Reviews

I Felt the End Before It Came

I Felt the End Before It Came

Daniel Allen Cox’s memoir is a captivating, richly layered text that dismantles any reductive ideas readers may hold.

By H Felix Chau Bradley

Out to Defend Ourselves

Out to Defend Ourselves

This memoir of Montreal’s first Haitian street gang has a bold thesis about racism and policing in Quebec society.

By Taylor C. Noakes

Kukum

Kukum

Michel Jean's novel based on his grandmother's life is a love story laced with loss.

By Roxane Hudon

New Songs for Orpheus

New Songs for Orpheus

John Reibetanz’s poetry collection rewrites Ovid’s Metamorphosis with a distinct ecological sensibility.

By Salena Wiener

Everything is Ori

Everything is Ori

Paul Serge Forest's novel switches from the pragmatic to the philosophical, with a touch of the psychedelic.

By Sharon Morrisey

Juliette

Juliette

In Camille Jourdy’s eighth book, she has found and refined her visual signature to perfection.

By Ian McGillis

The Human Scale

The Human Scale

Michael Lista's collection highlights two types of tragedy: the kind found in the crimes he documents, and the risks to long-form journalism.

By Eve Thomas

The Current Between

The Current Between

Valerie Mills-Milde's historical novel is beautifully, heartbreakingly poetic.

By Tina Wayland

Slows: Twice

Slows: Twice

T. Liem’s new collection is an immersive and thought-provoking exploration of time, identity, and language itself.

By Salena Wiener

House Within a House

House Within a House

Nicholas Dawson's collection, D.M. Bradford’s first full-length translation, is a dazzling and multilingual success.

By Salena Wiener

The Choice Is Real

The Choice Is Real

Jayson Keery’s collection is weird, experimental, captivating.

By Salena Wiener

A Ramshackle Home

A Ramshackle Home

Felicia Mihali skillfully pairs the exquisite with the repellent, arresting the reader with vivid descriptions that engage all the senses.

By Kimberly Bourgeois