Down in the Ground by Bruce Meyer
In the collection of short flash fiction, Down in the Ground, author Bruce Meyer brings both wit and philosophical curiosity to his musings on death. These stories are brief and sometimes startling. In other hands, the subject might be … Continue reading
Blue Summer by Jim Nichols
Maine’s Jim Nichols is one of those authors who write of their locale (in Mr. Nichols’ case, the fictional Baxter, Maine) in a way similar to that of Miramichi’s Wayne Curtis: it transcends the small-town environs with a larger-than-life … Continue reading
The Only Card In A Deck of Knives by Lauren Turner
her debut collection The Only Card In A Deck of Knives out with Wolsak &Wynn publishers, the poet Lauren Turner takes us “to the edge of something” as she writes in the first line of her poem “If You Haven’t … Continue reading
A Memoir in Poetry: You Won’t Always Be This Sad by Sheree Fitch
I opened up Sheree Fitch’s memoir in poetry You Won’t Always be this Sad and was sobbing by page thirty. The famous Maritime author breaks our hearts once again as we follow along on her journey through grief after her … Continue reading
The End of Me: Stories by John Gould
You Won’t Always Be This Sad: A Book of Moments by Sheree Fitch
Everyone experiences grief in their own way. Sheree Fitch is a writer and it made perfect sense for her to write about a mother’s deepest grief – the loss of a child. Within the pages of this book, Sheree shares … Continue reading
The Place of Us by Karen Draper
Karen Draper and her husband are ecstatic to welcome Preston, their first child, into their lives. Joyful anticipation turns to fear when they are told they must prepare to lose him.
We’ve all lost someone. It hurts. Horribly. Most often … Continue reading
Signs of Life: Images Formed from Words and Clay by Gerri Frager
Silver Linings: Stories of Gratitude, Resiliency, and Growth Through Adversity by Janice Landry
Things Worth Burying by Matt Mayr
The Tender Birds by Carole Giangrande
A Joy To Be Hidden by Ariela Freedman
Having enjoyed two of Linda Leith Publishing’s recent titles (Hutchison Street and The Philistine) I picked up Ariela Freedman’s newest novel, A Joy to be Hidden hoping the quality of writing would be sustained. A few pages in, … Continue reading
An Exile’s Perfect Letter by Larry Mathews
In Every Wave by Charles Quimper, Translated by Guil Lefebvre
Over the few short years of its existence as an imprint of Baraka Books, QC Fiction has now produced nine titles, with a tenth one in the works. Looking back over this diverse catalogue, it would be easy to compare … Continue reading