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 “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 “Hellgoing” by Lynn Coady
Crystal Mackenzie A review of Hellgoing by Lynn Coady House of Anansi Press (2013) ISBN: 978-1-77089-308-5 $19.95 We are all going to hell–or so they say–in a tightly woven basket.…
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 “Better Living Through Plastic Explosives” by Zsuzsi Gartner
Chase Baird A review of Better Living Through Plastic Explosives by Zsuzsi Gartner Hamish Hamilton Ca ISBN 978-0670065189 $30.00 Zsuzsi Gartner’s second short story collection, Better Living Through Plastic Explosives,…
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,…