Book Review of “The Shore Girl” by Fran Kimmel
Annie Vigna a review of The Shore Girl By Fran Kimmel NeWest Press, 2012 ISBN 9781927063170 $19.95 I haven’t finished reading the first page of this novel and already “my…
Book Review of “Night-Eater” by Patricia Young
Micheline Maylor A review of Night-Eater by Patricia Young Quattro Books ISBN 978-1-927443-01-9 $14.95 Patricia Young’s Night-Eater provides a collection of portraits, not the type of portraits you would find…
Book review of YVR by W. H. New
Micheline Maylor A review of YVR by W. H. New Oolichan Books (2011) ISBN 978-0-86492-668-5 $17.95 In W. H. New’s tenth book of poetry he investigates his hometown, Vancouver. The…
Book Review of “Duck Boy” by Bill Bunn
Lynn C. Fraser Review of Duck Boy by Bill Bunn Bitingduck Press (2012) ISBN 978-1-938463-37-2 e-book $4.99 Duck Boy is a novel filled with symbolism and Alchemy. The first symbol,…
Book Review of “Malarky” by Anakana Schofield
Rea Tarvydas a review of Malarky by Anakana Schofield Biblioasis (2012) ISBN 978-1-926845-38-8 $19.95 Some novels are laid out on a grid: turn left at the careful transition to arrive…
Book Review of “I Know Who You Remind Me Of” by Naomi K. Lewis
Ryan Stromquist A review of I Know Who You Remind Me Of by Naomi K. Lewis Enfield & Wizenty (2012) ISBN: 978-1-926531-51-9 $29.95 Naomi K. Lewis’ I Know Who You…
Book Review of “Floating Like The Dead” by Yasuko Thanh
Shelley McAneeley A review of Floating Like The Dead by Yasuko Thanh Emblem Editions (M & S) (2012) ISBN 978-0-7710-8429-4 $22.00 Yasuko Thanh creates a fascinating collection of spell binding…
Book review of “Particles” by Michael Penny
Micheline Maylor A review of Particles By Michael Penny McGill-Queen’s University Press ISBN 978-0-7735-3846-7 $14.95 Michael Penny’s premise for Particles rests on William Blake’s aphorism, “To see the world in…
Book review of “Dancing, with Mirrors” by George Amabile
Lynn C. Fraser A review of Dancing, with Mirrors by George Amabile The Porcupine’s Quill ISBN 9780889843431 $19.95 This collection of eleven cantos is a memoir in verse that follows…
Book review of “Western Taxidermy” by Barb Howard
Annie Vigna A review of Western Taxidermy by Barb Howard NeWest Press ISBN 978-1-927063-11-8 $19.95 Western Taxidermy is a collection of sixteen new and previously published stories by Barb Howard,…