…Read More »

June 18, 2013 at 11:15am | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Matadora

Elizabeth Ruth

What does it mean to be a woman? To be alive? In her audacious third novel, Elizabeth Ruth examines such…Read More »

May 13, 2013 at 02:57pm | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Canary

Nancy Jo Cullen

As someone raised in a working-class household, it’s rare for me to read CanLit that evokes the street I grew…Read More »

March 12, 2013 at 08:14am | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Love and the Mess We’re In

Stephen Marche

Toronto author Stephen Marche’s yen for formal experimentation and elaborate wordplay are on florid display in his new novel. Behind…Read More »

February 21, 2013 at 08:16am | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

My Leaky Body: Tales from the Gurney

Julie Devaney

Part memoir, part manifesto, Julie Devaney’s profoundly honest new book should be required reading for anyone who may ever have…Read More »

August 13, 2012 at 03:12pm | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

People Park

Pasha Malla

As Pasha Malla’s debut novel commences, its eponymous civic landmark is replete with citizenry, gathered for a joyous public celebration.…Read More »

July 3, 2012 at 05:11pm | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Quill and Quire

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