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
A Circle of Quiet - Madeleine L'Engle (Harper Collins, 1972) It's hard to know how to classify this gentle non-fiction book. It's part collection of essays, part journal entries. It's the thoughts and pondering of a 50-something year-old-woman, a wife and mother, who has had some success as a writer. There is some space given… Continue reading Book Review: A Circle of Quiet by Madeleine L’Engle
Land - Maggie O'Farrell (Alfred A. Knopf, 2026) This book was a definite slow burn for me. I was excited when I heard that O'Farrell had a new book out this year. I've read her two most recent before this - Hamnet and The Marriage Portrait, as well as an older title, The Hand that… Continue reading Book Review: Land by Maggie O’Farrell
Whistler - Ann Patchett (Harper, 2026) I really love Ann Patchett and every time she releases a new book, I find myself delighted that I am living at the same time that one of my favourite writers is writing. (I also really love her as independent bookseller but that is a conversation for another time.)… Continue reading Book Review: Whistler by Ann Patchett
I can't think of any book that I've read before that felt so compelling and so long at the same time. This one took me a while to get through and it wasn't all easy but I desperately wanted to find out what would happen. Our protagonist is a soldier who has lost his memory.… Continue reading Book Review: The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje
A Little Feral - Maria Giesbrecht (Write Bloody Publishing, 2026) I received an advance copy of this book thanks to the publisher. All opinions are my own. Book is on sale now. I love when I get an offer of an ARC that is exactly up my alley. I'm always interested in the dissection of… Continue reading Book Review: A Little Feral by Maria Giesbrecht
Son of Nobody - Yann Martel (Alfred A. Knopf, 2026) I recall reading an interview with Yann Martel several years ago (which I can't find online now) where he expressed that he didn't care if anybody read his books. At the time, I remember feeling annoyed. What privilege to have books published and not care… Continue reading Book Review: Son of Nobody by Yann Martel
The Art of Looking Back - Theresa Kishkan (Thornapple Press, 2026) It's hard to know how to classify a book like this. A retrospective, part memoir, something of poetry, a statement on what it is to be a woman and look back at your life. It's a work that could really only come from an… Continue reading Book Review: The Art of Looking Back by Theresa Kishkan
Hunger & Thirst - Claire Fuller ( I received an Advance Readers Copy of this book thanks to the publisher and NetGalley. All opinions are my own. Publication date: June 2, 2026 I've read several of Claire Fuller's previous books (see some of my reviews here) and obviously keep reading her because I enjoy her… Continue reading Book Review: Hunger & Thirst by Claire Fuller
The Astronaut Children of Dunbar Street - Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho (Douglas & MacIntyre, 2026) The term "astronaut family" was coined in 1999 and I suppose that's around the time when I would have heard it first also. But by then it was already a concept I was familiar with. This was a term used to… Continue reading Book Review: The Astronaut Children of Dunbar Street by Wiley Wei-Chiun Ho
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