Reviews

Walking Trees

Walking Trees

Marie-Louise Gay brings us Walking Trees, a story that gives readers a taste of how sweet the effects of going green can be.

By Phoebe Yī Lìng

Stolen Family

Stolen Family

Johanne Durocher provides a starting point by fulfilling her daughter’s wish that she tell her story through a book.

By Dana Bath

Restless in Sleep Country

Restless in Sleep Country

In his book, Paul Huebener proposes a critical analysis of sleep as a human activity and as a symbol in Canadian culture.

By Karolina Roman

Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories

Judith Adamson’s latest memoir, Ghost Stories, is an exploration of biography as a form of storytelling.

By Aishwarya Singh

Cosmic Wonder

Cosmic Wonder

Hellner-Mestelman's debut is a travel guide for explorers with no known destination. Put another way, this is a book of questions.

By Meaghan Thurston

Before Canada

Before Canada

Eleven of the smartest minds define, demystify, and dismantle the imagined histories of the centuries preceding Canadian federation.

By Jack McClelland

So Long Sad Love

So Long Sad Love

Mirion Malle's book resonates with the familiar feeling of wanting to accept easy answers, while also having to learn to listen to yourself.

By Ashton Diduck

Arsenic mon amour

Arsenic mon amour

Québécois writers Jean-Lou David and Gabrielle Izaguirré-Falardeau weave a tapestry of longing and rejection, nostalgia and despair.

By Emma Dollery

Shattered Stages

Shattered Stages

Three new plays –Trench Patterns, Shorelines, and Blackout – remind us that the past is prelude to present quandaries.

By Jim Burke

Our Lady of Mile End

Our Lady of Mile End

Sarah Gilbert considers the consequences of gentrification, and how the places we inhabit shape our relationships.

By Ariella Kharasch