Quill and Quire

Fiction: Novels

Stony River

By Tricia Dower

American small-town life in the 1950s wasn’t actually like Leave It to Beaver. In her ambitious first novel, Tricia Dower reveals the darker side of an era we tend to idealize. In the novel’s titular ... Read More »

August 2, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

People Park

By Pasha Malla

As Pasha Malla’s debut novel commences, its eponymous civic landmark is replete with citizenry, gathered for a joyous public celebration. When the book reaches its conclusion nearly 500 pages later, the park fills with people ... Read More »

July 3, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

A Work in Progress

By Brad Cotton

Danny Bayle, the 28-year-old protagonist of Brad Cotton’s debut novel, is a frustrated writer. His first novel, published when he was 24, “earned a unanimous reception from critics in that none of them bothered to ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

One Good Hustle

By Billie Livingston

In her third novel, Vancouver writer Billie Livingston vividly recreates the world of mid-1980s Burnaby, B.C. One Good Hustle follows Samantha (Sammie) Bell, the sharp-tongued 16-year-old daughter of a couple of con artists, through a ... Read More »

June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels