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Cherry Blossom Winter

By Jennifer Maruno

Baseball, babies, and best friends are just a few of the things 10-year-old Michiko discovers in this touching sequel to Jennifer Maruno’s 2009 debut, When the Cherry Blossoms Fell. Picking up where the previous novel ... Read More »

May 23, 2012

The Prisoner of Snowflake Falls

By John Lekich

In his third YA novel, Vancouver author John Lekich tells the story of a most darling delinquent. Fifteen-year-old Henry Holloway burglarizes houses with loving care, often tidying up the domiciles he invades and only stealing ... Read More »

May 23, 2012

★ One in Every Crowd

By Ivan E. Coyote

Despite being a fortysomething, confident, self-identified butch lesbian with a crew cut, tattoos, and killer biceps, Ivan E. Coyote’s heart still races when she enters high schools, where she gives talks far more often than ... Read More »

May 23, 2012

The Least Important Man

By Alex Boyd

Alex Boyd’s sophomore collection has what one speaker calls “that being-filmed feeling.” Boyd’s eye is panoramic and moves with seeming ease from roof to handrail to a woman holding an umbrella. The formal structure of ... Read More »

May 15, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry

The Bones of His Being

By Sue Chenette

In The Bones of His Being, Toronto-based poet Sue Chenette explores loss and what remains. She finds – in old photographs, in subtle exchanges, and in quiet moments – the skeletal shape of her dead ... Read More »

May 15, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry

The Smooth Yarrow

By Susan Glickman

Susan Glickman’s newest collection opens with a Celtic incantation about aspiring to embody the virtues of nature. The yarrow sticks alluded to in the title are used in conjunction with the I Ching as tools ... Read More »

May 15, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry

★ Origins

By Darryl Whetter

Many poets, hungry for a readership that extends beyond family, friends, and other poets, eventually take a run at writing fiction. Fewer novelists go the other way and make a detour into verse. That makes ... Read More »

May 15, 2012 | Filed under: Poetry