Food becomes a vehicle for grief in this fascinating, sympathetic family story. Macabre in its gastronomic obsession and sometimes hyperbolic, Noley Reid’s Pretend We are Lovely reveals a fascinating slide from self-punishment to... Read More

A woman with wings is pulled down from the stars by the despairing god of the river, and is chained to the earth by his jealous love. Simultaneously, a village doctor’s affection becomes a place of refuge for a young woman with a... Read More

"Falling Back to One" is an important and challenging story that slowly works its way into the heart. "Falling Back to One" by Randy Mason is the story of two similar characters whose paths cross and become entangled, leading them along... Read More

"To Never Know" is a novel of unrequited love that deals with issues of trauma in a very nuanced way. "To Never Know" by Thomas Duffy is a dynamic tale of loss and hope in the wake of a national tragedy. Well-developed characters and a... Read More

This collection is a brilliant example of the versatility and vast potential of the short story form. Barbara Sibbald’s probing, sympathetic, and quietly graceful short stories are collected in "The Museum of Possibilities". The... Read More

This is young adult work for a crowd that has not yet relinquished its claim to awe. Robin Gregory’s "The Improbable Wonders of Moojie Littleman" is a strange and lovely work that winkingly lopes through one child’s extraordinary... Read More

All her life, Elsie Robins has had mysterious dreams of South Africa, a fire, and the death of her beloved nanny. Suddenly, the dreams are worse than ever although she’s thousands of miles and several decades past those early days.... Read More

When "After the Bloom" opens, Rita Takemitsu is, once again, cruising the streets looking for her mother, Lily. But as time passes with no sign of Lily, a new urgency infuses the old familiarity. Fourth-generation Japanese-Canadian... Read More