Review: Patience by Daniel Clowes
Patience by Daniel Clowes is a graphic novel that combines a love story and time travel.
Review: 13 ways of looking at a fat girl by Mona Awad
In 13 portraits, Mona Awad paints a picture of a woman who struggles her whole life with body image and weight-loss.
Review: The Naturalist by Alissa York
I can thank my monthly book club for the discovery of The Naturalist by Alissa York, since I had not heard of either the book or the author.
Review: The Illegal by Lawrence Hill
The Illegal is the latest book by Canadian novelist Lawrence Hill. It tells the story of an elite runner, Keita, who finds himself in a country where he is undocumented.
Critique: Mort-Terrain de Biz
Mort-Terrain est le dernier roman de Biz, romancier et membre du groupe Loco Locass. L'histoire se déroule dans une petite communauté au Nord du Québec.
Review: The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood
I confess: The Heart Goes Last is the first book by Margaret Atwood I have ever read. I have no point of comparison, but this book was a wild and absurd universe that I don't regret one bit.
Review: Minister Without Porfolio by Michael Winter
As some of you may know, the Canada Reads book challenge is on in March. The short list has been out since the end of January, which gives avid readers a couple of months to get through five books. My first pick was Michael Winter's Minister Without Portfolio, a story set in Renews, Newfoundland.
Book review: Patience and Fortitude: Power, Real Estate and The fight to save a public library
In this short but dense series of investigative pieces, journalist Scott Sherman reviews the latest round of attacks on the New York Public Library (NYPL), an institution well known in the city for its prized academic collections and as a community hub.
Review: Us Conductors by Sean Michaels
If you, like myself, hadn't heard much about the intriguing instrument called the theremin, then you're in for a treat. The winner of the 2014 Giller prize is Sean Michaels' Us Conductors, a tale about Lev Theremin and the instrument he invented in the 1920′s.
Review: February by Lisa Moore
In 2013, February by Lisa Moore was the winner of Canada Reads. I only just caught up and had the chance to read it recently. It reminds us of an important part of Canadian labour history: the story of the Ocean Ranger, an oil drilling unit off the coast of Newfoundland that sank in 1982, killing the 84 men on board.