Book Review of “The Crimes of Hector Tomás” by Ian Colford
Lori Willocks a review of The Crimes of Hector Tomás Ian Colford Freehand Books ISBN 978-1-55481-109-0 $21.95 Halifax-based author Ian Colford explores the dark side of human nature in his…
Book review of “Practical Jean” by Trevor Cole
Kate Marlow A review of Practical Jean by Trevor Cole McClelland & Stewart ISBN 978-0-7710-2325-5 $29.99 A whole life can be traced through fiction. To do this, we would start…
Book Review of “The Better Mother” by Jen Sookfong Lee
Robin van Eck A Review of The Better Mother By Jen Sookfong Lee Knopf Canada (2011) ISBN 978-0-307-39950-2/ 0-307-39950-8 $29.95 In The Better Mother, by Vancouver writer Jen Sookfong Lee,…
Book Review of “The Boy” by Betty Jane Hegerat
Annie Vigna A review of The Boy By Betty Jane Hegerat Oolichan Books ISBN: 978-0-88982-275-7 $21.95 Betty Jane Hegerat is the author of two novels, a collection of short stories,…
Book Review of “Various Positions” by Martha Schabas
Shelley McAneeley A review of Various Positions By Martha Schabas Doubleday Canada (2011) ISBN: 978-0-385-66876-7 $22.00 Veiled in the joy of acceptance into an elite ballet school, Georgia, our protagonist,…
Book Review of “Why Men Lie” by Linden MacIntyre
Shelley McAneeley A review of Why Men Lie by Linden MacIntyre Random House (2012) ISBN: 978-0-307-36086-1 $32.00 Linden Macintyre takes us on a journey through a new relationship with a…
Book Review of “What Disturbs Our Blood: A Son’s Quest to Redeem the Past” by James Fitzgerald
Marilyn Letts A review of What Disturbs Our Blood: A Son’s Quest to Redeem the Past by James Fitzgerald Random House Canada ISBN 978-0-679-31315-1 $34.95 What Disturbs Our Blood: A…
Book Review of “The Beauty of Humanity Movement”
Annie Vigna a review of The Beauty of Humanity Movement By Camilla Gibb Doubleday Canada ISBN: 978-0-385-66322-9 $32.95 Hu’ng’s neighbours have begun to line up with their bowls. The old…
Book Review of “Memoir of a Good Death” by Anne Sorbie
Annie Vigna a review of Memoir of a Good Death by Anne Sorbie Thistledown Press ISBN 978-1-897235-81-2 $19.95 Anne Sorbie’s novel is of duality and contrasts, of landscape—both land and…
Book Review of “Rats of Las Vegas” by Lisa Pasold
Kate Marlow a review of Rats of Las Vegas by Lisa Pasold Enfield & Wizenty ISBN 978-1-8942839-2-2 $29.95 Lisa Pasold’s debut novel Rats of Las Vegas is engrossing, spirited, and…