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Spawn

By Marie-Andrée Gill; Kristen Renee Miller (trans.)

Of all the contributions to literary criticism made by the French structuralist and linguist Ferdinand de Saussure, arguably the most enduring is his distinction between langue and parole. In Saussure’s conception, the latter refers to ... Read More »

April 2, 2020 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

Alien Nate

By Dave Whamond

An alien crash-lands on Earth. The creature – who is childlike, goofy, and more than a little weird looking – quickly befriends a human boy, who helps the visitor evade some government-agent types looking to ... Read More »

April 2, 2020 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

★ As Far As You Know

By A.F. Moritz

Toronto poet laureate A.F. Moritz’s latest collection, As Far As You Know, is a symposium on mortality and meaning, and yet another opportunity to showcase the poet as master craftsman. Moritz’s poetry acts as transcendence ... Read More »

March 30, 2020 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

In the Vicinity of Riches

By Chris Hutchinson

March 30, 2020 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

★ Field Notes for the Self

By Randy Lundy

March 30, 2020 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

★ Tanna’s Owl

By Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley; Yong Ling Kang (ill.)

Legendary Cree singer, activist, and animal lover Buffy Sainte-Marie launches not only her first children’s book but also a new song with Hey Little Rockabye. Throughout her career, the Oscar-winning composer has powerfully told the ... Read More »

March 26, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Hey Little Rockabye: A Lullaby For Pet Adoption

By Buffy Sainte-Marie and Ben Hodson (ill.)

March 26, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind

By Marianne Apostolides

In the pantheon of human interactions, there are few questions as fraught with peril and treachery as “Do you love me?” Not simply because of the emotional weight this question – and the various possible ... Read More »

March 26, 2020 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

★ Pierre & Paul: Avalanche!

By Caroline Adderson and Alice Carter (ill.)

“Paul and Pierre are great explorers” begins Caroline Adderson’s tale of friendship and imagination. “Ils sont aussi des amis. Friends and explorers.” Paul only speaks English and Pierre speaks French, but this doesn’t stop the ... Read More »

March 26, 2020 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Accretion

By Irfan Ali

Irfan Ali Brick Books A lot of 21st-century English-language poetry has been marked by an irreverent and implicitly self-absolving stance toward truth and meaning. What stands out about the poems in Irfan Ali’s debut collection ... Read More »

March 26, 2020 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

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Quill and Quire

Spawn

Alien Nate

★ As Far As You Know

In the Vicinity of Riches

★ Field Notes for the Self

★ Tanna’s Owl

Hey Little Rockabye: A Lullaby For Pet Adoption

I Can’t Get You Out of My Mind

★ Pierre & Paul: Avalanche!

Accretion

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