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By Chris Beauchamp

You’ve finally finished your liberal arts degree. You scour the wanted ads, ready to find your place among the educated elite, the upper crust of society, the movers and the shakers. The problem is you despise every last one of them. They are your enemy.In his first novel, The Sun Never Sets, Frederico Morales tackles… Continue reading Book Review: A strong debut

By Katherine Fletcher

Award-winning Alberta author Rudy Wiebe would like to give you a gourmet feast instead of taking you to McDonald’s. No, this decent proposal isn’t the result of some “Win a Date with Rudy” contest but rather an analogy the award-winning Alberta author makes regarding his writing. “I want to give you a wide range of… Continue reading Book Interview: Wiebe’s gourmet prose

By Garth Paulson

Bret Easton Ellis is about as controversial as a novelist can be. The literary world is firmly divided along two lines when it comes to his prose: they either love it or loathe it. Those who sing his accolades do so on grounds of his sharply satirical, hip writing style and effortless ability to pinpoint… Continue reading Book Review: Lunar Park an ambitious read

By Katherine Fletcher

An integral element of any coming-of-age novel is the repressive situation against which the angst-ridden protagonist rebels. For Esther Greenwood in The Bell Jar it was societal pressures for her to be a proper woman. For J.D. Salinger’s Holden Caulfield it was pretty much everything. Nomi Nickel, the heroine in Miriam Toews’ celebrated novel A… Continue reading Book Review: A Complicated coming-of-age

By Kenzie Love

“A lot of books that get published suck.” These immortal words from Everybody Loves Raymond’s Robert Barone are a fitting analysis of Grizzly Lies, the second mystery novel by local author Eileen Coughlan. The novel is mediocre, but because there are so many other books like it the full impact of its pedestrian nature is… Continue reading Book Review: Grizzly sucks

By Katherine Fletcher

With the advent of Internet auction sites like eBay in the mid-90s, many collectors have moved beyond garage sales, flea markets and auction houses in search of the perfect addition to their collections. Cyberspace eases the pursuit as collectibles of every conceivable sort from the other side of the world are far more accessible. Given… Continue reading Book Review: Doo dads galore

By Kyle Francis

Since the series debut in 1998, Harry Potter has managed to protect a magic rock from an evil wizard, fight a big snake, prove the innocence of his godfather, save a Hippogriff, watch a friend die at the hands of the same evil wizard, narrowly escape with his own life on several occasions, dispel rumours… Continue reading Book Review: Harry Potter misses sixth step

By Jesse Keith

Success in the literary world comes with great prestige, but the prizes and acclaim sought by writers are subject to ardent competition. A trip to the top of the literary ranks requires a lifetime of work and devotion. A story often cited is of Canadian author Margaret Atwood deciding at the age of ten or… Continue reading BOOK INTERVIEW: Alistair MacLeod’s Mischief

By Jaime Burnet

As you walk to class one lovely fall day, crunching through leaves, sun on your face, watching agile squirrels jump from branch to branch, you may not have noticed the shaved head sitting on the shoulders of a black leather coat in the midst of the picturesque fall landscape. It was the head of author… Continue reading Book Inteview: Sodomy is the new poetry

By Jesse Keith

Certain stories stick with us. There are tales we hear in our minds, time and time again. Maybe it’s a favorite movie or book, or maybe it’s a story from a friend, but this story has imprinted itself on your brain. About twenty years ago Canadian author Greg Hollingshead read the mental case study of… Continue reading Book Interview: Hollingshead talks