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Husk

By Corey Redekop

A gore-filled comedy/horror hybrid about a zombie with Oscar ambitions, Husk isn’t an obvious follow-up to Shelf Monkey, Corey Redekop’s 2007 debut novel about frustrated employees at a big-box bookstore, but both have the same ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The World

By Bill Gaston

The World begins with a wonderful narrative spark: Stuart Price, a boring, methodical, recently retired suburban everyman, accidentally burns down his house the day he finishes paying off the mortgage. Due to a series of ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Age of Hope

By David Bergen

David Bergen has always been good at literary ventriloquism. Whether conjuring the consciousness of a horny 16-year-old in The Case of Lena S., or envisioning characters traumatized by the effects of war in The Time ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Sweet Jesus

By Christine Pountney

Christine Pountney’s third novel attempts much more than most novels can handle. Thankfully, the author acquits herself with aplomb. The book’s three main characters ask life’s proverbial “big questions” without seeming precious or sentimental, and ... Read More »

September 11, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Western Light

By Susan Swan

Nearly two decades after the publication of her best-selling novel The Wives of Bath, Susan Swan revisits protagonist Mary Beatrice Bradford – M.B. or Mouse for short – in a prequel set in Madoc’s Landing, ... Read More »

September 4, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Any Bright Horse

By Lisa Pasold

Travellers are often seekers, roaming the earth in search of a greater purpose. In her third book of poetry, Lisa Pasold charts the route to transcendence. Pasold is fascinated by the implications of journeying, and ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry

Words for Elephant Man

By Kenneth Sherman

Words for Elephant Man first appeared from Black Moss Press in 1983. This  new edition includes a series of gorgeous etchings by noted artist and woodcarver George Raab. The collection was written during a period ... Read More »

August 15, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry