Sigal Samuel’s The Mystics of Mile End (2015)

2020-08-19T08:28:35-04:00

There are five windows on the cover of Sigal Samuel's debut novel; in only one of them does a pair of people appear. Freehand Books, 2015 In three of the windows there is a solitary silhouette, and in the window at the top, the blind is nearly pulled to

Sigal Samuel’s The Mystics of Mile End (2015)2020-08-19T08:28:35-04:00

Ins Choi’s Subway Stations of the Cross (2015)

2017-07-24T15:24:53-04:00

Ins Choi's play, Kim's Convenience is already on my list of favourite reads for this year. House of Anansi, 2015 I know, I know, it's only August, but I am certain already (because it literally made me laugh out loud several times and then it made me cry). It

Ins Choi’s Subway Stations of the Cross (2015)2017-07-24T15:24:53-04:00

Beth Powning’s A Measure of Light (2015)

2021-06-04T15:00:40-04:00

If you recognize Mary Dyer as being one of the Boston Martyrs, you will expect Beth Powning's tale to be a harrowing one. To some extent, this is the case. Knopf - Penguin Random House, 2015 But even if the historical record considers the most remarkable aspect of Mary

Beth Powning’s A Measure of Light (2015)2021-06-04T15:00:40-04:00

“Post and Beam” Alice Munro

2015-02-23T10:14:54-05:00

The details in "Post and Bean" matter. The specific itty-bitty matters of surprising consequence. Not necessarily what one sees at first glance, but what one uncovers, what the broader whole can be understood to mean. Take the group of people in the church office. At first, a stranger to the

“Post and Beam” Alice Munro2015-02-23T10:14:54-05:00

“Comfort” Alice Munro

2015-02-23T10:07:50-05:00

While Nina was playing tennis, Lewis was killing himself. Readers learn this at the outset. Nina played; Lewis died. Back and forth across the net, Nina volleyed and returned serves; Lewis plunged downward into first unconsciousness, then... Into, what? As a science teacher, who insisted that evolution be taught in classrooms

“Comfort” Alice Munro2015-02-23T10:07:50-05:00
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