By Rosalie Morris Graveyard Shift at the Lemonade Stand by Tim Bowling Freehand Books (2025) Established poet and novelist Tim Bowling’s newest book is a collection of short stories titled…
By Kendall Bistretzan Wish Maker by Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike Masobe Books (2025) Wish Maker by Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike is a charming juvenile fiction book full of magical realism, relatable characters,…
By Michael Frey Beneath the Surface of Things by Wade Davis Greystone Books (2024) Wade Davis’ latest essay collection “Beneath” offers a social perspective in both subject and style. Lying…
By Vivian Hansen Rag Pickers by Blaine Newton University of Calgary Press (2025) Thomas Trofimuk’s blurb offered me a guiding question on this review of Ragpickers: “I found myself re-reading…
By Catherine Owen Unravel by Tolu Oloruntoba Penguin Random House (2025) Unravel is a poetry of serious sonority, worthy of engraving on stone: lyrical, political, historical, scholarly, poems solemnly proud…
By Catherine Owen Total by Aisha Sasha John McClelland and Stewart (2025) Performative poetry, page-bound, retains its power, but also establishes a yearning. As essentially a transcription, it makes the…
By Beth Everest Great Silent Ballad by A.F. Moritz House of Anansi (2024) The 22nd book of poetry by A.F. Moritz is not a quick read. Nor should it be.…
By Kathryn MacDonald Rebellion Box by Hollay Ghadery Radiant Press (2023) Perhaps one shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but the cover of Rebellion Box is revealing. The illustration…
By Megan Nega Some of the Facts: Jasper: When Tales Were Told by Beth Everest Frontenac House (2024) Beth Everest’s new collection of short fiction about Jasper comes in the…
By Catherine Owen Hard Electric by Michael Blouin Anvil Press (2024) A reviewer’s main aim should be to offer intelligent critique within a context of the book’s intended audience, to…