‘Fir Valley’ is basically Twin Peaks with a Canadian twist
Fir Valley Jason Turner, 171 pgs, Cloudscape Comics, cloudscapecomics.com, $25 The murder rate of idyllic small towns nestled in the […]
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‘The Empty Bed’ will help you feel a little less alone post-break up
The Empty Bed Robert Dayton, Impulse[b:],impulse-b.com, $20 Maybe it’s because I read this less than two weeks after a break […]
While well researched, Unsettling the Commons can be unsympathetic at times
Unsettling the Commons: Social Movements Within, Against, and Beyond Settler Colonialism Craig Fortier, 125 pgs, ARP Books, arpbooks.org, $14.95 In […]
No Flash, Please! is filled with rare and unexpected moments
No Flash, Please! Underground Music in Toronto 1987-92 Derek von Essen and Phil Saunders, 255 pgs, Anvil Press, anvilpress.com, $28 […]
Even if you don’t like confrontation, you should read My Conversations with Canadians
My Conversations with Canadians Lee Maracle, 160 pgs, Book*hug,bookthug.ca, $20 For those familiar with Lee Maracle’s long list of previous […]
Anyone working with youth should read ‘Haircuts by Children’
Haircuts by Children and Other Evidence for a New Social Contract Darren O’Donnell, 216 pgs, Coach House Books, chbooks.com, $21.95 […]
There’s no winning with ‘You’ll Distract the Boys’
“You’ll Distract the Boys”: A Choose-Your-Own Compendium of Female Existence Tara Krebs, 63 pgs, tarakrebs.com This is just about the […]
Anglin’s The Third Person explores the dynamics and mysteries of adulthood
The Third Person Emily Anglin, 160 pgs, Book*hug, bookthug.ca, $20 We’ve all dealt with routine moments of uncertainty. A new […]
Despite some faults, Strangers is a satisfying read
Strangers David A. Robertson, 233 pgs, Highwater Press, portageandmainpress.com/highwater-press, 19.95 In the inagugural edition of his young adult trilogy, David […]
Recipe for Hate is for readers interested in punk scene, far-right clashes, or a teen mystery
Recipe for Hate Warren Kinsella, Dundurn Press, dundurn.com, $14.99 Recipe for Hate is a novel set in 1978 Portland, Maine, […]
While a testament to their relationship A Wake in the Undertow is mildly forgettable
A Wake in the Undertow Rich Theroux and Jess Szabo, 108 pgs, Durvile Publications, durvile.com, 16.95. Rich Theroux and Jess […]
Songs for a Lost Pod are is richly creative and thought-provoking
Songs for a Lost Pod Leah Abramson and Taylor Brown-Evans, 36 pgs., Headless Owl Records, leahabramson.com, $18 plus postage Part […]