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★ Pierre & Paul: Avalanche!

By Caroline Adderson and Alice Carter (ill.)

“Paul and Pierre are great explorers” begins Caroline Adderson’s tale of friendship and imagination. “Ils sont aussi des amis. Friends and explorers.” Paul only speaks English and Pierre speaks French, but this doesn’t stop the ... Read More »

March 26, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Accretion

By Irfan Ali

Irfan Ali Brick Books A lot of 21st-century English-language poetry has been marked by an irreverent and implicitly self-absolving stance toward truth and meaning. What stands out about the poems in Irfan Ali’s debut collection ... Read More »

March 26, 2020 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

My Art Is Killing Me and Other Poems

By Amber Dawn

In her sophomore poetry collection, Vancouver’s Amber Dawn explores various dissonances in her personal life and career: her poems address Hollywood, academia, the internet, and the poet’s experiences as a queer femme, former sex worker, ... Read More »

March 26, 2020 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

David Jumps In

By Alan Woo and Katty Maurey (ill.)

“Just be yourself” is the default advice for young people struggling in social situations. But how does that actually work? Kids in four new picture books use different strategies to feel more at ease in ... Read More »

March 19, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Violet Shrink

By Christine Baldacchino and Carmen Mok (ill.)

March 19, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Superluminous

By Ian De Haes

March 19, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Simon Steps Into the Ring

By Marylène Monette and Marion Arbona (ill.); Sophie B. Watson (trans.)

March 19, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Washes, Prays

By Noor Naga

Noor Naga’s debut book of poetry is an intimately written interrogation of female desire and spiritual belief played out in the context of an extramarital affair. Naga dwells in the alternating solace and crisis presented by ... Read More »

March 16, 2020 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

The Gospel of Breaking

By Jillian Christmas

In The Gospel of Breaking, poet and spoken-word artist Jillian Christmas invites readers into a world of sacred identities. Combining delicate imagery and rhythmic verse, these poems blend the personal with the political to yield truth. ... Read More »

March 16, 2020 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

Maison Rouge: Memories of a Childhood in War

By Liliane Leila Juma

Liliane Leila Juma was given the name Lela by her father but wrote Maison Rouge – her harrowing story of escaping war in the Democratic Republic of Congo – under her middle name Liliane, which had officially become ... Read More »

March 16, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

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★ Pierre & Paul: Avalanche!

Accretion

My Art Is Killing Me and Other Poems

David Jumps In

Violet Shrink

Superluminous

Simon Steps Into the Ring

Washes, Prays

The Gospel of Breaking

Maison Rouge: Memories of a Childhood in War

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