Book Review of John Vigna’s “Bull Head”
Micheline Maylor A review of Bull Head by John Vigna Arsenal Pulp Press (2012) ISBN: 978-1-55152-490-0 $15.95 The epigraph to John Vigna’s debut short story collection begins with Flannery O’Connor’s…
Book Review of Julie Paul’s “The Pull of the Moon” by Julienne Isaacs
Julienne Isaacs A review of The Pull of the Moon by Julie Paul Brindle & Glass Publishing (2014) ISBN: 978-1-926531-51-9 $19.95 Julie Paul’s world is small-scale, human-sized, peopled by x-ray technicians and waitresses, all…
Book Review of “Shy: An Anthology” Edited by Naomi K. Lewis and Rona Altrows
Robin van Eck A review of Shy: An Anthology Edited by Naomi K. Lewis and Rona Altrows University of Alberta Press 2013 “If you don’t know what you’re talking about,…
Book Review of “The Hungry Ghost” by Shyam Selvadurai
Crystal Mackenzie A review of The Hungry Ghosts By Shyam Selvadurai Doubleday Canada (2013) ISBN: 978-0-385-67066-1 $29.95 Shyam Selvadurai’s The Hungry Ghosts tells the tale of a young Sri Lankan…
Book Review of “Under Budapest” by Ailsa Kay
Shelley McAneeley, B.A., M. Arch. A review of Under Budapest By Ailsa Kay Goose Lane Editions ISBN 978-0-86492-681-4 $19.95 How does a man become a monster? That is, besides the…
Book Review of “A Root Beer Season”
Annie Vigna A review of A Root Beer Season By Inge Bremer-Trueman Crabapple Mews Collective ISBN 978-0-9920795-2-9 $17.95 The cover shows a teenage girl dressed in an A&W carhop uniform,…
Book Review of “All My Puny Sorrows”
Annie Vigna A review of All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews Alfred A. Knopf Canada ISBN 978-0-345-80800-4 $29.95 The title of Miriam Toews’s latest novel was taken from a…
Book Review of “The Age” by Nancy Lee
Sabrina Uswak a review of The Age by Nancy Lee McLelland & Stewart (2014) ISBN: 978-0-7710-5252-1 $22.95 Nancy Lee creates an astonishing teen-self-discovery story in her debut novel The Age.…
Book Review of “Boiled Cat” by Kim Firmston
Bill Bunn a review of Boiled Cat by Kim Firmston CreateSpace (2013) ISBN: 9781480040458 $13.50 As the lead singer of punk band, Thrash seems to have it made. In some…
Book Review of “The Long White Sickness” by Cecelia Frey
Annie Vigna a review of The Long White Sickness by Cecelia Frey Inanna Publications and Education Inc. (2013) ISBN 978-1-026708-90-4 $22.95 I attended the launch of this novel in July…