The Wonder by Emma Donoghue
Reviewed by Menaka Raman-Wilms The Wonder, Emma Donoghue’s latest book, is a story that disarms in its simplicity. It is set in the 1850s...
Set Free by Anthony Bidulka
Reviewed by Jim Napier The opening sentence gets the reader’s immediate attention: “I would have packed less if I knew I was going to...
The Elf Conspiracy by Kass Williams
Reviewed by Alex Binkley Everyone knows Twas The Night Before Christmas, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and How the Grinch Stole...
Welcome to the October 2016 Issue
Canada is in the full swing of the literary season with the Giller Prize Award winners soon to be announced, and many fine literary...
Path of Most Resistance by R. Wangersky
Reviewed by Ian Shaw Russell Wangersky in his latest collection of short fiction, The Path of Most Resistance is simply brilliant. The...
Aluta by Adwoa Badoe
Reviewed by Timothy Niedermann In many ways Aluta is what a YA novel should be—an experience of the transition from the naïveté of youth...
Stone Woman by Bianca Lakoseljac
Reviewed by Menaka Raman-Wilms Stone Woman pays homage to the Toronto arts and hippie scene of the 60s. Not only does it explore the ways...
Fire in the Stars by Barbara Fradkin
Reviewed by Jim Napier For nearly two decades bestselling Canadian crime writer Barbara Fradkin has been entertaining fans with her...