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Excerpt: GROTESQUE by Elliott Dunstan (Wolsak & Wynn)
Next week, Wolsak & Wynn will publish Grotesque, the latest book by Elliott Dunstan , the Ottawa-based “poet, historian, author, cook, proud anarchist, drag performer, and otherwise man of many...
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Excerpt: THE COMEDIAN’S BOOK OF THE DEAD by Gary Barwin (Book*hug Press)
Tomorrow, Book*hug Press are due to publish The Comedian’s Book of the Dead by Gary Barwin. An imaginative “underworld quest”, it’s the latest amusing page-turner from the acclaimed Canadian...
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Excerpt: THE GREAT CATSBY BY HILTON by Rod Carley & Juliette Miron (Smart...
The Great Catsby by Hilton, the latest book by award-winning and acclaimed author Rod Carley will be published shortly by Smart House Books. Illustrated by Juliette Miron, it is a “catification” of F....
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Upcoming: & SONS (Icon Film)
Over the weekend, I spotted the trailer for the upcoming film & Sons (probably on Instagram). The name jumped out at me, because back in 2014 I read (and very much enjoyed) a novel of the same...
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Upcoming: LIFE OF M by Rachel Cusk (FSG / Faber)
Yesterday, I spotted Life of M on NetGalley. It’s the next novel by Rachel Cusk, the acclaimed, best-selling author of the Outline Trilogy and many others. I haven’t actually read anything by Cusk (not...
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Quick Review: THE SWISS AGENT by Anna Pitoniak (Simon & Schuster)
Amanda Cole manages a new case and a potentially-rogue friend and colleague… CIA officials Amanda Cole and Kath Frost must work together to untangle a global bribery scheme involving murder, wealthy...
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Upcoming: THE BREAKUP by Kurt Andersen (Random House)
This August, Random House are due to publish the new novel from Kurt Andersen: The Breakup. It’s been quite a while since Andersen’s previous novel, True Believers (2013), but readers may also be...
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Upcoming: MUDLARK by Mary Helen Specht (Ballantine)
This summer, Ballantine Books will publish Mudlark by Mary Helen Specht (author of Migratory Animals). I’ll admit that it was the cover that first caught my attention (well done, artist/designer —...
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Quick Review: LAKE EFFECT by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney (Ecco)
A story of two families navigating scandal It’s 1977 and an air of restlessness has settled on the residents of Cambridge Road in Rochester, New York, a place long fueled by the booming fortunes of...
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Excerpt: STAN ON GUARD by K. R. Wilson (Guernica Editions)
In March, Guernica Editions are due to publish Stan on Guard by K. R. Wilson: a “tragical-comical-historical novel” and follow-up to Call Me Stan. To mark the upcoming release, we have an excerpt to...
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Excerpt: THE UNRAVELLING OF OU by Hollay Ghadery (Palimpsest Press)
The Unravelling of Ou is the latest novel from Canadian author Hollay Ghadery. Due out next month, via Palimpsest Press, the publisher has provided CR with an excerpt to share with our readers. First,...
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Quick Review: LIKE THIS, BUT FUNNIER by Hallie Cantor (Simon & Schuster)
Interesting premise, but ultimately a strangely familiar story TV writer Caroline Neumann is thirty-four and mired in professional envy and self-hatred. Even Harry, her usually supportive therapist...
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Quick Review: TELEVISION by Lauren Rothery (Ecco)
An interesting look at a Hollywood and relationships, told with an unusual premise Some people you meet them and you imagine this movie together. The two of you make a kind of movie and then it’s over....
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Upcoming: EXIT PARTY by Emily St. John Mandel (Knopf/Picador)
The covers for Exit Party, the highly-anticipated next novel by Emily St. John Mandel, were unveiled today by Knopf (North American publisher) and Picador (UK publisher). I spotted a listing for the...
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Upcoming: WE WILL SEE YOU BLEED by Ron Currie (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)
The Savage, Noble Death of Babs Dionne was the first novel by Ron Currie that I read, and it was an excellent introduction to his work: it was a gripping mystery overlying sharp and empathetic social...
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Excerpt: THE HAUNTING OF MODESTO O’BRIEN by Brit Griffin (Latitude 46)
This Thursday, Latitude 46 are due to publish The Haunting of Modesto O’Brien, the new novel by Brit Griffin. To mark the occasion, the publisher has provided CR with an excerpt to share! First, here’s...
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Excerpt: LADDER TO HEAVEN by Katie Welch (Wolsak & Wynn)
Today, we have an excerpt from Ladder to Heaven by Katie Welch: a “speculative story of addiction and resilience, as well as alienation from a bewildering, rapidly-changing world that simultaneously...
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Excerpt: LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY by Theodora Goss (Tachyon)
On November 11th, Tachyon Publications are due to publish a new collection of short fiction by Theodora Goss: Letters From an Imaginary Country. To mark the occasion, and give readers a taste of what’s...
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Quick Review: IN A DISTANT VALLEY by Shannon Bowring (Europa Editions)
Events in Dalton are coming to a head, as a record-breaking storm rolls in… For a while, Rose Douglas believed life had given her a break. She was enjoying a steady job at the local clinic in Dalton;...
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Quick Review: THE PROOF OF MY INNOCENCE by Jonathan Coe (Europa Editions)
A coming-of-age tale, wrapped up in a mystery, with a backdrop of state-of-the-nation and politics When Phyl, a young literature graduate, moves back home with her parents, she soon finds herself...
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