The Science of Shakespeare: A New Look at the Playwright’s Universe

Journalist Dan Falk combines his love of science – particularly the history of science – with his fondness for Shakespeare in this intriguing attempt to answer questions about what the Bard knew, when he knew ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Science, Technology & Environment

How Does a Single Blade of Grass Thank the Sun?

By Doretta Lau

In her debut short-fiction collection, Vancouver writer Doretta Lau moves characters of Asian descent from the margins of CanLit to centre stage. Though a number of the stories in this book suffer from homogeneity of ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Hair-Trigger

By Trevor Clark

With his new novel, Vancouver writer Trevor Clark takes readers deep into Toronto’s dark underbelly, an emotionally barren world of guns, drugs, and casual violence. It’s a world without joy, but that’s only part of ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Licence of War

By Claire Letemendia

Five years after the release of her first novel, The Best of Men, Claire Letemendia resumes the story of the dashing Laurence Beaumont’s political and romantic intrigues. It is 1643 and civil war is wracking ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Empress of the Night

By Eva Stachniak

Eva Stachniak’s previous novel, The Winter Palace, was a well-received work of historical fiction about Catherine the Great. Narrated by one of Catherine’s most trusted attendants, Varvara, it spanned the future monarch’s arrival in Russia ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Old Hat

By Rob Winger

Old Hat is Rob Winger’s third collection of poems, following his acclaimed first book, Muybridge’s Horse (2007), and his second, a collection of ghazals entitled The Chimney Stone (2010). Winger’s new book is his first ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

There Are No Solid Gold Dancers Anymore

By Adrienne Weiss

As our ever-growing digital presence continues to erode the boundaries between private and public life, the distinction between recognizable public figures and those who enjoy a more anonymous existence also becomes thinner and increasingly complicated. ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

Designated Mourner

By Catherine Owen

Catherine Owen’s new poetry collection is a record of grief chronicling the author’s experience of bereavement following the death of her spouse. In the vein of Carol Ann Duffy’s Raptures, Designated Mourner tenderly surrenders Owen’s ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry

The Pig Headed Soul: Essays and Reviews on Poetry and Culture

By Jason Guriel

Poet and critic Jason Guriel solidifies his place in CanLit with substantial contributions to both fields. Guriel is no stranger to the lofty pages of Poetry Foundation, the website of the Chicago magazine Poetry, and ... Read More »

April 16, 2014 | Filed under: Poetry