‘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 […]
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‘A Diary in the Age of Water: A Novel’ is a book of genuine power
A Diary in the Age of Water: A Novel Nina Munteanu, 328 pgs, Inanna Publications, inanna.ca, $23 Bdelloid rotifers, […]
Humour and humanity bleeds through every page in ‘Ralph Steadman: A Life in Ink’
Ralph Steadman: A Life in Ink Ralph Steadman, 320 pgs, Chronicle Chroma, chroniclebooks.com, $77 Ralph Steadman has been developing […]
‘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 […]
‘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 […]
‘Woven’ is a warm cup of familiar
Woven Isabella Fassler, 48 pgs, isabellafassler.com A little compilation of poems with a beautiful backdrop of illustrations that conjure […]
Vagina Witchcraft will leave a ringing in your ears
Vagina Witchcraft Vagina Witchcraft, Independent, vaginawitchcraft.bandcamp.com This foursome cites Black Sabbath as an influence, but Black Mountain seems more […]
Taylor Knox’s lyrics are flush with lovers and late-night introspection
Taylor Knox Here Tonight, Cadence Recordings, cadencerecordings.com If you’ve seen Canadian bands live in the last few decades, you’ve […]
Apology, worry, and indecision abound in Oatmeal Queen’s music
Oatmeal Queen Martian, Independent, oatmealqueen.bandcamp.com On the surface, this suite of seven tracks from Vancouver’s Paloma Pendharkar couldn’t be […]
‘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 […]