I feel toward Sarah Polley the way I imagine I might feel if someone from my high school had gone on to be famous. Like a friend's older sister, or if we had grown up around the same time in the same small town. We didn't; I've never met Polley and I haven't even followed… Continue reading Book Review: Run Towards the Danger by Sarah Polley
I received an Advance Listening Copy of this book thanks to the publisher and Libro.fm. All opinions are my own. David A. Robertson is a prolific Indigenous-Canadian author who has written picture books, middle-grade stories, graphic novels, and two memoirs. He'll be one of the featured writers at our local Writers Fest this August, in… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: 52 Ways to Reconcile by David A. Robertson
Valentine in Montreal - Heather O'Neill (Harper Collins, 2025) I received an Advance Uncorrected Proof of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own. On Sale July 15, 2025 Why, I wondered when I heard about Heather O'Neill's newest book, is this coming out in July? Surely, a February release would have made… Continue reading Book Review: Valentine in Montreal by Heather O’Neill
Familial Hungers - Christine Wu (Brick Books, 2025) Reading this slim book of poems, I was reminded of a long ago conversation with a friend who firmly believed that there needed to be a sixth love language. "Food", she would say. "Food is a love language." Food, both the love of it and its preparation… Continue reading Book Review: Familial Hungers by Christine Wu
One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This - Omar El Akkad (McClelland & Stewart, 2025) I received an Advance Reader's Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Pub date: February 25, 2025 No, there is no terrible thing coming for you in some distant future, but know that a terrible thing… Continue reading Book Review: One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad
As For Me and My House - Sinclair Ross (New Canadian Library, 1971) This book is something of a Canadian classic, often showing up on lists of Canadian books through the years. It's a Depression-era book through and through, from the prairie setting to the drought to the bleakness of every aspect in it. It's… Continue reading Book Review: As For Me and My House by Sinclair Ross
The Capital of Dreams - Heather O'Neill (Harper Collins Publishers Ltd., 2024) I received an Advance Readers' Copy of this book. All opinions are my own. Publication Date: 9 October 2024 I've read all of Heather O'Neill's fiction (see some reviews here) over the years, starting with the debut novel that launched her into CanLit… Continue reading Book Review: The Capital of Dreams by Heather O’Neill (20 Books of Summer)
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit - Nadine Sander-Green (Anansi, 2024) I received an Advance Reader Copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own. This book is on sale now. Millicent is fresh out of journalism school and accepts a job in Whitehorse for a struggling daily newspaper. Shy and hardworking, Millicent struggles to… Continue reading Book Review: Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit by Nadine Sander-Green
I loved this book. Picking up a book by a new author, particularly when the book is the author's first publication, can be a exciting but risky endeavour. I saw The Other Valley on a list of new publications and that it was being compared to books by Emily St. John Mandel and Kazuo Ishiguro,… Continue reading Book Review: The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
What I've appreciated most about Kevin Chong's work in the past is how Vancouver it is. And even though the city and the Chinatown that his latest novel takes place in is never named, it clearly felt like Vancouver to me. The Chinatown I remember in the 90s and early 2000s felt very present to… Continue reading (Audio) Book Review: The Double Life of Benson Yu by Kevin Chong
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