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The Miramichi Reader highlights noteworthy books and authors across Canada from coast to coast to coast. We invite you to peruse our site for in-depth Book Reviews, Author Interviews, Literary Critiques, and Essays, posted daily. Featured by-lines and literary showcases are posted monthly.

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Recent fiction reviews

The Four-Faced Liar by P.W. Bridgman

<img src="https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/four-faced-liar-shad-400x600.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1" alt="The Four-Faced Liar by P.W. Bridgman" itemprop="image" class="center" srcset="https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/four-faced-liar-shad-400x600.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 400w,https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/four-faced-liar-shad-400x600.jpg?size=240x360&lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 240w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" />

The Four-Faced Liar by P.W. Bridgman

Bill Arnott | May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 | Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Stories

Night Watch: The Vet Suite by Gillian Wigmore

<img src="https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Night-Watch-shad-400x600.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1" alt="Night Watch: The Vet Suite by Gillian Wigmore" itemprop="image" class="center" srcset="https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Night-Watch-shad-400x600.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 400w,https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Night-Watch-shad-400x600.jpg?size=240x360&lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 240w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" />

Night Watch: The Vet Suite by Gillian Wigmore

Gemma Marr | May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 | Fiction, Short Fiction

Hunger Moon by Traci Skuce

<img src="https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Hunger-Moon-shad-400x600.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1" alt="Hunger Moon by Traci Skuce" itemprop="image" class="center" srcset="https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Hunger-Moon-shad-400x600.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 400w,https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Hunger-Moon-shad-400x600.jpg?size=240x360&lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 240w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" />

Hunger Moon by Traci Skuce

Ian Colford | May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 | Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Stories

Dancing with Chairs in the Music House by Caro Soles

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Dancing with Chairs in the Music House by Caro Soles

Alison Manley | May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 | Fiction

Previous Fiction and Non-Fiction Reviews can be found by clicking the “Menu” icon at the top right of this page.

Recent non-fiction reviews

Lunging in the Underbrush – A Life Lived Backward by David Homel

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Lunging in the Underbrush – A Life Lived Backward by David Homel

May 9, 2021May 9, 2021

Senior Management: Parenting My Parents by Martha Vowles

<img src="https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Senior-Management-shad-400x600.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1" alt="Senior Management: Parenting My Parents by Martha Vowles" itemprop="image" class="center" srcset="https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Senior-Management-shad-400x600.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 400w,https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Senior-Management-shad-400x600.jpg?size=240x360&lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 240w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" />

Senior Management: Parenting My Parents by Martha Vowles

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021

The Bullet: Stories From The Newfoundland Railway by Robert Hunt

<img src="https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/The-Bullet-shad-400x600.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1" alt="The Bullet: Stories From The Newfoundland Railway by Robert Hunt" itemprop="image" class="center" srcset="https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/The-Bullet-shad-400x600.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 400w,https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/The-Bullet-shad-400x600.jpg?size=240x360&lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 240w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" />

The Bullet: Stories From The Newfoundland Railway by Robert Hunt

May 6, 2021May 6, 2021

Stephanie Collins

Kerouac & Presley by André Pronovost

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Kerouac & Presley by André Pronovost

May 2, 2021May 2, 2021

Jeffery D. Muzzerall

Recent poetry reviews

Revelation and Reconciliation in Rob Taylor’s “Strangers”

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Revelation and Reconciliation in Rob Taylor’s “Strangers”

May 8, 2021May 8, 2021

Little Housewolf by Medrie Purdham

<img src="https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Little-Housewolf-shad-400x600.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1" alt="Little Housewolf by Medrie Purdham" itemprop="image" class="center" srcset="https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Little-Housewolf-shad-400x600.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 400w,https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Little-Housewolf-shad-400x600.jpg?size=240x360&lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 240w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" />

Little Housewolf by Medrie Purdham

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021

Duct-Taped Roses by Billeh Nickerson

<img src="https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/duct-taped-roses-shad-e1619965455540-400x600.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1" alt="Duct-Taped Roses by Billeh Nickerson" itemprop="image" class="center" srcset="https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/duct-taped-roses-shad-e1619965455540-400x600.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 400w,https://915563.smushcdn.com/2259994/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/duct-taped-roses-shad-e1619965455540-400x600.jpg?size=240x360&lossy=1&strip=1&webp=1 240w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" />

Duct-Taped Roses by Billeh Nickerson

April 24, 2021May 2, 2021

This Is How It Is by Sharon King-Campbell

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This Is How It Is by Sharon King-Campbell

April 11, 2021April 11, 2021

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Miramichi Flash ‘Showcase’: April 2021

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021

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Bill Arnott’s Beat: The Authors’ Lounge Interview

April 27, 2021May 8, 2021

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First Loves Over & Over — Celebrating National Poetry Month

April 17, 2021May 8, 2021

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