‘ROMANS/SNOWMARE’ resonates with a love of language and experiment
ROMANS/SNOWMARE Cam Scott, 104 pgs, ARP, arpbooks.org, $17 Poet, critic, and self-described “non-musician” Cam Scott’s first full-length collection articulates a […]
Book Review
‘What About Tomorrow?’ is an engaging account of Russian punks through the ages
What About Tomorrow? An Oral History of Russian Punk from the Soviet Era to Pussy Riot Alexander Herbert, 287 pgs, […]
‘Plummet’ explores how to survive if the world was literally turned upside down
Plummet Sherwin Tjia, 160 pgs, Conundrum Press, conundrumpress.com, $20 I’m sure we’ve all had nightmares of falling from a great […]
‘Frame of Mind’ provides a female-centric perspective on underground rock music
Frame of Mind: Punk Photos and Essays from Washington, DC, and Beyond, 1997–2017 Antonia Tricarico, 176 pgs, Akashic Books, akashicbooks.com, […]
7th cousins roadtrip through self-discovery and problematic history
7th Cousins: An Automythography Erin Brubacher and Christine Brubaker, 190 pgs, Book*hug Press bookhugpress.ca, $25 You probably can’t tearily salute […]
Jewish cynicism, Old Winnipeg and curling take the rink in ‘Shot Rock’
Shot Rock Michael Tregebov, 272 pgs, New Star Books, newstarbooks.com, $22 The 1970s are trying times for Blackie Timmerman. His […]
Yes Ma’am’s ‘Queer AF’ issue lives up to its theme
Yes Ma’am #13: Queer AF Zine, Elle Minter and Suzy González, 48 pgs, Yes Ma’am Press, yesmaampress.com Submitting to a […]
‘The Little Fox of Mayerville’ leaves the reader at the doorstep of social revolution
The Little Fox of Mayerville Éric Mathieu (Trans. Peter McCambridge), 379 pgs, QC Fiction, qcfiction.com, $24.95 This porous bildungsroman flits […]
Come ‘Put Your Hand in Mine’ and escape to the natural world
Put Your Hand in Mine Elaine Woo, 86 pgs, Signature Editions, signature-editions.com, $17.95 Clawing from the bottom of a well […]
‘Lands and Forests’ leaves the reader with tales from new acquaintances
Lands and Forests Andrew Forbes, 217 pgs, Invisible Publishing, invisiblepublishing.com, $19.95 Beautifully flawed characters negotiate tension-fuelled relationships in strangely familiar […]
‘Meat and Bone’ dares you to face your deepest insecurities
Meat and Bone Kat Verhoeven, 340 pgs, Conundrum Press, conundrumpress.com, $25 We all deal with insecurity and heartache in our […]
‘Invasions’ confronts experiences of embodiment with empathy and honesty
Invasions Calvin Gimpelevich, 174 pgs, Instar Books, instarbooks.com, $18 Amidst rampant heteronormativity, stereotyping and outright erasure, it feels profoundly meaningful […]