Fiction: Novels

The Blue Light Project

“Ambitious” does not begin to describe Timothy Taylor’s much-anticipated third novel; regrettably, the book becomes so convoluted in its attempt to be a relevant artifact of our social and cultural zeitgeist that its impact is ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Joyner’s Dream

By Sylvia Tyson

After more than 40 years as a successful folk singer-songwriter and sometimes broadcaster, Order of Canada and Canadian Music Hall of Fame honoree Sylvia Tyson has added “novelist” to her list of creative accomplishments. Billed ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Tiger Hills

By Sarita Mandanna

Sarita Mandanna blends history and romance in her Man Asian Literary Prize–longlisted debut novel, a multi-generational saga. From wars to suicides to sexual abuse, there are very few tragedies that don’t befall the Nachimada family ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Napier’s Bones

By Derryl Murphy

So much has already been done in the realm of speculative fiction that merely taking the reader somewhere new is an accomplishment. Napier’s Bones heads off into uncharted territory via the notion of magical mathematics. ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Among Others

By Jo Walton

With her new novel, World Fantasy Award winner Jo Walton, who was born in Wales and now lives in Montreal, delivers a rarity in this post-Harry Potter, post-Twilight world: a novel focused on young adult ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

A Cold Night for Alligators

By Nick Crowe

Jasper is unsatisfied with his job, his girlfriend Kim, and his life in general, but seems unable to break out of his rut. Change is thrust upon him – literally – when he is pushed ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Four Stages of Cruelty

By Keith Hollihan

Ditmarsh Penitentiary is a world unto itself, with its own hierarchies, social codes, twisted relationships, and history. It also has its own secrets, as corrections officer Kali Williams discovers early in The Four Stages of ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Cube People

By Christian McPherson

The title of Ottawa writer Christian McPherson’s debut novel has a double meaning. Most obviously, it refers to the hero, Colin MacDonald, and his fellow cubicle dwellers, who work as code monkeys for the fictional ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Fiction: Novels

The Guardians

By Andrew Pyper

In his introduction to Michel Houellebecq’s book-length essay, H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life, Stephen King wrote, “I think that a generation’s weird fiction, which has always been mainstream literature’s first cousin, gives us ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Raising Orion

By Lesley Choyce

An enigmatic woman named Molly is the subject of prolific Nova Scotia writer Lesley Choyce’s newest novel. Raising Orion describes Molly’s childhood as the daughter of the last lighthouse keeper on an isolated island off ... Read More »

April 6, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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