Days by Moonlight

“Days by Moonlight is not a work of realism. It’s not a work that uses the imagination to show the real, but one that uses the real to show the imagination.” So writes André Alexis ... Read More »

January 7, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Seven Days

By Patrick Senécal; Howard Scott and Phyllis Aronoff (trans.)

The name Patrick Senécal may not mean much to English-language readers, but in his home province, the author is a bona fide literary blockbuster. Frequently referred to as Quebec’s Stephen King, Senécal sells in the ... Read More »

December 20, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding

By Jennifer Robson

Months before Meghan Markle, the future Duchess of Sussex, walked down the aisle at St. George’s Chapel, finally revealing her Givenchy wedding gown, British bookies twice halted their betting pools over which couturier had received ... Read More »

December 20, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

The Goddess of Yantai

By Ian Hamilton

When the first Ava Lee novel was published in 2011, it introduced a character who was fresh and atypical: a lesbian Chinese-Canadian forensic accountant and martial arts master who dresses in Brooks Brothers suits and ... Read More »

December 17, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Fate: The Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung

By Ian Hamilton

December 17, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Rejoice: A Knife to the Heart

By Steven Erikson

Steven Erikson, the bestselling author of the Malazan Book of the Fallen high fantasy series, turns to science fiction in his newest novel. Inventive and engaging, Erikson’s tale tackles big existential questions that prove relevant ... Read More »

November 15, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

All of Us in Our Own Lives

By Manjushree Thapa

Canadian-Nepali author Manjushree Thapa’s All of Us in Our Own Lives begins in Toronto, where Ava Berriden is equally disillusioned with her job in corporate law and with her marriage. Deciding to leave both behind, ... Read More »

November 12, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Supreme Orchestra

By David Turgeon; Pablo Strauss (trans.)

On a snowy winter day in the fictional European city of Bruant, a mysterious stranger named Fabrice Mansaré (a.k.a. Charles Rose) walks into an art gallery in search of pictures to decorate his apartment. The ... Read More »

November 8, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Oldness; or, The Last-Ditch Efforts of Marcus O

By Brett Josef Grubisic

Marcus O, the focal character of the odd and winning new novel from Vancouver writer Brett Josef Grubisic, is something of a cranky, crusty misanthrope. When readers first meet the mid-level academic in October 2023 ... Read More »

November 5, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Death Scene Artist

By Andrew Wilmot

Even the most successful authors have certain (often early) work they’re not proud of: scenes they would deem poorly written or storylines they abandoned, considered unworthy of pursuing to completion. How can a writer sense ... Read More »

October 25, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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