Neil Smith holds pain and hope in precarious suspension in his autobiographical novel.
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Rana Bose's novel is an allegory of human nature, asking us to question the essence and roots of war and ideology.
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Michael DeForge consolidates all his strengths even while breaking new ground, and does it on a grand scale.
By Ian McGillis
Ann-Marie MacDonald’s magnificent fourth novel is a hefty read, yet never does it feel too long.
By Kimberly Bourgeois
Rachael Pleet is an illustrator who lives with a large, loud dog.
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Flavia Biondi’s and Fabiana Mascolo’s art jumps off the page in vibrant, fluid storytelling, beautifully illustrating Cecil Castellucci’s Shifting Earth.
By Billie Gagné-LeBel
Stanley Péan combines his considerable knowledge of jazz history with his talent for editorial fact-finding.
By Darcy MacDonald
Toula Drimonis' We, the Others is a declaration, with evidence, that allophones and immigrants do belong here.
By Elisabeth Gill
Letters from Montreal is a collaged portrait of a mythical city.
By Alex Trnka
Alexei Perry Cox's PLACE offers radical, strategic, and intuitive ways of being.
By Emma Telaro
The Four Seasons of the Pipa is a musical picture book that describes the bond between a little girl and her grandfather.
By Phoebe Yì Lǐng
James Pollock's pocket poems reveal an expansive meditation on tools we have for meaning-making.
By Emily Mernin