‘The Dripping Boat’ resembles a Saturday morning cartoon with an older audience in mind
The Dripping Boat Julian Lawrence, 64 pgs, Conundrum Press, conundrumpress.com, $12 An odd little man with a water droplet […]
Book Reviews
‘Walking on the Beaches of Temporal Candy’ is like pure Pop Rocks candy
Walking on the Beaches of Temporal Candy Christian McPherson, 278 pgs, At Bay Press, atbaypress.com, $25 You know those […]
‘The Lightning of Possible Storms’ blends humour and horror
The Lightning of Possible Storms Jonathan Ball, 209 pgs, Book*hug Press, bookhugpress.ca, $20 Imagine an author dedicates his novel […]
‘The Lily Pad and the Spider’ swirls around a fear of death and the desire to die
The Lily Pad and the Spider Claire Legendre, 96 pgs, Anvil Press, anvilpress.com, $18 There could be no better […]
‘Small, Broke, and Kind of Dirty’ is good companion for a young adult going out into the world
Small, Broke, and Kind of Dirty Hana Shafi, 165 pgs, Book*hug Press, bookhugpress.ca, $25 Like reading a live journal […]
‘Some People’s Children’ tackles the drive for a sense of belonging
Some People’s Children Bridget Canning, 250 pgs, Breakwater Books, breakwaterbooks.com, $23 Imogene has never known life outside of the […]
‘Ripples’ explores cyclical mechanisms of human emotion
Ripples Rei Hagiwara, 102 pgs, Glacier Bay Books, glacierbaybooks.com, $18 (print), $9.50 (ebook) Coming off the success of their much-heralded […]
‘The League of Super Feminists’ is a perfect read for those awkward preteen days
The League of Super Feminists Mirion Malle, 60 pgs, Drawn and Quarterly, drawnandquarterly.com, $19 Can I hire the League […]
‘Bawaajigan: Stories of Power’ explores the challenges of preserving culture, residential schools, sexual assault and racism
Bawaajigan: Stories of Power Edited by Nathan Niigan Noondin Adler and Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith, 259 pgs, Exile Editions, exileeditions.com, $21.95 […]
‘The Baudelaire Fractal’ is deeply personal and intricately philosophical, served alongside fashionable outfits
The Baudelaire Fractal Lisa Robertson, 208 pgs, Coach House Books, chbooks.com, $22.95 Furniture, clothes, cinema, money, the city — few […]
Yeon-Sik Hong details their exhausting but ultimately worthwhile struggles in ‘Umma’s Table’
Umma’s Table Yeon-Sik Hong, 360 pgs, Drawn & Quarterly, drawnandquarterly.com, $34.95 South Korea-based illustrator Yeon-Sik Hong introduces us to Madong […]
‘Year of the Rabbit’ captures the enduring humanity and resilience of Khim’s family
Year of the Rabbit Tian Veasna, translated by Helge Dascher, 380 pgs, Drawn & Quarterly, drawnandquarterly.com, $34.95 Revolutionary slogans are […]