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Deep River Night

By Patrick Lane

Dread hangs like a shroud over Patrick Lane’s Deep River Night. The acclaimed Canadian poet’s second novel is set in and around a sprawling lumber facility in B.C. circa 1960. It’s a space where violence ... Read More »

March 22, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Cobra Clutch

By A.J. Devlin

If professional wrestling is over the top, it’s not a stretch to assume that a novel set on the fringes of a western Canadian wrestling circuit would be, too. In that respect, A.J. Devlin’s debut ... Read More »

March 15, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Tiger, Tiger

By Johanna Skibsrud

A Pair of story collections from Djamila Ibrahim and Johanna Skibsrud shares one aspect in common: both are tightly organized around a central theme. Ibrahim’s debut collection focuses on the immigrant experience, as well as ... Read More »

March 15, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

★ Young Frances

By Hartley Lin

For many, this new graphic novel from Hartley Lin will signal the debut of a talented, thoughtful cartoonist. But connoisseurs of Canadian literary comics have already gotten to know Lin’s work over the past decade, ... Read More »

March 15, 2018 | Filed under: Graphica

Sofie & Cecilia

By Katherine Ashenburg

Noted non-fiction writer Katherine Ashenburg’s debut novel is a thoughtful contribution to the now-familiar genre of fiction about women overshadowed by their proximity to masculine greatness. As Sofie & Cecilia emphasizes, the cost of male ... Read More »

March 12, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels