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Algoma

By Dani Couture

Toronto poet Dani Couture’s debut novel begins almost mythically, with 11-year-old Leo Beaudoin falling through river ice in the small mill town of Le Pin, a few hours northwest of Quebec City. The rest of ... Read More »

December 5, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

A Matter of Principle

By Conrad Black

Spoiler alert: Conrad Black and Henry Kissinger are on speaking terms again. Or, as Black puts it in his overwrought and self-indulgent memoir/600-page revenge fantasy, they “settled back into the frequent telephone and dinner conversations ... Read More »

November 22, 2011 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Apologetic for Joy

By Jessica Hiemstra-Van Der Horst

Jessica Hiemstra-Van Der Horst’s first full-length book of poetry incorporates two previously published chapbooks alongside new material. The book explores the nature of artistic creation; thematically, it elevates the visual, sensory, tactile world. Whether focusing ... Read More »

November 15, 2011 | Filed under: Poetry

Gift Horse

By Mark Callanan

Mark Callanan’s second collection of poetry opens with an examination of life after near-death, an experience the poet knows first-hand. The book was written after a “near-fatal medical emergency,” and many of the early poems ... Read More »

November 15, 2011 | Filed under: Poetry