Category: Literary Fiction.

Book Review: Confessions with Keith by Pauline Holdstock

Book Review: Confessions with Keith by Pauline Holdstock

After a promising review by fellow book blogger Naomi, I was convinced I should pick up the latest release from Canadian writer Pauline Holdstock. Confessions with Keith is a look at a year in the life of a wife and mother who is barely holding on. I love tales of...
Book Review: Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah

Book Review: Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah

Here in Canada we are lucky to have a rich publishing landscape of Indigenous voices, and the numbers are only increasing. In fact, many books on the current and previous bestseller lists are Indigenous writers. I don’t see the same representation in American...
Book Review: The Fake by Zoe Whittall

Book Review: The Fake by Zoe Whittall

While preparing for a ‘spring books to watch’ segment on my monthly radio appearance, I chose The Fake by Zoe Whittall for two reasons; one, I keep seeing it mentioned everywhere, so obviously the publisher has been successful in creating...
Book Review: Who Has Seen the Wind by W.O. Mitchell

Book Review: Who Has Seen the Wind by W.O. Mitchell

Growing up in Ontario means I’m still learning about the Western Canadian books that everyone has read. I moved out west to Calgary 14 years ago now, and even though I’m firmly embedded in our publishing world here, I’m not familiar with what’s...
Book Review: Love Marriage by Monica Ali

Book Review: Love Marriage by Monica Ali

The phrase ‘love marriage’ means different things to different people, but in the context of the book Love Marriage by Monica Ali, it refers to the fact that Yasmin’s Indian parents formed a relationship based on love alone; an assumption for many,...
Book Review: Greenwood by Michael Christie

Book Review: Greenwood by Michael Christie

It’s that time of year again: Canada Reads is getting Canadian booklovers all jazzed up about one of the most popular readers’ choice competitions in the country, and it’s the perfect opportunity to get to those backlist books that may have fallen...