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…
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…