Poetry is not often celebrated for its literal use of language, but there is a charming literality to the title of Anna Swanson’s second volume of poetry. The Garbage Poems is a collection built by ... Read More »
In a perpetually online, frenzied, and FOMO-driven world that celebrates hustle culture, demands efficiency, and, in ways, eschews true connection, “slowing down” is often held up as a self-care goal, but one that is rarely ... Read More »
November 19, 2025 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews
Rebecca Hirsch Garcia’s fiction resists labels. In her work, human ordeals and the fantastic can intersect to poignant effect. Other Evolutions, the O. Henry Award–winner’s first novel, fuses a coming-of-age story with a family tale and ... Read More »
November 12, 2025 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews
There’s an old joke that goes something like this: How many people do you know who went to Harvard? If you’re not sure, the answer is zero, because anyone who went there will make certain ... Read More »
November 4, 2025 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews
A recent article in The Guardian charted the rise of so-called AI girlfriends, synthetic companions designed to provide a digital simulacrum of a real human relationship. Popular mostly among digital natives comfortable with creating online ... Read More »
October 15, 2025 | Filed under: Reviews, Science, Technology & Environment, Social Sciences
Ten contemporary Black writers show up boldly on the pages of a new anthology of short fiction, As the Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculative Stories. Traditionally published speculative fiction, with a few exceptions such as ... Read More »
October 8, 2025 | Filed under: Anthologies, Fiction: Short, Reviews
Even the most ardent fans have a complex relationship with horror. The genre often deals in difficult subject matter, particularly the lived experiences of marginalized and traumatized characters, and opens up darker, and at times ... Read More »
October 1, 2025 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays, Indigenous Peoples, Media, Reviews
Early in Emily A. Weedon’s Hemo Sapiens, we are introduced to Luke Stockton, a no-nonsense homicide detective trying and failing to balance the impending birth of his first child with an increasingly complicated murder investigation. ... Read More »
September 24, 2025 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews
Barely out of her teens, Kayla already has some dark and painful secrets – and she’s far from the only one. In Still, a moving and insightful debut novel about sex work and street life ... Read More »
September 17, 2025 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews
If Canada named poet laureates for human rights, University of Ottawa professor, lawyer, and internationally recognized social justice advocate Alex Neve would rank as a top-tier candidate. Neve’s bona fides as an authentic, compassionate messenger ... Read More »
September 10, 2025 | Filed under: Indigenous Peoples, Politics & Current Affairs, Race & Ethnic Relations, Reviews, Social Sciences
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