Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King, and Canada’s World Wars

The word “warlord” conjures a charismatic, steely-eyed potentate ruthlessly applying military violence to advance his agenda. It is hard to square the label with the image of a Canadian prime minister, even the two who ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: History

Nicolai’s Daughters

By Stella Leventoyannis Harvey

Stella Leventoyannis Harvey, a founding member of the Whistler Writers Group, discovered inspiration for her first novel while visiting a monument to the Nazi massacre of 696 Greek men and boys in the Achaean region ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Love and the Mess We’re In

By Stephen Marche

Toronto author Stephen Marche’s yen for formal experimentation and elaborate wordplay are on florid display in his new novel. Behind the book’s typographical flourishes lies a compact consideration of love lost and found that might ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The World Is Moving Around Me: A Memoir of the Haiti Earthquake

By Dany Laferrière; David Homel, trans.

On Jan. 12, 2010, Montreal journalist and novelist Dany Laferrière was having dinner with a friend at a Port au Prince hotel when he heard what he thought was a “terrible explosion.” What he actually ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Thunder Road

By Chadwick Ginther

The debut novel from Winnipeg writer and bookseller (and frequent Q&Q reviewer) Chadwick Ginther starts with a bang – literally. A cataclysmic explosion at a facility in the Alberta oil sands leaves hundreds dead and ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Crimes of Hector Tomás

By Ian Colford

As a novelist, Ian Colford is a great short-story writer. The author of the 2008 story collection Evidence, which was shortlisted for the Danuta Gleed Award and won the Margaret and John Savage First Book ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ The House on Sugarbush Road

By Meira Cook

Winnipeg poet Méira Cook’s debut novel focuses on South Africa’s volatile post-apartheid climate through the stories of two fatefully intertwined families: the wealthy but failing Du Plessis clan, represented by Dr. Benjamin Du Plessis, and ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

★ Imperfections

By Bradley Somer

As they say in the fashion world, if you’ve got it, flaunt it. In this sharp, ribald, and surprisingly moving debut novel, Bradley Somer shows he has it and definitely flaunts it. Imperfections is a ... Read More »

February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

The Scottish Banker of Surabaya

By Ian Hamilton

Now five books in, Toronto writer Ian Hamilton’s thriller series featuring Hong Kong–born, Toronto-based accountant Ava Lee has carved out a devoted following. Part of its appeal is due to a twice-yearly release schedule, which ... Read More »

February 19, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

S.E.C.R.E.T.

By L. Marie Adeline

E.L. James has a lot to answer for. After turning what began as Twilight fan fiction into the fastest-selling paperback series of all time, James convinced publishers there was an eager market for her brand ... Read More »

February 11, 2013 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

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Warlords: Borden, Mackenzie King, and Canada’s World Wars

Nicolai’s Daughters

Love and the Mess We’re In

The World Is Moving Around Me: A Memoir of the Haiti Earthquake

Thunder Road

The Crimes of Hector Tomás

★ The House on Sugarbush Road

★ Imperfections

The Scottish Banker of Surabaya

S.E.C.R.E.T.

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