In the late 15th century, a Roman youth fell through a fissure on a hillside, only to land on the tile of a subterranean chamber. Unbeknownst to him, he had stumbled upon the baths of ... Read More »
October 11, 2018 | Filed under: Poetry
In her third novel for adults (and the follow-up to this year’s novel for young adults, This Book Betrays My Brother), Kagiso Lesego Molope delivers a moving and poignant portrait of a South African man’s ... Read More »
October 4, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels
Almost two decades after 9/11, career foreign affairs officer Daniel Livermore (a former director general of security and intelligence for Foreign Affairs Canada) delivers what he calls an insider’s reflection on terrorism and the litany ... Read More »
October 4, 2018 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
The release of a new Richard Wagamese novel is a cause for celebration. His work is always spellbinding, comprising powerful stories that get to the heart of Canada – funny, sad, sometimes disturbing and weighty, ... Read More »
October 1, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews
Tamara Faith Berger is one of the finest and most daring literary writers of the erotic, adept at capturing the frequently contradictory desires that move us to question often unexamined impulses. Her previous work has ... Read More »
October 1, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews
As a vocalist and composer, Tanya Tagaq cares little for conventional rules of engagement. An Inuk artist from Iqaluktuutiaq, Tagaq’s performances are innovative and face-meltingly intense, and she has collaborated with a wide array of ... Read More »
September 27, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Memoir & Biography
The dark underbelly of Vancouver is exposed in the crime anthology Vancouver Noir, the third Canadian book in the infamous and ongoing international noir series by Akashic Books. Edited by Sam Wiebe, author of the ... Read More »
September 24, 2018 | Filed under: Anthologies
Someone always seems to be tossing out the idea that short-story collections are “having a moment” or “finally getting their due.” This kind of hyperbole is difficult to quell and doesn’t tell us much in ... Read More »
September 24, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Short
Someone always seems to be tossing out the idea that short-story collections are “having a moment” or “finally getting their due.” This kind of hyperbole is difficult to quell and doesn’t tell us much in ... Read More »
September 24, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Short
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