by Lindsey | Jul 26, 2021 | All Reviews, Book Reviews, Fiction
While Garry Thomas Morse is already an accomplished poet and fiction writer, he manages to deliver something completely new and fresh in his new novel, Yams do not Exist. From the first page, it’s clear that this book is something different. The very first sentence...
by Lindsey | Jul 13, 2021 | All Reviews, Book Reviews, Fiction
Every short story collection should have one perfect story that the reader returns to over and over. Even if some of the other stories are ho-hum, that one perfect story remains in the mind. Through...
by Lindsey | Jun 22, 2021 | All Reviews, Book Reviews, Fiction
Jonathan Ball has built an impressive writing career that includes both poetry and fiction. That wild electricity of poetry explodes in his first full-length fiction collection, The Lightning of Possible Storms. The Lightning of Possible Storms is categorized as a...
by Lindsey | Jan 22, 2021 | All Reviews, Book Reviews, Fiction
The Transaction, Guglielmo D’Izzia’s debut novel, cements his place as a master of prose. It won the 2016 Marina Nemat Award and was named a 2020 International Book Awards Finalist. The novel follows a man named De Angelis as he travels to a small Italian town called...
by Lindsey | Jan 12, 2021 | All Reviews, Book Reviews, Fiction
Dianne Warren’s most recent novel The Diamond House is quietly addictive. Her portrayal of an entrepreneurial, working-class family in Saskatchewan is deliciously compelling and uncannily realistic, particularly if you’re from the prairie province. Reading The Diamond...
by Lindsey | Dec 7, 2020 | All Reviews, Book Reviews, Fiction
Biblioasis and famous Canadian cartoonist Seth, kept their holiday tradition alive by once again releasing three ghost stories for Christmas. Taking a break from publishing mostly Victorian era ghost stories, two of this year’s offerings are a little closer to the...
