Reviews

In Translation

In Translation

n her introduction to this new book of essays on Canadian literary translator Sheila Fischman, editor Sherry Simon ...

By Katia Grubisic

Twisted Sister

Twisted Sister

Lisa Hanawalt has been publishing her drawings, illustrations, and short comics in such places as The New York Times, The Believer, and Lucky Peach, as well as on a number of websites and in her own zines and mini-comics for several years now, and her bright colours and bizarre imagination are always a welcome jolt to both eyeballs and decorum.

By Frederik Byrn Køhlert

Science Fiction

On the heels of Joe Ollmann’s widely acclaimed graphic novel Mid-Life comes Science Fiction, the story of Mark Sett, a high school biology teacher who experiences an unforeseen crisis that shatters his belief system and threatens his long-term relationship.

By Heather Leighton

The History of Montréal

Modern Montrealers mortified by the current corruption at city hall might be mollified to learn that we've been through all this before. An inquiry in 1909 found favouritism and corruption among city politicians, and another, in the 1950s, blamed crooked cops and councillors for the city's rampant gambling and prostitution.

By Dane Lanken

Bone and Bread

Bone and Bread

In her enveloping, heartfelt debut novel, Bone and Bread, Saleema Nawaz penetrates deeply into the sibling bond.

By Ami Sands Brodoff