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The Fire Thief

By Stephen Guppy

For his first novel, Vancouver poet and short story author Stephen Guppy has set up a fictional town – Danforth, nicknamed “Atomic, U.S.A.” – near Seattle. All of it, from schools to stop signs and ... Read More »

April 8, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Flame of Separation

By Des Kennedy

After three books about gardening, eco-activist and columnist Des Kennedy’s first novel, The Garden Club, was shortlisted for the 1997 Leacock Medal. Interestingly, Kennedy’s new novel is a psychological mystery, told without any noticeable horticulture ... Read More »

April 8, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Cherry

By Chandra Mayor

In her first novel, Chandra Mayor pulls her readers into Winnipeg’s early-1990s skinhead scene, compelling them to follow an unnamed protagonist through city streets whose names come to represent a series of struggles for survival ... Read More »

April 8, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Clyde Fans: Book One

By Seth

Of all comics artists, Seth has mastered the art of suspending time, making the reader pause and experience each panel. A prestigious Canadian illustrator, his style is reminiscent of New Yorker cartoons: deceptively simple and ... Read More »

April 8, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Hopeful Monsters

By Hiromi Goto

In this, her first collection of short fiction, Hiromi Goto brings us characters grappling with the metaphorically and literally monstrous in themselves. Rooted as they are in notions of family and self-identity, these stories address ... Read More »

April 8, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Short