Lowfield by Mark Sampson
[Sampson] presents his version of the Island’s pastoral sheen through a subgenre of horror that features a haunted house situated in an isolated place.
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The Wish Doctor Will See You Now: The Wish Doctor by Mark E. Shupe
What if wishes you made turned out wrong, and you didn’t even know it? What if one of those bad wishes is about to ruin your life? Well then, you better make an appointment with the Wish Doctor.
Cooking Tips for Desperate Fishwives: An Island Memoir by Margot Fedoruk
Part love story, part survival story, part meditation on family dysfunction, this offbeat memoir chronicles the unpredictable life of a young wife and mother on Gabriola Island.
Rafael Has Pretty Eyes by Elaine McCluskey
The seventeen stories in Elaine McCluskey’s latest collection, Rafael Has Pretty Eyes, follow characters who have reached a four-way stop in life; some are deciding whether to follow the signs or defy them; others find a sinkhole forming beneath their feet.
Margin of Interest: Essays on English Language Poetry of the Maritimes by Shane Neilson
The essays in Margin of Interest showcase the rich history of poetry in the Canadian Maritimes, recognizing the drawbacks of regional frameworks while finding power and beauty in the literary traditions of writers who exist on the margins of Canadian poetry and culture.
