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Winter Cranes

By Chris Banks

“Simplicity” is a loaded term; its mere invocation could be considered a kind of immodesty, or at least a foreshadowing of the presence of its sister, complexity, lurking around the corner. The word “simple” is ... Read More »

October 25, 2011 | Filed under: Poetry

Easy to Like

By Edward Riche

Edward Riche’s third novel concerns Elliot Johnson, a Hollywood screenwriter and oenophile, whose life is a mess. His career is sputtering, his marriage has failed, his money-losing vineyard is under federal investigation, and his son, ... Read More »

October 25, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Shelter

By Frances Greenslade

Maggie and her sister, Jenny, are still mourning their father’s death when their mom drops them off in Williams Lake, B.C., at the home of a not-so-friendly friend of the family. She promises the girls ... Read More »

October 25, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Believing Cedric

By Mark Lavorato

Montreal-based author Mark Lavorato’s challenging and dark second novel tracks insurance broker Cedric Johnson as he relives key events in his life, his adult consciousness being literally transposed onto versions of his younger self, ranging ... Read More »

October 25, 2011 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels