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Book Review
Sep 24
Lauren Scott
| Dene author Richard Van Camp's latest short story collection "Night Moves" finds us back in Fort Simmer with some friendly faces, but wholly new and haunting experiences. |
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Book Review
Sep 17
Sarah Hipworth
| This double review of "Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent" and "A New Index for Predicting Catastrophes" explores world metaphors and how they can condition our thoughts and shape our actions. |
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Book Review
Sep 10
Aaron Leonard
| Spoiler alert: capitalism is terrible. In her new book, Stephanie McMillan explains why this economic system is irredeemable and how we can finally crush it. |
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Book Review
Sep 3
Roshini Nair
| Author-activist Helen Forsey shares her vision for a better-functioning Senate from her book "A People's Senate for Canada" and reviews the candidates' ideas for Senate reform in this interview. |
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Book Review
Aug 27
Kaitlin McNabb
| Does urban cycling strike a chord of fear in you? Fear not, Yvonne Bambrick's Urban Cycling Survival Guide will show you the rules of the road and how to put them to good use. |
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Book Review
Aug 20
Christine Smith (McFarlane)
| The Harper government has been in power since 2006. In that time, it has managed to systematically dismantle Canada's democracy. How? Read on. |
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Book Review
Aug 13
Azeezah Kanji
| Critical scholarship on human rights raises serious questions about the ability of human rights to achieve or promote justice. Authors Nicola Perugini and Neve Gordon explore these questions. |
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Book Review
Aug 6
Michael Stewart
| The corporatization of Canadian universities is a startling reality. Academia Inc. reveals the astonishing scale and scope corporate influence has on our universities. |
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Book Review
Jul 30
Lauren Spring, Dr. Bonnie Burstow
| Do we need to rethink the practices of modern-day psychiatry? Dr. Bonnie Burstow says yes. Find out why. |
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Book Review
Jul 23
Yutaka Dirks
| Why do people migrate and what is it like when they do? This question frames 'Meet Me In Venice' by Suzanne Ma as we follow the journey of a young girl from Qingtian, China. |
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Book Review
Jul 16
Christine Smith (McFarlane)
| At 86, Joseph (Augie) Merasty decided his story needed to be told: a firsthand account of the impact residential schools had on Indigenous children and how this experience shaped his life. |
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Book Review
Jul 9
Al Engler
| Heat waves. Droughts. Wildfires. Storms. Weather events like these are becoming more frequent. Why? It may have something to do with the CO2 crisis. |
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Book Review
Jul 2
Jeff Miller
| Montreal publisher Drawn & Quarterly is now widely regarded as the best publisher of literary comics in the world. Let's take a look back on how they got there and what has made them so, so great. |
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Book Review
Jun 25
Bill Bogart
| In our health-obsessed culture, skinny=healthy and fat=sick. But, what if this is not the case? Read this excellent review on health, harm reduction and body and size diversity. |
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Book Review
Jun 18
Yutaka Dirks
| Sarah Gerard's 'Binary Star' casts a necessary, burning light. "A razor-sharp depiction of addiction and an unflinching look at our misogynist culture," says Yutaka Dirks; this book is a must-read. |
