Federico Finchelstein’s contemporary political science book "The Wannabe Fascists" explores movements that combine components of historical fascism with right-wing populism, resulting in a new type of dangerous leader. Decentering... Read More

In Erica McKeen’s dazzling novel "Cicada Summer", a young woman, her ex-lover, and her aging grandfather reckon with the aftermath of tragedy while cloistered together in a remote cabin in the Canadian wilderness. In the summer of... Read More

This tongue-in-cheek picture book celebrates the creation—and the conclusions—of stories. The unnamed narrator describes their childhood desire to be an endfixer, “someone who fixes the ends of stories” because some endings are... Read More

Nazis threaten to take over America in Danny Goodman’s poignant alternate-reality novel "Amerikaland". The world’s eyes are on New York City, where World Day, the global celebration of peace, is set to take place, featuring baseball... Read More

Downtrodden heroes are the focus of "Prairie Edge", an intimate, unsparing novel about the lives of Indigenous people in Canada. Ezzy is an aimless young man of Métis descent who has been scarred by stints in prison. He struggles to... Read More

The cultural, political, and literary history of Western Canada is embodied in "The Good Walk", Matthew R. Anderson’s discerning account of three pilgrimages across traditional prairie trails. Anderson leads expeditions that trace the... Read More

A disaffected army veteran seeks happiness in the poignant graphic novel Petar & Liza. After serving a term in the former Yugoslavian army, Petar returns to civilian life but feels unmoored. He meets Liza, a dancer who sparks... Read More

A grandmother and her granddaughter are entombed in a house whose walls hunger for murderous vengeance in Layla Martínez’s horror novel "Woodworm". The women are trapped in their small town due to the curse of the elder’s father.... Read More