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Fiction: Novels

Signal to Noise

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia

For her debut novel, Silvia Moreno-Garcia attempts to wed disparate literary genres. While not entirely successful, her efforts nonetheless signal a writer with evident gusto for complex storytelling. The first genre involves a character study ... Read More »

March 11, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Blown Red

By Susan Philpott

Signy Shepherd is a headstrong, impulsive employee of the Line, a kind of underground railroad that helps women in danger. And while her reckless personality may cause some trouble in her secretive profession, she serves ... Read More »

March 11, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Higher Ed

By Tessa McWatt

Written in a polyphonic style reminiscent of Zadie Smith’s White Teeth and NW, Tessa McWatt’s sixth novel is a captivating jumble of voices belonging to a cast of diverse characters, several of whom are connected ... Read More »

March 10, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ All True Not a Lie In It

By Alix Hawley

The first novel by B.C.-based short-story writer Alix Hawley deconstructs the traditional narrative concerning frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734–1820). Perhaps America’s first mythologized hero, Boone was an international legend in his own lifetime and remains so ... Read More »

March 5, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels