Reviews

Ingredients for Revolution

Ingredients for Revolution

Ingredients for Revolution is a catalyst for conversations about feminist cafe subcultures.

By Oriana Confente

Rubble of Rubles

Rubble of Rubles

Josip Novakovich's frightening and darkly hilarious new novel is a story of the early post-communism years in Russia.

By Alexander Hackett

Scenes from the Underground

Scenes from the Underground

Gabriel Cholette’s debut memoir offers a dip into queer nightlife, the modern world of dating, and the many vices we engage in.

By Ashley Fish-Robertson

We Have Never Lived on Earth

We Have Never Lived on Earth

The small, precisely rendered moments are what make Kasia Von Schaik's stories resonant, familiar, and refreshing.

By Danielle Barkley

Jones

Jones

Neil Smith holds pain and hope in precarious suspension in his autobiographical novel.

By Ami Sands Brodoff

Shaf and the Remington

Shaf and the Remington

Rana Bose's novel is an allegory of human nature, asking us to question the essence and roots of war and ideology.

By Val Rwigema

Birds of Maine

Birds of Maine

Michael DeForge consolidates all his strengths even while breaking new ground, and does it on a grand scale.

By Ian McGillis

Fayne

Fayne

Ann-Marie MacDonald’s magnificent fourth novel is a hefty read, yet never does it feel too long.

By Kimberly Bourgeois