Trigger warnings for rape, child sexual abuse, forced prostitution, other forms of abuse, and suicide. […]
6:40 to Montreal, by Eva Jurczyk
I was up way past my bedtime with Eva Jurczyk’s disturbing, fascinating new novel, 6:40 […]
How to Share an Egg, by Bonny Reichert
Bonny Reichert’s father, Solomon (né Szlama Rajchbart), survived the Holocaust before emigrating to Canada in […]
The Third Wife of Faraday House, by B.R. Myers
Emeline Fitzpatrick is desperate to leave her guardians’ home in Halifax, Canada. Not only is […]
The Warm Hands of Ghosts, by Katherine Arden
It’s been just over 100 years since the end of World War I. The last […]
Seven Down, by David Whitton
Helmuth von Moltke said way back in 1871 that no plan survives first contact with […]
Fuzz, by Mary Roach
Mary Roach’s latest dive into the interesting and odd is Fuzz, in which she pesters […]
How to Examine a Wolverine, by Philipp Schott
The amiable veterinarian Dr. Philipp Schott is back with a second collection of blog posts, […]
Speak, Silence, by Kim Echlin
Trigger warning for discussion of rape. Kim Echlin creates a protagonist who can navigate, in […]
The Erratics, by Vicki Laveau-Harvie
Vicki Laveau-Harvie got the call that she’s been dreading for years. Except, the call is […]