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BOOK REVIEWS

Fog

By Rana Bose

James M. Cain was once quoted as saying he wanted to write about “the average man, from the fields, the streets, the bars, the offices, and even the gutters of his country.” It seems Montreal-based ... Read More »

July 15, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

★ Bunny

By Mona Awad

Mona Awad’s Bunny is gripping, frenetically readable, and bewilderingly erotic. In this exploration of how women’s repressed rage and desires can manifest, Awad weaponizes cuteness in a ferocious and dynamic way. The author’s second novel ... Read More »

July 15, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

New Brunswick

By Shane Neilson

Shane Neilson’s New Brunswick is an homage to his native province and, more importantly, homeland. It begins in a dramatic and unorthodox manner: a dedication that includes a verse by John Donne and an epigraph ... Read More »

July 11, 2019 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews