Coventry: Essays

One of the great pleasures of a well-executed essay is not its structure, the clarity of its argument, or the distillation of its ideas, but the opportunity to see a great mind in action. In ... Read More »

July 25, 2019 | Filed under: Criticism & Essays, Reviews

Clear Skies

By Jessica Scott Kerrin

Like any child with a passion, 11-year-old Arno Creelman is eager to share everything he knows about outer space with anyone who will listen. And Arno knows an awful lot. The setting of Jessica Scott ... Read More »

July 22, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Phantom of Fire: A Dylan Maples Adventure

By Shane Peacock

“Canada is weird. Trust me. It pretends it isn’t, but underneath, this country is bat-crap crazy.” Fifteen-year-old Dylan Maples has encountered his fair share of mysteries across the country – and his fair share of ... Read More »

July 18, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

One Small Sacrifice

By Hilary Davidson

The new novel from Toronto-born thriller writer Hilary Davidson starts with a bang: “When he heard the gunshot, Alex Traynor threw himself face first onto the pavement.” While this incident turns out to be Traynor ... Read More »

July 18, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

★ The Youth of God

By Hassan Ghedi Santur

Hassan Ghedi Santur’s novel The Youth of God is a heart-stopping story that traces the life of Nuur, a teenager growing up in a Somali neighbourhood of Toronto. This is also a story about Mr. ... Read More »

July 18, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Fog

By Rana Bose

James M. Cain was once quoted as saying he wanted to write about “the average man, from the fields, the streets, the bars, the offices, and even the gutters of his country.” It seems Montreal-based ... Read More »

July 15, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

★ Bunny

By Mona Awad

Mona Awad’s Bunny is gripping, frenetically readable, and bewilderingly erotic. In this exploration of how women’s repressed rage and desires can manifest, Awad weaponizes cuteness in a ferocious and dynamic way. The author’s second novel ... Read More »

July 15, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

New Brunswick

By Shane Neilson

Shane Neilson’s New Brunswick is an homage to his native province and, more importantly, homeland. It begins in a dramatic and unorthodox manner: a dedication that includes a verse by John Donne and an epigraph ... Read More »

July 11, 2019 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews