Reviews

So-Called Normal: A Memoir of Family, Depression, and Resilience

At 12 years old, Mark Henick knew he had mental-health issues: anxiety, depression, insomnia, and suicidal thoughts. At 15, he tried to kill himself. For those familiar with Henick’s wildly popular 2013 TEDx Talk, the ... Read More »

February 25, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

★ Annie and the Wolves

By Andromeda Romano Lax

The new novel from Vancouver Island writer Andromeda Romano-Lax, begins with something of a familiar premise: a struggling academic comes into possession of previously unknown archival materials relating to her subject of study, with life-changing ... Read More »

February 25, 2021 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

The Third Man: Churchill, Roosevelt, Mackenzie King, and the Untold  Friendships That Won WWII

By Neville Thompson

The diaries of Canada’s 10th prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King, have been used to analyze Canada at a critical time in its history, as well as his own politics and personal life. Neville Thompson, ... Read More »

February 22, 2021 | Filed under: History, Reviews

White Coal City:  A Memoir of Place and Family

By Robert Boschman

A deeply considered life might be laid out as a map, or a series of markings meant to keep record; White Coal City is a memoir made up of many significant moments, historical details, and ... Read More »

February 18, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Her Name Was Margaret:  Life and Death on the Streets

By Denise Davy

In January 1993, Denise Davy met a woman whose brief acquaintance would shape the next two-and-a-half decades of her life. Davy, then a reporter for the Hamilton Spectator, was spending the night at a shelter ... Read More »

February 11, 2021 | Filed under: History, Reviews

★ Gutter Child

By Jael Richardson

The debut novel by Brampton, Ontario, author Jael Richardson – founder of the Festival of Literary Diversity and author of the memoir The Stone Thrower – is an outstanding and fearless story that follows a ... Read More »

February 8, 2021 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Kill the Mall

By Pasha Malla

Pasha Malla’s third novel opens with a love letter in which the unnamed narrator expresses his undying affection for the “remarkable institution” that is the local mall. He is applying for a residency program at ... Read More »

February 4, 2021 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

The Speed of Mercy

By Christy Ann Conlin

Malmuria Grant-Patel has come to rural Nova Scotia to investigate the mystery of Mercy Lake. A podcaster and short-story writer, Mal believes that if she is able to get to the bottom of what happened ... Read More »

February 1, 2021 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

★ Book of Wings

By Tawhida Tanya Evanson

Tawhida Tanya Evanson’s first novel is a stunning testament to how the grief of heartbreak can bring us back to who we are. At the core of the story, the protagonist Maya yearns for her ... Read More »

February 1, 2021 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

We the North: 25 Years of the Toronto Raptors

By Doug Smith

With a very unusual follow-up season now in the books, there is something even more nostalgic and moving about reliving the Toronto Raptors’ unlikely path to championship glory. In We the North, the Toronto Star’s ... Read More »

January 28, 2021 | Filed under: Reviews, Sports, Health & Self-help

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