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Fiction: Novels

By Robert Pobi

The debut novel from Montreal writer Robert Pobi begins with a classic trope of literary fiction: a middle-aged man returns home to care for his aging father, now suffering from Alzheimer’s. For Jake Cole, that ... Read More »

May 15, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

By Robert J. Sawyer

The premise of Robert J. Sawyer’s 21st novel seems like a recipe for a great thriller. In a near-future Washington, D.C., the U.S. president is shot by a sniper. He survives, but while he’s in ... Read More »

May 15, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

By Christopher Meades

Vancouver-based writer Christopher Meades follows up his 2010 debut, The Three Fates of Henrik Nordmark, with a sophomore effort that is both more ambitious and more accomplished. The earlier novel introduced Meades’ penchant for quirky, ... Read More »

May 15, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels