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Blown Red

By Susan Philpott

Signy Shepherd is a headstrong, impulsive employee of the Line, a kind of underground railroad that helps women in danger. And while her reckless personality may cause some trouble in her secretive profession, she serves ... Read More »

March 11, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Higher Ed

By Tessa McWatt

Written in a polyphonic style reminiscent of Zadie Smith’s White Teeth and NW, Tessa McWatt’s sixth novel is a captivating jumble of voices belonging to a cast of diverse characters, several of whom are connected ... Read More »

March 10, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Street Symphony

By Rachel Wyatt

This is the fifth short-story collection from Rachel Wyatt, Member of the Order of Canada, former Banff Centre director of writing programs, and author of numerous novels and plays. Unsurprisingly, Street Symphony is an accomplished ... Read More »

March 9, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

★ All True Not a Lie In It

By Alix Hawley

The first novel by B.C.-based short-story writer Alix Hawley deconstructs the traditional narrative concerning frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734–1820). Perhaps America’s first mythologized hero, Boone was an international legend in his own lifetime and remains so ... Read More »

March 5, 2015 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels