Independent Book Reviews for Independent Readers.
Saint John, New Brunswick native Jerrod Edson has published his fifth novel, The Moon is Real (2016, Urban Farmhouse press) the manuscript of which won the Writer’s Federation of New Brunswick’s David Adams Richards Prize in 2013. A novel of urban restlessness that is set in Saint John concerns the lives of four main characters, who appear to be settling for the status quo of everyday life.… Continue reading
Subtitled “Literary Ferment and Social Change in the East,” New Brunswick at the Crossroads is an attempt to explore the relationship between literature and the society in which it incubates as it pertains to the distinct character of New Brunswick with its bicultural character.
This authoritative reference work examines the literary landscape of New Brunswick and its two dominant peoples, Acadian and English, with the bulk of literature coming out of Fredericton (primarily due to the influence of the University of New Brunswick) and Moncton with it’s Acadian population (and the Université de Moncton).… Continue reading
Subtitled “The Death of Richard Oland and the Trial of Dennis Oland” this book is due to be released just weeks after the New Brunswick Court of Appeals is to hear Dennis Oland’s appeal of his conviction in late October 2016. Dennis Oland is accused of second-degree murder in the bludgeoning death of his father, Richard Oland in Saint John, New Brunswick back in 2011.
As I removed this hardcover book from its cardboard container I noticed two names gracing the dustjacket.… Continue reading