Santiago’s Purple Skies at Morning’s Light by Bernadette Gabay Dyer (Guest Review by Ursula Pflug)
Boom Time by Lindsay Bird (Guest Review by Tom Halford)
The Girl Who Stole Everything by Norman Ravvin
To See The Stars by Jan Andrews (Guest Post by Lana Shupe)
Reproduction by Ian Williams
Frying Plantain by Zalika Reid-Benta (Guest Post)
Note: For the past three summers, Naomi of the Consumed by Ink book review blog and I have been swapping a book review. This year I reviewed The Afrikaner by Arianna Dagnino for her site, and she has written a … Continue reading
The Afrikaner by Arianna Dagnino
For the third year in a row, Naomi of the Consumed by Ink book review blog and I have guest-hosted each other’s reviews and my review of The Afrikaner by Arianna Dagnino can be found there. Her reviews are remarkable … Continue reading
Perfect World by Ian Colford
(This is a guest review submitted by Naomi MacKinnon of Consumed by Ink.) Naomi often reviews books that I can never get around to reading, and such is the case with Ian Colford’s Perfect World.)
We first meet … Continue reading
Malagash by Joey Comeau
(The following is an excerpt from a review written by Naomi MacKinnon at Consumed by Ink. It is reproduced here in part with her kind permission.)
Malagash is a gem of a book. And I can’t think of anyone … Continue reading
Peninsula Sinking by David Huebert
(The following review is reproduced in part by the kind permission of Naomi MacKinnon of the Consumed by Ink book review blog. – James)
at the cover of this book. It couldn’t be more stunning. With stories to match. Peninsula … Continue reading
Dazzle Patterns by Alison Watt
6, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the Halifax Explosion. Due to this, may books have been written to commemorate, revisit or try to understand how the Explosion shaped the lives of thousands. The books, past and present have appeared … Continue reading
I am a truck by Michelle Winters
Once again, I am grateful for Consumed by Ink’s superb coverage of the books on the 2017 Giller Prize list. Here’s another one that Naomi allowed me to take an excerpt from. Author Michelle Winters is originally from New Brunswick … Continue reading
Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill
The nice thing about book bloggers is their willingness to share their posts on books I would like to read, but just can’t work them into my “to-be-read” stack. Here’s another Giller shortlist book reviewed by Naomi at Consumed by … Continue reading
Brother by David Chariandy
The following review is by Naomi MacKinnon of Consumed by Ink, and is reproduced here with her kind permission.
you’re looking for that one beautiful gem, David Chariandy’s Brother just might be it. It’s raw and honest, and the … Continue reading