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We, Jane

We, Jane

Aimee Wall's We, Jane is a novel about abortion and self-discovery that shows how complicated relationships between women can be.

Review by ["Yara El-Soueidi"]

By Yara El-Soueidi

Mirror Lake

Mirror Lake

Celebrated crime writer and two-time Governor General’s Literary Award winner Andrée A. Michaud's Mirror Lake is at once funny and sad, poetic and gritty, meaningful and absurd.

Review by ["Kimberly Bourgeois"]

By Kimberly Bourgeois

Neighbourhood Watch

Neighbourhood Watch

Inspired by her experiences as a Big Sisters mentor to a girl in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette originally published her bleak and solemn first novel Neighbourhood Watch in 2010 under the title Je voudrais qu’on m’efface.

Review by ["J.B. Staniforth"]

By JB Staniforth

Mont Babel

Mont Babel

Keith Henderson's Mont Babel is a mix of intellectual speculation, sci-fi themes, and family drama.

Review by ["Natalia Yanchak"]

By Natalia Yanchak

Concrete

Concrete

Mary Soderstrom's Concrete features a lively mix of field visits, interdisciplinary research, and personal anecdotes, interwoven with historical research and technical data.

Review by ["Morgan Charles"]

By Morgan Charles

Neglected No More

Neglected No More

Neglected No More, André Picard’s mix of exposé and impassioned plea, is summed up in the book’s subtitle, The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada’s Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic.

Review by ["Malcolm Fraser"]

By Malcolm Fraser

We Still Here

We Still Here

Indigenous voices, immigrant stories, linguistic diversity, gender, and generational divides are at the forefront of this exploration of hip hop’s evolution as a medium both of expression and entertainment in Canada since the mid-1980s

Review by ["Darcy MacDonald"]

By Darcy MacDonald

My Body in Pieces

My Body in Pieces

My Body in Pieces is Marie-Noëlle Hébert’s first graphic memoir, which recounts her personal journey coming to terms with her own body.

Review by ["Heather Leighton"]

By Heather Leighton

Cyclopedia Exotica

Cyclopedia Exotica

Aminder Dhaliwal’s graphic novel Cyclopedia Exotica takes place in a world where the Cyclops, an exotic subspecies of humans marked by their single eye, live alongside “two-eyed” humans.

Review by ["Esinam Beckley"]

By Esinam Beckley