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Fiction: Novels

Against a Darkening Sky

By Lauren B. Davis

Lauren B. Davis’s latest novel transports its reader back to seventh-century England, where widespread belief in superstitions, spirits, and gods galore collides with the birth of Christianity. In her acknowledgments, the author likens her imaginative ... Read More »

April 14, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

When the Saints

By Sarah Mian

Sarah Mian is a true storyteller – a poet and short-story writer, the Nova Scotia–based author is also a fixture on CBC Radio’s Definitely Not the Opera. She certainly knows how to spin a good ... Read More »

April 14, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Night Stages

By Jane Urquhart

At the centre of Jane Urquhart’s new novel is Flight and Its Allegories, a mural painted by the Canadian artist Kenneth Lochhead for the airport in Gander, Newfoundland. This picture links the various time frames ... Read More »

March 19, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Walking Man

By Paul Dore

Filmmaker and podcaster Paul Dore wants to tell the honest-to-goodness truth – by writing it as fiction. The Walking Man flirts with being a confessional chronicle, but, at its best moments, it becomes a globetrotting ... Read More »

March 11, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Signal to Noise

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia

For her debut novel, Silvia Moreno-Garcia attempts to wed disparate literary genres. While not entirely successful, her efforts nonetheless signal a writer with evident gusto for complex storytelling. The first genre involves a character study ... Read More »

March 11, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels