Collections
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Anatomical Venus by Courtney Bates-Hardy
Dealing with chronic pain, losing a family member, and Clemente Susini’s dissectible wax woman dubbed Anatomical Venus are among the subjects dealt with in Courtney Bates-Hardy’s poetry collection Anatomical Venus.
Class Lessons: Stories of Vulnerable Youth by Lucy E.M. Black
Class Lessons: Stories of Vulnerable Youth by Lucy E.M. Black is a stunning collection. Fictionalized to protect the identities of its characters, this is a gritty account of vulnerable youth in high school by a real-life career educator and author, Lucy Black. Black has brought her career’s worth of experience into Class Lessons. We meet …
Beyond the Park: An Anthology of Ecological Experiences Edited by Ángel Mota Berriozábal
An exclusive passport from French and English writers from across Canada! Beyond the Park, edited by Ángel Mota Berriozábal, captures a distinct flavour.
Soft Serve by Allison Graves
Soft Serve is Allison Grave’s debut collection of short stories, arising from her master’s program at Memorial University. These stories are mainly contemporary stories written about “middle-class millennials” – the world my children will occupy soon, one that I can only observe from a distance of about 25 years.
The Sweetest Dance on Earth: New and Selected Poems by Di Brandt
Distilled into one collection is Di Brandt’s insatiable desire to understand, question and show the world in a new light.
Worth More Standing: Poets and Activists Pay Homage to Trees, Edited by Christine Lowther
. . . sure to resonate with nature lovers, particularly those who appreciate the beauty and mystery of trees.
Shapers of Worlds Volume II Edited by Edward Willett
Featuring a wide range of authors and settings, Shapers of Worlds Volume II performs the function of a speculative fiction sampler, offering a taste of different styles and themes.
Two New Short Story Collections from Tightrope Books
One thing is definite about Toronto’s Tightrope Books: they know a good short story when they see one. In 2016, they published Danila Botha’s excellent collection of short stories For All of the Men (and Some of the Women) I’ve Known which met with great success. Now I have just finished reading two more fine …
The Malahat Review Issue #200
[dropcap]The [/dropcap]Malahat Review is among Canada’s leading literary journals. Published quarterly, it features contemporary Canadian and international works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction as well as reviews of recently published Canadian poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction. Issue #200 also marks the fiftieth issue of this exceptional West Coast-based literary journal. Some excerpts from this …
