Reviews

Mid-Life

Mid-Life opens with the following disclaimer: “This is largely a work of fiction. Except where it isn’t.” With this, writer-illustrator […]

The Listener

The Listener is a graphic novel brimming with subtle ideas about life, art, creativity and politics. It’s the work of […]

Bigfoot

This is the poignant story of high schooler Jimmy, who finds himself a celebrity in his small town when a […]

Coming and Crying

I first came across Coming and Crying in its nascent days as an upstart Internet project. Back then, editors Melissa […]

Spaz

In Spaz, a Toronto shoe store manager with a love for women’s feet takes on crafting the perfect shoe. Walter […]

Rememberer

In a world where the Filofax day planner is all but obsolete, Rememberer is unforgettable. Somehow this book manages to […]

Machine of Death

Five years in the making, Machine of Death is an anthology of short stories all emerging from a single premise: […]

Light Lifting

Despite its title, there is nothing easy about Light Lifting, the first collection of short stories from acclaimed Nova Scotian […]

I’m A Registered Nurse, Not a Whore

In her charming debut collection of eight short stories, Toronto author Anne Perdue explores unfamiliar territory against the mundane backdrop […]

The Evolution of Inanimate Objects

The Evolution of Inanimate Objects tells the curious case of Charles Darwin’s youngest son Thomas and his eventual involuntary commitment […]