BOOK REVIEWS

★ The Fabulous Zed Watson!

There are few books that offer unadulterated joy from beginning to end. But The Fabulous Zed Watson! is a middle-grade wonder: a literary mystery and Onward-esque road-trip story that celebrates self-described nerds and weirdos, and ... Read More »

January 7, 2021 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Natural Killer

By Harriet Alida Lye

Somewhere deep and secret in the body, a cell divides, and then each copy divides again. The growth is exponential, each new generation doubling the one that came before; soon it will be more than ... Read More »

January 4, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Outside Art

By Madeline Kloepper

In Anonymouse, the latest picture book by Toronto author Vikki VanSickle, a mysterious rodent creates Banksy-esque street art to lift the spirits of his fellow city critters. The assuredly understated narration takes an off-the-beaten-path tour ... Read More »

January 4, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ Anonymouse

By Vikki VanSickle and Anna Pirolli (ill.)

January 4, 2021 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

A Family Affair

By Nadine Bismuth; Russell Smith; trans.

Montreal author Nadine Bismuth’s previous works established her ability to artfully pick apart the intricacies of relationships. Notably, her 2009 short-story collection, Êtes-vous mariée à un psychopathe? (which was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary ... Read More »

December 17, 2020 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Forgotten Work

By Jason Guriel

Trolling Twitter, I find a quote from poet Kay Ryan on Jason Guriel’s feed: “When I started writing nobody rhymed – it was in utter disrepute. Yet rhyme was a siren to me.” Forgotten Work, ... Read More »

December 14, 2020 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

★ Fighting for a Hand to Hold: Confronting Medical Colonialism against Indigenous Children in Canada

By Samir Shaheen-Hussain

Samir Shaheen-Hussain’s Fighting for a Hand to Hold explores how a policy in Quebec disallowing Indigenous parents to accompany their sick children on medevac flights resulted in significant, actively constructed barriers to care. These barriers ... Read More »

December 14, 2020 | Filed under: Native Peoples, Politics & Current Affairs, Reviews

★ Consent

By Annabel Lyon

At first it seems like a mistake, or a moment of authorial laziness. The opening sentences in Annabel Lyon’s third novel for adults contain what appears to be a series of unconscious repetitions: “The baby ... Read More »

December 10, 2020 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Field Notes from a Pandemic: A Journey through a World Suspended

By Ethan Lou

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended everything we know. Isolation, fear, and confusion reign; for many, the world no longer makes any sense. Journalist Ethan Lou’s non-fiction debut serves as one possible map for this fog ... Read More »

December 10, 2020 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs, Reviews

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