Calgary author Kim McCullough’s debut novel, Clearwater is a good read for teens and young adults, mostly because it resembles a season of Degrassi. The novel follows Claire Sullivan and Jeff Carson, two teenagers living in a troubled small town in northern Manitoba. They struggle with abuse, drugs, drinking, suicide, relationships et cetera. There’s rarely… Continue reading Book review: Kim McCullough’s Clearwater
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Book Review: Canary by Nancy Jo Cullen
I don’t usually read short story collections, but Canary was worth it. The book, by multi-award winning Canadian author Nancy Jo Cullen offers snapshots of the lives of people in non-traditional relationships — whether friends, family or sexual partners. Cullen has won the Writers’ Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize for Emerging Gay Writer and has been… Continue reading Book Review: Canary by Nancy Jo Cullen
Book Review: Lucie Wilk’s The Strength of Bone
The Strength of Bone is about what happens when people bend until they break and then bend even further because they have to — because nobody else will do what they do. Lucie Wilk’s debut novel, published Sept. 10, follows three people in a struggling African hospital: Henry Bryce, a North American doctor reeling from… Continue reading Book Review: Lucie Wilk’s The Strength of Bone
Book review: The Son of a Certain Woman by Wayne Johnston
This is the kind of book that would work better as a movie. The Son of a Certain Woman comes from the bestselling author Wayne Johnston and follows Percy Joyce, a young Newfoundlander who is born with a disfiguring condition that blemished his skin and enlarged his hands and feet. Percy’s life is controversial: he’s… Continue reading Book review: The Son of a Certain Woman by Wayne Johnston
Book Review: Caught by Lisa Moore
This book is going to hook you and leave you hanging. Written by award-winning Canadian author Lisa Moore, Caught follows David Slaney, a young man who escapes from a Canadian prison in the late ‘70s. Once free, Slaney hitchhikes across Canada to get back to his best friend and partner in crime for one last… Continue reading Book Review: Caught by Lisa Moore