‘Lake of Urine: A Love Story’ is a rare kind of modern fairytale
Lake of Urine: A Love Story Guillermo Stitch, 214 pgs, Sagging Meniscus Press, saggingmeniscus.com, $21 By the end of this […]
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‘The Eyelid’ addresses the value of dreams in a world that continuously urges for productivity and labour
The Eyelid S. D. Chrostowska, 144 pgs, Coach House Books, chbooks.com, $22.95 What value do dreams, imagination, and sleep have […]
‘Crash Palace’ is an intriguing portrait of a complex young woman struggling to come of age
Crash Palace Andrew Wedderburn, 208 pgs, Coach House Books, chbooks.com, $22.95 In his second novel, the Calgary writer and musician […]
‘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 […]
Broken Pencil Presents the Indie Illustrator’s Deathmatch!
It’s that time of the year again! Broken Pencil’s Deathmatch, the world’s most audacious contest, is back! To make […]
‘Some Dads’ successfully captures the hard edge and experimental nature of the 90s.
Some Dads Some Dads, Independent, somedads.bandcamp.com These dads clearly listened to a lot of Pavement and Built to Spill in […]
Norma MacDonald is in search of freedom in ‘Old Future’
Norma MacDonald Old Future, Noyes Records, noyesrecords.limitedrun.com Love, loss, and a pedal steel guitar are natural bedfellows. For Norma MacDonald’s […]
‘The Red River Ramblers’ captures the rhythmic spirit of the First Nations peoples
The Red River Ramblers Métis Fiddle Music, Independent, theredriverramblers.bandcamp.com Only one of these tunes has “jig” in the title (the […]
Elliott Colla’s ‘We Are All Things’ provides plenty of food for thought
We Are All Things Chapbook, Elliott Colla (text), Ganzeer (illustration), 48 pgs, Radix Media, radixmedia.org, $12 USD Some walls have […]
‘Tomorrow, adagio’ calls into question the purpose of translation
Tomorrow, adagio Chapbook, Simina Banu, 12 pgs, above/ground press, abovegroundpress.blogspot.com, $5 Banu, or her designer, has appropriately flipped a scribbled […]
‘this is not a poem/ this is an apology’ is an emotional and lonesome apology for misunderstanding
this is not a poem/ this is an apology Chapbook, Talie M. Zrihen, 13 pgs, PWYC Written between 2013-17, these […]