Reviews

Tin Angel

Tin Angel by Shannon Cowan is a well-conceived and rewarding novel for teen readers. "I was fourteen years ...

By Annie Murray

Mr. Gauguin’s Heart

Travelling to Peru with his family, young Paul Gauguin (yes, that Paul Gauguin) keeps busy by drawing pictures and ...

By Annie Murray

The Mechanical Bird

There is a panoramic quality to this book, which takes us into the heart of the natural and man-made worlds, ...

By Aparna Sanyal

The Emily Valentine Poems

Ranging from haikus on porn to petulant fan mail addressed to Boy George, this collection's main strength is its ...

By Aparna Sanyal

Notebook of Roses and Civilization

Nicole Brossard is a national treasure, and we don't need the Molson Prize and her two Governor General's Literary ...

By Bert Almon

Woodshedding

S. E. Venart's debut collection, Woodshedding, is good but shows a narrow range, with an emphasis on the ...

By Bert Almon

Wet apples, White blood

Naomi Guttman's Wet Apples, White Blood is her first book since 1991, when her debut, Waiting for ...

By Bert Almon

Sitcom

David McGimpsey's witty collection shows some of the hazards of satirizing popular culture. The subject is a bit ...

By Bert Almon

A Covenant of Salt

It's an unusually muggy September afternoon when I set out to meet with Martine Desjardins. In downtown Montreal ...

By Kimberly Bourgeois