BOOK REVIEWS

Republic of Glass

By Catherine Leroux; Katia Grubisic (trans.)

Given the accelerating and overlapping crises that currently beset the world – the global ascent of the far right; galloping climate change; wars in Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran that threaten to spiral out of control; ... Read More »

September 16, 2026 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

Monsters: Unsettling Short Stories

By Russell Smith (ed.)

“There are few English words with as many meanings,” writes editor Russell Smith in his introduction to the anthology Monsters: Unsettling Short Stories. Smith quickly outlines the etymological origins of the word, beginning with the ... Read More »

September 16, 2026 | Filed under: Anthologies

★ Rebecca

By Kate Beaton and Sydney Smith (ill.)

There are picture books meant for children, and others that are meant for all ages. Rebecca, written by Kate Beaton (Ducks, King Baby) and illustrated by Sydney Smith (Sidewalk Flowers, I Talk Like a River), ... Read More »

September 16, 2026 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Lantern

By Sanna Wani

Lantern is Sanna Wani’s anticipated follow-up to My Grief, the Sun, the winner of the 2023 Trillium Award for Poetry. The collection is defined by five elements – Craft, Love, Ethos, Faith, and Grief – ... Read More »

September 9, 2026 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

★ The Continuation of Summer Dillon

By Sarah Everett

What is a human being? The Enlightenment Age, also known as the Age of Reason, foregrounded humanity’s natural autonomy, in stark contrast to earlier periods where human beings were seen as entirely beholden to religious ... Read More »

September 2, 2026 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Birthing Tree

By Amanda Peters

Invoking deep histories of hardship and inherited family legacies, Amanda Peters’s sophomore novel is at home in the postmodern literary tradition of the East Coast. Less gothic-adjacent than some regional stories, The Birthing Tree elicits ... Read More »

August 26, 2026 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Indigenous Peoples, Reviews

★ My Neighborhood

By Delano Brown and Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (ill.)

There is a unique language to every neighbourhood and My Neighborhood, written by Delano Brown and illustrated by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu, perfectly captures the nature of one community. An unnamed boy is picked up from ... Read More »

August 19, 2026 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

★ I Am Indigenous

By Anne Tenning

I Am Indigenous, written by Anne Tenning, a member of the Stz’uminus First Nation, and illustrated by 13 Indigenous artists from across what is now called North America, celebrates the diversity of Indigenous identities both ... Read More »

August 12, 2026 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Tuutarjuk: The Spirit of String Figures

By Louise Flaherty and Neil Christopher; Kagan McLeod (ill.)

Nyla and Sima’s family, like many Inuit families, is spending the winter in outpost camps. For Nyla and Sima, the days indoors are long, and they pass the time by playing string games. The two ... Read More »

August 5, 2026 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

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