Easy Prey

More than just a racy whodunnit, Catherine Lo’s second YA novel is eerily well plotted. When nude photos of high-school law teacher Ms. Bailey end up online, seniors Jenna, Drew, and Mouse know that it ... Read More »

September 27, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

★ Split Tooth

By Tanya Tagaq

As a vocalist and composer, Tanya Tagaq cares little for conventional rules of engagement. An Inuk artist from Iqaluktuutiaq, Tagaq’s performances are innovative and face-meltingly intense, and she has collaborated with a wide array of ... Read More »

September 27, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Memoir & Biography

Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster

By Jonathan Auxier

It would be nice to think the Victorian-era practice of forcing small children down the throats of chimneys in order to scrub the area by hand was a historical anomaly and unthinkable now. But as ... Read More »

September 27, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ Vancouver Noir

By Sam Wiebe (ed.)

The dark underbelly of Vancouver is exposed in the crime anthology Vancouver Noir, the third Canadian book in the infamous and ongoing international noir series by Akashic Books. Edited by Sam Wiebe, author of the ... Read More »

September 24, 2018 | Filed under: Anthologies

This Keeps Happening

By H.B. Hogan

Someone always seems to be tossing out the idea that short-story collections are “having a moment” or “finally getting their due.” This kind of hyperbole is difficult to quell and doesn’t tell us much in ... Read More »

September 24, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

The Ambassador of What

By Adrian Michael Kelly

September 24, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Past Tense: How Do You Live After Death?

By Star Spider

Julie Nolan doesn’t know what’s wrong with her mom. Lately she’s found her at the graveyard, lying in open graves. The only way Julie’s mom can explain her bizarre behaviour is to say, “My heart ... Read More »

September 24, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

We All Need to Eat

By Alex Leslie

We All Need to Eat is Lambda Award–winning author Alex Leslie’s third book and second collection of short fiction. Over the course of nine linked stories, she presents intense moments from the emotional and psychological ... Read More »

September 20, 2018 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

★ Buffy Sainte-Marie: The Authorized Biography

By Andrea Warner

Sometimes biographies about musical heroes read like substantially expanded Wikipedia pages, told in chronological order and sticking to the dry musical facts: albums, hit songs, big concerts, and record deals. Maybe some juicy gossip. Andrea ... Read More »

September 20, 2018 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

The Almost Epic Squad: Mucus Mayhem

By Britt Wilson (ill.); Kevin Sylvester

Going for mass-market appeal, three new middle-grade series, respectively, stake claim in the gross-out genre, borrow heavily from another international bestselling series, and woo the lucrative Disney princess–loving crowd. Scholastic Canada has brought together veteran ... Read More »

September 17, 2018 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

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