The Ugly Truth: The Multiverse Refugees Trilogy By Ira Nayman
Fans of Nayman’s humor and capacity for imagination should find The Ugly Truth a worthy addition to the series.
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Noisemaker by Andy Tolson
Part ghost story, part fictionalized memoir, Noisemaker is a love letter to when thrashing guitars, pounding drums, and the three minute pop song ruled the world.
Brit Happens: Or Living the Canadian Dream by James Mullinger
From the highs and lows of London to beginning anew in New Brunswick, Brit Happens tells gut-busting stories of success and failure and the unpredictable grind of stand-up comedy. It also offers a laugh-out-loud look at life in Atlantic Canada from the region’s funniest outsider-turned-local.
The Sick Box by Matthew Fries
In Matthew Fries’ novel The Sick Box, wanna-be advice columnist, Ben Matthews, is faced with a ridiculous problem that even he can offer no explanation for.
Sick in Bed Across Two Chairs, with My Feet out Through the Window by Laurie Blackwood Pike
Grandpa Pike may not have “seen it all,” but he has a lifetime of encounters-both serious and humourous-from his life in Newfoundland, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia that make for terrific reading.
An Embarrassment Of Critch’s: Immature Stories from My Grown-Up Life by Mark Critch
The heartfelt and hilarious story of beloved Canadian comedian Mark Critch’s journey from Newfoundland to the national stage–and back home again.
Buffoon by Anosh Irani
Three-time Governor General’s Literary Award–shortlisted author and playwright Anosh Irani’s critically acclaimed one-man show Buffoon is a masterclass of tragicomic theatre.
Unfiltered: An Irreverent History of Beer in Nova Scotia by Steven Laffoley
After extensive initial research, author Steven Laffoley discovered that the history of beer in Nova Scotia was as cloudy as a good pumpkin lager or a cold wheat beer on a dark winter’s day. So with an intrepid, albeit mildly inebriated, explorer’s courage, he packed up his notebook and set off in search of Nova Scotia’s beer-filled past, which, as it turned out, was far stranger than he expected.
The Liquor Vicar by Vince R. Ditrich
Reduced to DJing rural weddings, Tony Vicar feels the bite of failure. A frustrated and failed musician, unable to discern why he has not ascended to stardom, his only defence is to see the world through the lens of gallows humour, absurdism, and black comedy.
Fight Night by Miriam Toews
Those who enjoy appreciating cutting, witty, and sometimes dark humour with a dash of philosophical thought mixed in will find much to like in this Miriam Toews novel.
Don’t Be Talkin’: Recitations and Other Foolishness From Newfoundland and Labrador by Harry Ingram
Within Don’t Be Talkin’ you’ll find stories and recitations told by the incomparable performer Harry Ingram.
Supermarket Baby by Susan Flanagan
Who would have thought that a single dose of “cold and sinus” medication and a …
Fishnets & Fantasies by Jane Doucet
Well, well, well. Jane Doucet, you have done it again. Just like your first novel, …
The Rise and Fall of Derek Cowell by Valerie Sherrard
[dropcap]Ah[/dropcap], the high-school years. Especially the Junior grades when you are still finding your way …
I Am Herod by Richard Kemick (Guest Review by Chris Benjamin)
On a whim, armchair-atheist Richard Kelly Kemick joins the 100-plus cast of The Canadian Badlands Passion Play, North America’s largest production of its kind and one of the main tourist attractions in Alberta. By the time closing night is over, Kemick has a story to tell