A “wildly variable” collection of stories is marked by emotional extravagance and an abundance of figurative language. The ‘too-muchness’ and iffy copyediting result in a book that’s a challenge to appreciate. —Candace Fertile reviews Love’s Lonely Pursuits, by Marina Sonkina (Garden Bay: MW Books, 2025) $24.95 / 9781069534606
A debut collection of “spare, sharply focused” and “intensely male” short stories depicts a “world of physical work, training for it, engaging in it—or suffering from its absence.” —Theo Dombrowski reviews Cane Wood: Based on True Stories, by Stephen L. Howard (Altona: Friesen Press, 2025) $13.49 / 9781038326300
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…
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