“In tale after tale, ‘jagged’ language and innovative fragmentation conjure life’s ‘accidental and brutal’ reversals.”

Inside the April Issue: Ruth Panofsky reviews “Burn Man,” by Mark Anthony Jarman, published by Biblioasis.

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'Authoritative and candidly subjective . . . This lavishly illustrated biography gives the painter Mary Pratt her due.'

Read Keith Garebian's review of Mary Pratt: A Love Affair with Vision at Literary Review of Canada

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Bookworm just dropped the latest beat!

No. 38 features Miriam Lafontaine on Chris Oliveros’s FLQ graphic novel (@DandQ), Leighton Schreyer on “Psychedelics,” by Erika Dyck (@mitpress), and a Q&A with contributors Ian Canon and Kyler Zeleny.

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“The modelling proved to be spot‑on, and by October, Saskatchewan led the country in infections, deaths, and ICU admissions.”

Inside the April issue: John Baglow reviews “A Healthy Future,” by Ryan Meili, published by UBC Press.
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We decided we needed a break this afternoon after last day of teaching yesterday and before the maelstrom of marking commences. Enjoying the latest Literary Review of Canada with Layla before she decides to chew it up.Layla G. Hound photos: Julie Gordon-Woolf

Inside the April issue: Amanda Perry reviews 'Que notre joie demeure,' by Kevin Lambert (Éditions Héliotrope) and 'Ce que je sais de toi,' by Éric Chacour (Éditions Alto).
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Bookworm has great reads on the horizon!

No. 37 features The Eccentric Wallflower on Nav Bhatia Superfan's 'The Heart of a Superfan' (@PenguinCanada), Liam Rockall on William Deverell's latest (@ecwpress), and a page from 'Defending Animals,' by Kendra Coulter (@mitpress).

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“Who knew? That one of the greatest spies before the Second World War was a Canadian?”

David Marks Shribman reviews “Cracking the Nazi Code,” by Jason Bell (HarperCollinsCa) and “Cold War over Canada,” by E. Scott Maclagan (@LorimerBooks).
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“Each of the contributors describes the moment when they had to either flee or face persecution, imprisonment, even death.”

Marian Botsford Fraser reviews “The Uncaged Voice,” edited by Keith Ross Leckie and published by Cormorant Books.

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Bookworm, no. 36 raises the literary stakes!

A review of Deirdre Kessler's 'Darwin's Hornpipe' (@Penumbra_Press). Leighton Schreyer on Jarol Boan's new book (@UofRPress). A cover artist Q&A. Finalists for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize (@writerstrust).

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“She spins elaborate yarns to inflate her social standing.'

Inside the April issue: Emily Latimer (she/her) reviews “The Damages,” by Genevieve Scott, published by PenguinRandomHouseCA.
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The cover of this month’s Literary Review of Canada is so delightful. I’ve been running my finger through the maze for a while now, and thinking about how much I loved working on magazines because of the tactile experience. You engage with magazines physically, and I miss that.

Nova Scotia Mass Murder Revisited: My latest review of Dean Beeby's new book is entitled 'Commission Concluded' and flags the unanswered questions. See April 2024 edition of ⁦⁦Literary Review of Canada⁩ Over to ⁦⁦Paul Palango⁩ #NSpoli #cdnpoli #RCMP reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2024/…

nice essay by Srdjan Vucetic in Literary Review of Canada about Kim Nossal's new book, 'Canada Alone' Dundurn Press

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Understated yet absorbing, with three-dimensional characters who are immediately likeable yet realistically flawed.

Meg Braem's Flight Risk reviewed at Literary Review of Canada! ow.ly/9WcG50QQC56

#FlightRisk #Play #CanadianPlaywrights #SeniorStories

Happy #WorldPoetryDay ! Today we celebrate poets across the world, and the myriad ways they can make tangible the mysteries of life with a few syllables, touching hearts in the process. Read more about Carol Shield’s own poetry at Literary Review of Canada: bit.ly/43mT7hH

Inside the April issue: An original essay by Mark Kingwell on receiving unwelcome feedback.

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This week’s Bookworm is now in session!

No. 35 features Ray Reid on Drew Hayden Taylor's “Cold” (@PenguinCanada), Caroline Noël on “Back from the Deep” by Doug Horner (@SteerforthPress), and a closer look at the The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction for Fiction long list.

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“The colourful universe created by the children contrasts sharply with the pervasive ills of the adult world.”

Inside the April issue: Stacey May Fowles reviews Catherine Leroux's “The Future,” translated by Susan Ouriou and published by Biblioasis.
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“Her sympathetic depiction makes the quiet and lyrical ‘Followed by the Lark’ all the more heart-wrenching.”
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