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 Criticism and Essays, posted weekly. Featured By-lines and Literary Showcases are posted monthly.

curRent fiction reviews

The Current Between by Valerie Mills-Milde

James M. Fisher | March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 | Fiction, Historical Fiction

No One Knows About Us by Bridget Canning

Gemma Marr | March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 | Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Stories

The Broken Places by Frances Peck

Naomi MacKinnon | March 19, 2023March 19, 2023 | Fiction, First Book

current non-fiction reviews

Scream Therapy: A Punk Journey through Mental Health by Jason Schreurs

Mala Rai | March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 | Health, Memoirs, Mental Health, Non-Fiction

The Prison Lady: True Stories and Life Lessons from Both Sides of the Bars by Phyllis Taylor

Carrie Stanton | March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 | Non-Fiction

A Mother’s Betrayal: The Murder of Karissa Boudreau and the RCMP Investigation that Uncovered the Truth By John Elliott

Heidi Greco | March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 | Crime, Non-Fiction, True Crime

Current poetry reviews

Claimings and Other Wild Things Poems by Noelle Schmidt

Catherine Walker | March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 | Poetry

Dislocations by Karen Enns

Michael Greenstein | March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 | Poetry

Good Morning Poems By George Bowering

Diana Stevan | March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 | Poetry

Current Titles for Younger Readers

A Place for Pauline by Anouk Mahiout, illustrations by Marjolaine Perreten

Carrie Stanton | January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 | Children, Children

The Dollhouse by Charis Cotter

Ella Breau | January 22, 2023January 23, 2023 | Young Adult

The Case of the Rigged Race by Michael Hutchinson

Anne Smith-Nochasak | January 9, 2023January 8, 2023 | Cultural, Fiction, Indigenous Titles, Middle Grade, Middle Grader, Young Adult

Featured Columns

Why I Wrote This Book: Issue #12

James M. Fisher and Nathaniel G. Moore | February 26, 2023February 27, 2023

Weekly Ferocity: March 18, 2023

Simon Constam | March 18, 2023March 18, 2023

Current interviews

The Kate Hargreaves Interview

Sharon Berg | March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 | Interviews

Bill Arnott’s Showcase: introducing Bestseller Kim Spencer

Bill Arnott | March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 | Bill Arnotts Showcase

Bill Arnott’s Showcase, a Visit With Bestseller Eve Lazarus

Bill Arnott | March 6, 2023March 6, 2023 | Bill Arnotts Showcase, Interviews

The Dee Hobsbawn-Smith Interview

Nathaniel G. Moore | February 6, 2023February 6, 2023 | Interviews

Notable Short Stories

Winter Addict by Tom Halford

Tom Halford

Fishing With Dad by Zoe Sutton Harris

Zoe Sutton Harris

You Never Know What You’ll Find in Your Easter Basket By Traci Mullins

Traci Mullins

Tom’s Wedding by Susan Sanford Blades

Susan Sanford Blades