Erin Noteboom’s A knife so sharp its edge cannot be seen is a slow burn of simmering wisdom. First perceptions and origins are central themes, as is “unlocking a surge of awe” through first discoveries. ... Read More »
Rita Bouvier’s fourth collection of poetry begins so softly, so earnestly, it made me want to be a cynic, to rebel against a beautiful rebellion. But the speaker persisted, hounding me with so much “goodness” ... Read More »
April 19, 2023 | Filed under: Indigenous Peoples, Poetry, Reviews
The Perfect Sushi is a charming children’s picture book about a young girl who learns what perfection truly means. Miko likes everything to be perfect, so when she decides to make sushi for her grandmother’s ... Read More »
April 19, 2023 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books
In a narrative filled with elaborate, brightly hued descriptions and sweeping views of landscapes, The Moonlight Blade by Tessa Barbosa takes readers on a profound journey through the mythical land of Tigang. The story is ... Read More »
April 17, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books
In two new collections published by McGill-Queen’s University Press, ancient myths, fables, and texts are transformed, revised, and dreamed of. Edward Carson’s movingparts is focused on the literary points of departure. Prompted by images from ... Read More »
In two new collections published by McGill-Queen’s University Press, ancient myths, fables, and texts are transformed, revised, and dreamed of. Edward Carson’s movingparts is focused on the literary points of departure. Prompted by images from ... Read More »
April 12, 2023 | Filed under: Poetry
From John Steinbeck’s novel The Grapes of Wrath and Woody Guthrie’s song “Deportee,” to Edward R. Murrow’s 1960 Harvest of Shame broadcast and Canadian filmmaker Min Sook Lee’s documentary Migrant Dreams, the brutal working and ... Read More »
April 12, 2023 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Politics & Current Affairs, Reviews
Translated from the French (J’aime ma ville), I Love My City, a nonfiction STEM title, explores every facet of cities: history and evolution, planning and organization, special services, unique architecture, and diverse cultures. For example, ... Read More »
April 12, 2023 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books
In this cinematic debut poetry collection, Hannah Green features the Xanax Cowboy (XC) as the main character of a metadrama of anxiety and its effects. In Green’s impressive character study of existential complexity and ... Read More »
Before arriving at its destination of Saskatoon, Canada, Michael Afenfia’s Leave My Bones in Saskatoon has a layover in Abuja, Nigeria. There, the reader meets Owoicho Adakole, a television presenter, who is at a visa ... Read More »
April 5, 2023 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels
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