“It is a tremendously rare short story collection where I could honestly say that I loved all of them equally—I daresay, it is a phenomenon that has never stricken me, and this collection is no exception.”—Jessica Poon reviews Devouring Tomorrow: Fiction from the Future of Food, edited by Jeff Dupuis and A.G. Pasquella (Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2025) $24.99 / 9781459754980
First published May 4, 2018. The Two of Us by Kathy Page Windsor, Ontario: Biblioasis, 2016. $19.95 / 9781771960991 Reviewed by Paul Headrick Kathy Page’s fiction has often been the bridesmaid, not the bride. After she was longlisted for the Giller Prize in 2014 for her story collection, Paradise & Elsewhere, Page was longlisted…
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Teardown by Clea Young Calgary: Freehand Books, 2016 $19.95 / 9781988298016 Reviewed by Sharon Kurtz First published November 7, 2016 * The twelve stories in Clea Young’s debut collection Teardown are largely concerned with friendship and betrayal. Best friends can become strangers, or worse, sworn enemies. There are childhood friends, jealous friends, friends who sleep…
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