Reviews

★ Two Firsts: Bertha Wilson and Claire L’Heureux-Dubé at the Supreme Court of Canada

As we navigate feminism’s fourth wave, it can be easy to forget how we got here. The struggles of feminisms past have a lot to teach us about the tactics women marshalled to face down ... Read More »

February 14, 2019 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Ladies, Upstairs!: My Life in Politics and After

By Monique Bégin

February 14, 2019 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

★ Voice: Adam Pottle on Writing with Deafness

By Adam Pottle

What does it mean to create? And how can one’s circumstances constrain or liberate creativity? Two Canadian academics and authors – Saskatoon’s Adam Pottle and Toronto’s Adrian McKerracher – sensitively and distinctively tackle these questions ... Read More »

February 11, 2019 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays, Memoir & Biography, Reviews

★ What It Means to Write: Creativity and Metaphor

By Adrian McKerracher

February 11, 2019 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays, Memoir & Biography, Reviews

The Homecoming

By Andrew Pyper

Family bonds are among the strongest and most enduring in the human experience. Blood relations, certainly – mother, father, siblings – but also those among chosen families that consist of spouses and adopted children or ... Read More »

February 7, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

The Migration

By Helen Marshall

February 7, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club

By Megan Gail Coles

In her debut novel, Newfoundland playwright and author Megan Gail Coles uses a trendy St. John’s restaurant (complete with local celebrity chef) called the Hazel as the connection that binds a cast of depressed, desperate, ... Read More »

February 4, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

★ This One Looks Like a Boy:  My Gender Journey to Life as a Man

By Lorimer Shenher

Ten years ago, I read a book called Almost Perfect. The young-adult novel by Brian Katcher won some awards and was held up as a powerful, nuanced portrayal of a young trans person. But the ... Read More »

January 31, 2019 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Soar, Adam, Soar

By Rick Prashaw with Adam Prashaw

January 31, 2019 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Claws of the Panda: Beijing’s Campaign of Influence and Intimidation in Canada

By Jonathan Manthorpe

Recent events in the news have rendered Claws of the Panda, the new book by journalist Jonathan Manthorpe, even more timely and important than it might have been mere months ago. In the wake of ... Read More »

January 24, 2019 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs, Reviews

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