Fiction: Short

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“The atmosphere is smoky grey. Dark. Penumbra almost-dusk, but stripped of any colour,” writes Sofia Ajram in an early description of an endless, eldritch subway station. “Seemingly small, it unravels into a boundless labyrinth with ... Read More »

November 13, 2024 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

★ This Is It

By Matthew Fox

Sexuality, class, family, death: these grand themes are given a rich and deep exploration in This Is It, a moving and provocative debut novel by Matthew Fox. A Canadian now living in Berlin, Fox (formerly ... Read More »

October 16, 2024 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Fiction: Short, Reviews

★ Every Night I Dream I’m a Monk, Every Night I Dream I’m a Monster

By Damian Tarnopolsky

With his new short story collection Every Night I Dream I’m a Monk, Every Night I Dream I’m a Monster, Toronto writer Damian Tarnopolsky (Goya’s Dog) explores the full potential of the form, pressing to the ... Read More »

August 28, 2024 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction

By Sonia Sulaiman (ed.)

In the introduction to Thyme Travellers: An Anthology of Palestinian Speculative Fiction, a collection of 14 stories by Palestinian writers from Canada and around the world, editor Sonia Sulaiman writes, “Whether you are a Palestinian ... Read More »

August 7, 2024 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

★ Art of Camouflage

By Sara Power

In her debut short story collection, Art of Camouflage, Sara Power explores what it means for women and girls to be at their lowest point, and how they can emerge from such depths. Through subtle ... Read More »

July 3, 2024 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

Green Fuse Burning

By Tiffany Morris

Mystery compounds mystery on the first page of debut novella Green Fuse Burning. Tiffany Morris begins her fiction with a brief introductory essay for an exhibit at Gallery Autochthone, where the final six paintings – ... Read More »

December 6, 2023 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

★ The Rage Letters

By Valérie Bah; Kama La Mackerel (trans.)

The Rage Letters is a collection of 13 stories by Quebec-based writer and filmmaker Valérie Bah, translated by Mauritian-Canadian multidisciplinary artist Kama La Mackerel. Originally published in French in 2021 by feminist press Les Éditions ... Read More »

November 22, 2023 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

★ Tales for Late Night Bonfires

By G.A. Grisenthwaite

Tales for Late Night Bonfires is the long-awaited second work of fiction from Nłeʔkepmx writer G.A. Grisenthwaite. In 12 stories (some previously published), Grisenthwaite returns with the distinctive voice that characterized his debut, Home Waltz, ... Read More »

September 27, 2023 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

★ Avalanche

By Jessica Westhead

White people’s anxieties, anger, fear, and self-doubt regarding race and racism are placed centre stage in Avalanche, the provocative and illuminating new collection of short fiction by Toronto-based Jessica Westhead, the author of two books ... Read More »

August 9, 2023 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

★ Above Discovery

By Jennifer Falkner

“Because one half of me is my mother, I know she too would stand at the edge,” the narrator of “Climbing Mt. Sinai” thinks, as she gazes up at the fabled mountain. Across her debut ... Read More »

May 3, 2023 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

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