Beach Strip is two-time Arthur Ellis Award winner John Lawrence Reynolds’ first mystery in eight years, and it’s a welcome return to the form. Reynolds keeps the pace lively, teasing out clues as if he’s ... Read More »
July 9, 2012 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels
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
Candice James’s first book of poetry, 1979’s A Split in the Water, illustrated her deep soul and ripe intellect. Instead of pursuing poetry, however, she spent 30 years working as a singer-songwriter and bass player. ... Read More »
June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry
What more can be said about the RMS Titanic? After 100 years and countless books, articles, and movies, is there a new way of looking at the disaster? Vancouver poet Billeh Nickerson finds a fresh ... Read More »
June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry
Part meditation on mourning, part discourse on the body, part exploration of the physics of human love, All Is Flesh collects Hugh Hazelton’s English translations of Quebec-based poet Yannick Renaud’s first two books, Taxidermy and ... Read More »
June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry
On June 1, 1823, Anthony Lockwood, Surveyor General of New Brunswick, rode down the streets of Fredericton waving pistols at passersby in a bid to take over the government. How a man of low birth ... Read More »
June 26, 2012 | Filed under: History
A recipient’s first response to any work of art, suggests Ray Robertson, is probably somatic. For Robertson, we react to a book or a painting or a piece of music first on an emotional level, ... Read More »
June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays
During the global economic meltdown of 2008 and the subsequent recession, Canadians maintained an unusually triumphant mood. The apparent strength of the banking system and the absence of a collapse in real estate prices led ... Read More »
June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
With his talent for description and rhythmic prose, it is easy to appreciate the accolades Taras Grescoe has garnered in recent years. Grescoe is the author of four previous books, including Bottomfeeder, a bestseller and ... Read More »
June 26, 2012 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs
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