Under Story - Chloe Benjamin (Putnam, 2026) It can be nerve-wracking, picking up a new book by an author whose last book you loved. I read The Immortalists back in 2019 and loved it. I've recommended it to a lot of people over the years. So I was excited when I saw that Chloe Benjamin… Continue reading Book Review: Under Story by Chloe Benjamin
Read: Devotions - Lucy Caldwell (Faber, 2026) Joan of the Arcane - Alexandra Fleder (She Writes Press, 2026) Goodbye Chinatown - Kit Fan (World Editions, 2026) Isola - Allegra Goodman (Dial Press, 2025) The Odyssey - Homer (translated by Emily Wilson) (W.W. Norton & Co, 2018) Anne's House of Dreams - L.M. Montgomery (Seal Books,… Continue reading What I Read – September 2026
Isola - Allegra Goodman (The Dial Press, 2025) It didn't take me long after I started reading Isola to realize I'd heard this story before. The tale of Marguerite de la Rocque is one of those folktales that always feels vaguely familiar. I'm not sure if it's better known in Canada than in other parts… Continue reading Book Review: Isola by Allegra Goodman
Joan of the Arcane - Alexandra Fleder (She Writes Press, 2026) I received an Advance e-copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own. My pet conspiracy theory is that the local Dominos Pizza hires drivers to drive around with marked cars, even when they aren't actually delivering pizzas. My theory is… Continue reading Book Review: Joan of the Arcane by Alexandra Fleder
The Boy From the Sea by Garrett Carr (Picador, 2025) It's always a delight to read a debut novel from an author who already displays a strong voice or an aptitude for trying something new. That was the case with reading this debut novel from Garrett Carr, The Boy From the Sea. The book isn't… Continue reading Book Review: The Boy From the Sea by Garrett Carr
Pandora's Jar - Natalie Haynes (Harper Perennial, 2020) There's been a real trend in recent years of feminist retellings of Greek myths. (Some personal favourites come from Pat Barker and Madeline Miller and I've also enjoyed the novels I've read from Natalie Haynes.) All of these retellings assume a basic familiarity with the Greek myths… Continue reading Book Review: Pandora’s Jar by Natalie Haynes
Read: Prophet Song - Paul Lynch (Grove Press, 2023) Pandora's Jar - Natalie Haynes (Harper Perennial, 2020) Damned If I Do - Percival Everett (Dreamscape Media, 2026) Kingfisher - Rozie Kelly (Saraband, 2025) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - J.K. Rowling (Bloomsbury, 2000) The Boy From the Sea - Garrett Carr (Picador, 2025)… Continue reading What I Read – August 2026
Shooting Up - Jonathan Tepper (Constable, 2026) In the 1980s, the Tepper family moved from the United States to Madrid as Christian missionaries. Husband and wife and their four young sons. There they began working with addicts and started a rehab for heroin addicts, many of whom were HIV+ at the height of the AIDS… Continue reading Book Review: Shooting Up by Jonathan Tepper
Read: A Circle of Quiet - Madeleine L'Engle (Harper Collins, 1972) The Rise & Fall of Great Powers - Tom Rachman (Anchor Canada, 2014) The Good Eye - Jess Gibson (Knopf Canada, 2026) City Like Water - Dorothy Tse (Gray Wolf Press, 2026) (translated from Chinese by Natascha Bruce) The Witch - Marie Ndiaye (Vintage… Continue reading What I Read: July 2026
Property Values - Charles Demers (Arsenal Pulp Press, 2018) Scott Clark can't afford to buy out the house he grew up in from his ex-father-in-law and so, in an attempt to drive the property value down and gain himself some time, he enlists his two best buddies to stage a drive-by shooting on his quiet… Continue reading Book Review: Property Values by Charles Demers
