Reviews

El Ghourabaa

El Ghourabaa

El Ghourabaa offers a glimpse of the generational lived experiences of queer and trans Arabs/SWANA.

By Val Rwigema

Good Want

Good Want

In a vicious act of rebellion, Domenica Martinello demolishes the delusions of the capitalist pastoral.

By Martin Breul

Barefoot Skateboarders

Barefoot Skateboarders

Rina Singh's story tells the true story of how sport can help bridge caste and gender divides.

By Meaghan Thurston

Mood Swings

Mood Swings

Barnet’s biting wit reflects the rising tide of postmodern millennial fiction, most clearly seen in her dual wielding of sincerity and irony.

By Nived Dharmaraj

Little Mouse’s Encyclopedia

Little Mouse’s Encyclopedia

Little Mouse loves to spend quiet days sipping tea in her burrow and learning about the world through encyclopedias.

By Meaghan Thurston

Elvie, Girl Under Glass

Elvie, Girl Under Glass

Elvie, Girl Under Glass is an ambitious memoir following Elvira Cordileone’s early life in Montreal amid cultural revolution.

By Nadia Trudel

The Social Safety Net

The Social Safety Net

In her latest book, Nora Loreto identifies the boogeyman of neoliberalism as the culprit of our present troubles.

By Jack McClelland

National Animal

National Animal

Derek Webster’s second collection contains a panoramic meditation on the spell of nationhood and its grip on our lives.

By Martin Breul

Not All Fun and Games

Not All Fun and Games

Legault and Weststar repeatedly ask, “What does it mean to be a citizen at work in a project-based workplace?”

By Miranda Eastwood

When the Lake Burns

When the Lake Burns

Geneviève Bigué explores the precarity of both our natural and social ecosystems through the eyes of adolescent wonder and curiosity.

By Alex Trnka

Other Maps

Other Maps

In Morris' novel, friendship is a life-saving light on a young woman’s quest for truth in the aftermath of sexual assault. 

By Kimberly Bourgeois