Review of Sharanpal Ruprai’s “Pressure Cooker Love Bomb”
by Nikki Reimer Pressure Cooker Love Bomb by Sharanpal Ruprai Frontenac House (2019) ISBN 978-1-92782-383-5 Sex, love and food: the lyricism The Instant Pot is all the rage right now,…
Review of Laura Zacharin’s “Common Brown House Moths”
by Beth Everest Common Brown House Moths by Laura Zacharin Frontenac House (2019) ISBN: 9781927823989 Common Brown House Moths by Laura Zacharin is anything but common. Already the first line,…
Review of JoAnn McCaig’s “An Honest Woman”
by Sarah Butson An Honest Womanby JoAnn McCaigThistledown Press (2019)ISBN 978-1-77187-178-5 JoAnn McCaig’s second novel, An Honest Woman, is not your average read. If you are looking for a linear…
Interview with Stella Leventoyannis Harvey
Stella Leventoyannis Harvey is a Canadian author and the founder and artistic director of the Whistler Writing Society. Harvey was born in Cairo, Egypt and immigrated to Calgary, Alberta with…
Review of John O’Neill’s “Goth Girls of Banff”
by Skylar Kay Goth Girls of Banff by John O’Neill NeWest Press (2020) John O’Neill’s Goth Girls of Banff captures so many aspects of life in and around Banff in brilliant ways.…
Review of Sharon Berg’s “Naming the Shadows”
by Ed Hamer Naming the Shadows by Sharon Berg The Porcupine’s Quill (2019) ISBN 9780889848665 The Stories Themselves: Sharon Berg has written a collection of short stories, really a powerful gallery of…
Review of Traci Skuce’s “Hunger Moon”
by Skylar Kay Hunger Moon by Traci Skuce NeWest Press (2020) ISBN 978-1-988732-80-0 Traci Skuce’s Hunger Moon is a well-crafted collection of short stories. While only two of these stories have the…
Review of Sophie Stocking’s “Corridor Nine”
by Skylar Kay Corridor Nine by Sophie Stocking Thistledown Press (2019) ISBN 9781771871815 Sophie Stocking’s Corridor Nine is a story of life, death, family, and rebirth. To begin, the novel places…
Review of Randy Lundy’s “Field Notes for the Self”
by Micheline Maylor Field Notes for the Self by Randy Lundy University of Regina Press (2020) ISBN 9780889776937 Field Notes for the Self, Randy Lundy’s fifth full-length collection, reaches towards…
Review of Randy Nikkel Schroeder’s “Arctic Smoke”
by Mike Thorn Arctic Smoke: A Novel by Randy Nikkel Schroeder NeWest Press (2019) ISBN 978-1-988732-70-1 Randy Nikkel Schroeder’s Arctic Smoke does not simply inhabit its multiple genres, but instead…