Quill and Quire

Fiction: Novels

The Betrayers

By David Bezmozgis

David Bezmozgis burst onto the North American literary scene in the most unlikely way: by publishing, to great acclaim, Natasha, a small collection of idiosyncratic, autobiographical stories set in the Toronto borough of North York, ... Read More »

August 28, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

My October

By Claire Holden Rothman

Three narrative threads jostle for space in My October, Claire Holden Rothman’s first novel since The Heart Specialist, which was longlisted for the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize. The first recalls the turbulent events of October ... Read More »

August 27, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

El Nino

By Nadia Bozak

Nadia Bozak’s Border Trilogy breathes new life into the Western genre by updating the tired, male-centric archetype of the nomadic outlier. While her debut, 2007’s Orphan Love, takes place in Northern Ontario, Bozak’s new novel ... Read More »

August 27, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Sad Peninsula

By Mark Sampson

Mark Sampson’s sophomore novel is cast as two parallel stories that eventually weave together with the precision of a tatami mat. Right from the start, readers are bludgeoned by the story of “Meiko,” barely a ... Read More »

August 27, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Black Dance

By Nancy Huston

Black Dance is a family story that spans generations, cultures, and continents, all tied together by the beat of capoeira drumming. (Capoeira is a martial art of Brazilian origin that incorporates dance and music.) As ... Read More »

August 27, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels