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★ Gloria

By Keith Maillard

The rich optimism of 1950s postwar America is sensually and eloquently evoked in Keith Maillard’s Gloria, the third book in his acclaimed Raysburg series.Behind the affluent facade of the West Virginia steel town of Raysburg, ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Mackerel Sky

By Natalee Caple

What does it mean to work for a living when money corresponds only to “the expectations of the people who handle it”? This is the question that drives much of Natalee Caple’s second novel, a ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

So Beautiful

By Ramona Dearing

This is Ramona Dearing’s debut collection, but she’s no novice. She’s made the requisite appearances in the literary mags and been flagged by Oberon’s Coming Attractions. Since 1997, she’s been in Best Canadian Stories three ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Against Paradise

By Shawna Lamay

With the publication of her second book of poetry, Against Paradise, Edmonton poet Shawna Lamay positions herself within that long literary tradition of English-speaking writers inspired by Venice. The book crosses many genres, blending poetry, ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Poetry

If Looks Could Kill

By Michael Blair

This first novel was one of five finalists in the inaugural Chapters/Robertson Davies Prize in 1999 and in many ways epitomizes current mainstream Canadian crime fiction. Even if the references to Canadian places and events ... Read More »

February 11, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels