BOOK REVIEWS

Us, Now: Stories from the Quilted Collective

In the anthology Changing the Face of Canadian Literature (Guernica Editions), editor Dane Swan discusses the diversity and breadth of Canadian literature, writing in the preface: “Congratulations Canada, you finally have a literature that looks ... Read More »

July 14, 2021 | Filed under: Anthologies, Reviews

★ Hello, Rain!

By Kyo Maclear and Chris Turnham (ill.)

In rhymes and books for children, rain tends to be a source of ennui or disappointment – an unwelcome event requiring the rejigging of plans. Rain is commanded to go away and come again another ... Read More »

July 13, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Running Downhill Like Water

By Jane Woods

There’s a line in Marguerite Duras’s The Lover: “It’s not that you have to achieve anything, it’s that you have to get away from where you are.” In Jane Woods’s second work of fiction, Running ... Read More »

July 12, 2021 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

The Disability Experience:  Working Toward Belonging

By Hannalora Leavitt; Belle Wuthrich (ill.)

In The Disability Experience: Working Toward Belonging, Hannalora Leavitt provides an overview of the experiences of people with disabilities in North America. This easy-to-follow nonfiction book debunks negative perceptions through case studies that position disability ... Read More »

July 8, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Unlocking

By Amy LeBlanc

Though about 3,000 kilometres and a century apart on the map of Canadian literary places, Amy LeBlanc’s Snowton, Alberta, recalls Stephen Leacock’s Mariposa, Ontario – both little towns sketched with a fondness that’s not shy ... Read More »

July 7, 2021 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

The Shaman’s Apprentice

By Zacharias Kunuk;  Megan Kyak-Monteith (ill.)

The Shaman’s Apprentice – a picture book based on award-winning Inuit director Zacharias Kunuk’s short film Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman’s Apprentice, in turn adapted from a traditional Inuit story – follows Supijaq, a young Inuk who ... Read More »

July 6, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

The Hunter and the Old Woman

By Pamela Korgemagi

Where is the line between human and animal, and what happens when that line is blurred – or crossed? In Pamela Korgemagi’s verdant and eerie debut novel, that question is put to the readers over ... Read More »

July 5, 2021 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer

By Dean Jobb

Thomas Neill Cream’s early life was uneventful – born in Scotland in 1850 and raised in Quebec City – and he progressed through medical school at McGill and in Great Britain; he then worked in ... Read More »

June 30, 2021 | Filed under: History, Reviews

★ Her Epic Adventure:  25 Daring Women Who Inspire a Life Less Ordinary

By Julia De Laurentiis Johnston; Salini Perera (ill.)

Toronto journalist Julia De Laurentiis Johnston’s biographies of intrepid women celebrates a refreshingly diverse group of accomplished trailblazers from around the world and throughout history. The succinct and spirited entries are organized into five sections: ... Read More »

June 29, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ What Strange Paradise

By Omar El Akkad

What Strange Paradise, the powerful new novel from Omar El Akkad, begins with a stark and disturbingly familiar image: “The child lies on the shore. All around him the beach is littered with the wreckage ... Read More »

June 28, 2021 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

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