Composed of one poem and thirteen short stories, an anthology loosely tied together by a geographic theme pays close attention to human relations (the good, the bad, and the ugly) in various Canadian locales. To winning effect. —Brett Josef Grubisic reviews Not the Same Road Out: Trans Canada Stories, by K.J. Denny (editor) (New Westminster: Tidewater Press, 2025) $24.95 / 9781990160509
Making Room: Forty Years of Room Magazine by Meghan Bell (editor) and curated by the Growing Room Collective: Meghan Bell, Terri Brandmueller, Candace Fertile, Taryn Hubbard, Chelene Knight, Lindsay Glauser Kwan, Cara Lang, Alissa McArthur, Navneet Nagra, Bonnie Nish, Rachel Thompson, Kayi Wong, and Lisa Xing Halfmoon Bay: Caitlin Press, 2017 $24.95 / 9781987915402 Reviewed…
Read more #168 Forty years of making room
The Summer Book: A Treasury of Warm Tales, Timeless Memories and Meditations on Nature by 24 BC writersby Mona Fertig (editor) Salt Spring Island: Mother Tongue Publishing, 2017.$24.95 / 9781896949611 Reviewed by Howard Macdonald Stewart First published July 1, 2017 * Mona Fertig of Mother Tongue Publishing has gathered 24 warm and poignant summer stories…
Read more #146 Poignant ruminations of summer