Smash & Grab by Mark Anthony Jarman
[The stories] are often framed by violence or the bizarre or both.
Michael Bryson
Harley Parker: The McLuhan of the Museum by Gary Genosko
60 years ago, when Parker and University of Toronto professor Marshall McLuhan were at the height of their cultural influence, form, they said, determines content. Or as McLuhan put it memorably, the medium is the message.
The Story of ii’ taa’poh’to’p: University of Calgary’s Journey Towards an Indigenous Strategy
The Strategy sets out a framework for the actions the University is taking and will take as it decolonizes itself and becomes a more equitable institution.
The Beauty and the Hell of It & Other Stories by Lynda Williams
Life is wonderful and challenging, complicated and hard. That much you might easily take away from the title of Lynda Williams’s debut short story collection, The Beauty and the Hell of It.
The Blue House by Sky Gilbert
The Blue House by Sky Gilbert has two narrators, a primary one, Rupert, and a secondary one, Simon.
Soroka by Corin Cummings
This is a timely novel, written in direct descriptive prose, presenting the world as if seen through a view finder.
The Left in Power: Bob Rae’s NDP and the Working Class by Steven High
Its portrait of a moment in history convulsed with transformative chaos is reminiscent of the here and now.
elseship: an unrequited affair by Tree Abraham
This work is a remarkable achievement and a strong addition to the literature of love.
The Canadian Shields: Stories and Essays by Carol Shields, edited by Nora Foster Stovel
Her estate has recently emptied the cupboards with a release of Shields’s previously unpublished and/or uncollected stories and essays.
The Topography of Pain by Ivan Lesay, translated by Jonathan Gresty
Communism may be gone, but Lesay’s novel follows in the tradition of the “Writers from the Other Europe” series, showcasing a new literary voice who has emerged from circumstances different from our own.
Vantage Points: On Media as Trans Memoir by Chase Joynt
Chase Joynt is a non-fiction filmmaker and author whose work often focuses on trans themes.
The Good Walk: Creating New Paths on Traditional Prairie Trails by Matthew R. Anderson
This is a remarkable book about a remarkable — and ongoing — project.
The Coincidence Problem: Social Dispatches 1999-2022 by Stephen Osborne
Stephen Osborne is a long-time British Columbia-based literary raconteur and starter of bookish projects. In 1971,
Best Canadian Essays 2025, selected by Emily Urquhart
Consider the infamous Martian. What would they surmise about Canadians circa today, if they were to read the latest selection of Best Canadian Essays?
