Exceptional debut novel portrays the horrors of the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency in Uganda, particularly as experienced by schoolgirls abducted and indoctrinated for service to the cause.—Brett Josef Grubisic reviews We, the Kindling, by Otoniya Okot Bitek (Toronto: Alchemy by Knopf Canada, 2026) $22.00 / 9781039009301
With a wealth of imagery and motifs, a captivating sophomore novel tells a tale of an uncertain pilgrimage; it “presents a more complex truth than typical family reunion stories: that survival sometimes requires accepting fundamental uncertainty about our own stories.” —Selena Mercuri reviews Rufous and Calliope, by Sarah Louise Butler (Madeira Park: Douglas & McIntyre, 2025) $24.95 / 9781771624572
“Between the Bell Struck and the Silence contains poems of immense beauty while the speaker seeks redemption for psychological injuries of the past and finds it in nature. Porter’s deft handling of ‘a music of imagery’ (to borrow T.S. Eliot’s term), and her pitch-perfect tone makes this collection a poignant and rewarding read.” —gillian harding-russell reviews Between the Bell Struck and the Silence, by Pamela Porter (Qualicum Beach: Caitlin Press, 2024) $20.00 /9781773861418