‘Hotrod Billy’ is a laid back summer read
Hotrod Billy & Friends Jack Stevenson, 270 pgs, Park River Books I’ll admit I’m a sucker for books like this […]
Book Review
Self-righteous, specfic, ‘All City’ falls short
All City Alex DiFrancesco, 276 pgs, Seven Stories Press, sevenstories.com, $23.95 In a socially stratified near-future New York City, a […]
“Coconut Dreams” nostalgically depicts the complex dynamics of South Asian immigrant families
Coconut Dreams Derek Mascarenhas, 264 pgs, Book*hug, bookhugpress.ca, $20 Rajesh might not be the first name you think of for […]
‘Hazel & Holly’ transports you to a land where both magic and darkness reside
Hazel & Holly Sara C. Snider, 452 pgs, Double Beast Publishing, saracsnider.com, $15.94 If alliteration was the game, Sara C. […]
Jay MillAr ‘Could Have Pretended to Be Better Than You’ but instead he released this collection
I Could Have Pretended to be Better Than You Jay MillAr, 191 pgs, Anvil Press, anvilpress.com, $20 A non-exhaustive cross-section […]
Walsh isn’t afraid to get down in the dirt in “These are not the potatoes of my youth”
These are not the potatoes of my youth Matthew Walsh, 92 pgs, Goose Lane Editions, gooselane.com, $19.95 Etched in white […]
“On the Count of None” blurs the lines between message and tone
On the Count of None Allison Chrisholm, 68 pgs, A Feed Dog Book, anvilpress.com, $18 Surreal and succinct, Kingston poet […]
“It Begins with the Body” invites you to laugh, get angry, feel empowered, and manage everyday difficulties with blunt irony
It Begins with the Body Hana Shafi, 102 pgs, Book*hug, bookhugpress.ca, $18 With punchy humour and comic inspired sketches, Shafi […]
“Yellow Yellow” is a storybook for curious kids, and a picture book for comic-fanatical adults
Yellow Yellow Frank Asch & Mark Alan Stamaty, 48 pgs, Enfant, drawnandquarterly.com, $17.95 Children’s writer Frank Asch and acclaimed cartoonist […]
“Vibrant Mood Swings” is an eccentric take on the inner workings of the author’s own mind
Vibrant Mood Swings Scott Lewis, 50 pgs, Serious Ink Press, seriousinkpress.com, $24.99 If you don’t read this book’s summary before […]
“Leaving Richard’s Valley” offers models of friendship, collective action, and meaning making
Leaving Richard’s Valley Michael Deforge, 479 pgs, Koyama Press, koyamapress.com, $39.95 The world of comics has evolved far beyond the […]
“I Threw a Brick Through a Window” is a book of literal magic
I Threw a Brick Through a Window Bruce Ray, 102 pgs, Boxer Press, boxerpress.com, $20 I Threw a Brick Through […]