Raise You on the River: Essays and Encounters 1964–2018

Barry Callaghan holds a position in the Canadian literary firmament that is at once praiseworthy and unenviable. Callaghan wrested himself from the shadow of his father, CanLit icon Morley Callaghan, to create a varied career ... Read More »

December 10, 2018 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays, Reviews

All the Lonely People: Collected Stories

By Barry Callaghan

December 10, 2018 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays, Fiction: Short, Reviews

Amateurs at Love

By Patricia Young

Ruba’iyat for the Time of Apricots is the third book of poetry from writer and artist Basma Kavanagh. “Ruba’iyat” refers to a grouping of “ruba’i” – poems in a classical Persian four-line form not unlike ... Read More »

December 10, 2018 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

★ Obits.

By Tess Liem

December 10, 2018 | Filed under: Poetry

Ruba’iyat for the Time of Apricots

By Basma Kavanagh

December 10, 2018 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

1930: Europe in the Shadow of the Beast

By Arthur Haberman

Histories of Europe in 1930 often focus on the road to war – knowing what is to come means it can be hard to look at this time through any other lens. In 1930: Europe ... Read More »

December 6, 2018 | Filed under: History, Reviews

★ Return of the Wolf: Conflict & Coexistence

By Paula Wild

Following her award-winning 2013 book about cougars, Paula Wild returns with an extraordinary look at another badly misunderstood animal. In Return of the Wolf: Conflict & Coexistence, the Courtenay, B.C., author delivers a riveting exploration ... Read More »

December 6, 2018 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

Taximan: Stories and Anecdotes from the Back Seat

By Stanley Péan; David Homel (trans.)

Stanley Péan certainly knows his way around a cab. By his own admission, the Haiti-born, Quebec-raised author and Radio Canada broadcaster spends an inordinate amount of time (and money) getting chauffeured around in taxis. In ... Read More »

December 3, 2018 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2018

By Hoa Nguyen (ed.)

Editing a collection that comprises the best of anything must be partially an exercise in frustration. Selections somewhat depend on moods on particular days and, in the case of Canadian short fiction and poetry, there’s ... Read More »

November 29, 2018 | Filed under: Anthologies