Review of Stephen Marche’s “On Writing and Failure”
By Carmelo Militano On Writing and Failure or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer by Stephen Marche Biblioasis (2023) A quick skim of Stephen…
Review of Casey Plett’s “On Community”
by Joni Doornenbal On Community by Casey Plett Biblioasis (2023) Casey Plett’s new book-length essay On Community is a gracious contemplation of community in its many iterations, from the catty…
Review of Catherine Owen’s “Moving to Delilah”
By Tonya Lailey Moving to Delilah by Catherine Owen Freehand Books (2024) I just walked in, beneath the simple lintel, and the walls spoke in a definite whisper, “My name…
If You Lie Down in a Field, She Will Find You There
Michelle Hardy A Review of: If You Lie Down in a Field, She Will Find You There Colleen BrownRadiant Press, 2023 ISBN: 978-1-98927-494-1 110 pages $20.00 CAD Remembering an…
Review of Victoria Koops’ “Who We Are in Real Life”
By Kendall Bistretzan Who We Are in Real Life by Victoria Koops House of Anansi (2024) Who We Are in Real Life is a debut young adult novel by Saskatchewan…
Review of Keith Garebian’s “Pieces of My Self”
By David Bateman Pieces of My Self by Keith Garebian Guernica Editions (2023) From the mauve velvet of his mother’s most stylish evening gown, to the sights and sounds of…
Review of Tomson Highway’s “Permanent Astonishment”
By Shelley McAneeley Permanent Astonishment: a Memoir by Tomson Highway Penguin Random House Canada (2021) Perhaps the words, “permanent astonishment,” are the best words to describe Tomson Highway because what…
Review of Nicholas Herring’s “Some Hellish”
By Kimberley Gilmour Some Hellish by Nicholas Herring Goose Lane Editions (2022) Some Hellish submerges the reader into the culture of coastal people and the fishing industry on the shores…
Review of Michelle Good’s “Five Little Indians”
by Shelley McAneeley Five Little Indians by Michelle Good Harper Perennial (2020) Michelle Good reminds me of my grandfather and the time when storytellers spun words into magic. Five Little…
Review of G.A Grisenthwaite’s “Home Waltz”
By Crystal Mackenzie Home Waltz by G.A Grisenthwaite Palimpsest Press (2020) Set in 1973, in a town near Kamloops B.C, Home Waltz by G.A Grisenthwaite is a typical coming of…