Reviews

Against the Seas

Against the Seas

Soderstrom's Against the Seas is a compelling history of rising waters from throughout human history.

By Zoe Shaw

A Ballet of Lepers

A Ballet of Lepers

Readers who know Cohen’s work will take pleasure in tracing the paths of images and phrasings.

By Liana Bellon

A Knife in the Sky

A Knife in the Sky

Marie-Célie Agnant’s novel evokes the ways psychological violence permeates every aspect of life under a dictatorship.

By Bronwyn Averett

The Possession of Barbe Hallay

The Possession of Barbe Hallay

Mairi Cowan's book is a window into daily life in New France at a pivotal moment in the floundering colony’s history.

By Taylor C. Noakes

The Chronicles of Kitchike

The Chronicles of Kitchike

Louis-Karl Picard-Sioui’s collection of short stories juggles characters and genres to build a world where real issues meet the fantastical.

By Roxane Hudon

Where They Stood

Where They Stood

Where They Stood illuminates the stories, roles, and efforts of generations of Black Canadians.

By Val Rwigema

Full Fadom Five

Full Fadom Five

One sustaining takeaway from Full Fadom Five: the past is never past.

By Ami Sands Brodoff

Country of Poxes

Country of Poxes

In Country of Poxes, Mukhopadhyay suggests that these infectious diseases walked in lockstep with colonialism.

By Taionrén:hote Dan David

Sing, Nightingale

Sing, Nightingale

The world woven in Marie Hélène Poitras' historical novel sits outside of reality.

By Dean Garlick

Chasing Rivers

Chasing Rivers

Tamar Glouberman’s memoir is full of honest, captivating stories about the allure and threat of different forms of risk.

By Dana Bath

Wolf Sonnets

Wolf Sonnets

In concise poetry entrenched in nature and his Métis ancestry, R.P. LaRose provocatively makes the sonnet form his own.

By Robyn Fadden