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Waste by Andrew F. Sullivan
All in all, it would be a challenge to find a grimmer novel than Waste. The book is bent on cataloguing the depth and intensity of darkness,
Salvage by Stephen Maher
In Salvage, Ottawa journalist Stephen Mayer has delivered a fast-paced, atmospheric, and compelling thriller. A former Maritimer himself, Ma
City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong
Hidden in the Yukon, the City of the Lost has been engineered for folks who need to escape society for various reasons including white-colla
Return to Kirk's Landing by Mike Young
The Wendigo has not only turned Sasquatch into even more of a monster than his usual self, but it gives him the power to fade and kill at wi
Sex and Samosas by Jasmine Aziz
Reviewed by John Last Sex and Samosas describes the journey of Leena, a young South Asian woman, from listless, bored TV watching and...
Palawan Story by Caroline Vu
Reviewed by Joey Kary To some, Palawan is an ideal vacation spot; a small remote island in the Phillipines with beautiful beaches and the...