Reviews

Tenderness

Tenderness, the sixth book by Alison MacLeod, is a dizzyingly researched historical novel that moves from England during the First World War to the U.S. and the U.K. in 1959 and 1960. At its heart ... Read More »

January 19, 2022 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century

By Kim Fu

Kim Fu has always revealed a distinct creative vision. Her books – including For Today I Am a Boy, winner of the Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction – are marvels of craftsmanship and daring. ... Read More »

January 17, 2022 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Our Little Secret

By Emily Carrington

Emily Carrington’s debut graphic memoir is a deeply affecting and incisive examination of her experiences of childhood sexual abuse. The illustrated format allows for increased emotional impact in a story that is often difficult to ... Read More »

January 11, 2022 | Filed under: Graphica, Memoir & Biography, Reviews

★ When We Lost Our Heads

By Heather O'Neill

In 1967, when Australian author Joan Lindsay’s now-iconic novel Picnic at Hanging Rock was first released, many readers were convinced that her story about a group of female boarding school students who go missing on ... Read More »

January 7, 2022 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The End of Craving: Recovering the Lost Wisdom of Eating Well

By Mark Schatzker

It’s been challenging to read during this global pandemic; I’ve lost my attention span for anything beyond a long-form essay or some short stories, so when I was asked to review two books about “the ... Read More »

January 5, 2022 | Filed under: Food & Drink, Reviews

The Next Supper: The End of  Restaurants as We Knew Them,  and What Comes After

By Corey Mintz

January 4, 2022 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs, Reviews

★ This Is How I Disappear

By Mirion Malle; Aleshia Jensen  and Bronwyn Haslam (trans.)

On the heels of her English-language nonfiction debut for young people – The League of Super Feminists, released last year – comes Mirion Malle’s resonant graphic fiction debut, also published by Montreal’s Drawn & Quarterly. ... Read More »

December 15, 2021 | Filed under: Graphica, Reviews

A Good Name

By Yejide Kilanko

Yejide Kilanko’s intimate cross-section of a marriage in A Good Name not only investigates cultural expectations and familial duties but also homes in on the realities of immigrant life in America. After 12 gruelling years ... Read More »

December 13, 2021 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

★ Permanent Astonishment

By Tomson Highway

The winner of the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, Permanent Astonishment is playwright and novelist Tomson Highway’s brilliant, funny, beautiful account of his childhood in both Canada’s remote North and at the Guy ... Read More »

December 7, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Spílǝxm: A Weaving of Recovery,  Resilience, and Resurgence

By Nicola I. Campbell

Spílǝxm takes the painful threads of one Indigenous woman’s story and weaves them into a vibrant sash. Part poetry and part prose, this challenging and experimental work intimately describes the journey of Nicola I. Campbell ... Read More »

December 1, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

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