Grey Dog by Elliott Gish (ECW Press)
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by Naomi
1w ago
Since Florrie’s leave-taking, there is no one with whom I may share my real feelings, no place in my life for candour and misery, save between the covers of this black book. My truth shall remain trapped on its pages, while my happy little lies travel the world. I don’t know where to begin with this chilling book. I was sucked into it from the start, but not because it was immediately suspenseful. In the beginning, it reads like an historical novel about a school teacher in 1901. Ada is being placed in a new school with the help of her father and his connections. She should be grateful for ..read more
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From the Library: a runaway mother, a returned daughter, and secret short stories
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by Naomi
3w ago
The Way I Feel by Susan White (Acorn Press) The Way I Feel is Susan White’s thirteenth book (8 YA and 5 adult), and this is the first one I’ve read. The premise of The Way I Feel is what made me pick up this book. It’s about a middle-aged woman who suddenly packs up and leaves her life in the middle of the night. She leaves her forty-year marriage and her four grown children and has no idea where’s she’s going to go. Who doesn’t wonder what that might be like? This book offers the reader a vicarious experience that might help scratch that itch. It also offers some practical considerations for ..read more
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#LiteraryWives: Mrs. March by Virginia Feito
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by Naomi
3w ago
Literary Wives is an on-line book group that examines the meaning and role of wife in different books. Four times a year, we post and discuss a book with this question in mind: What does this book say about wives or about the experience of being a wife? Don’t forget to check out the other members of Literary Wives to see what they have to say about the book! Kay at What Me Read Rebecca at Bookish Beck Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best (Kate will join us starting with our next book, but I encourage you to go check out her blog now!) Goodreads Synopsis: George March’s lat ..read more
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Two from Radiant Press: Steven Mayoff and Meghan Greeley write about love, loneliness, and the new Promised Land
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by Naomi
1M ago
The Island Gospel According to Samson Grief by Steven Mayoff Samson Grief is an artist who has been living a quiet, solitary life in Prince Edward Island for almost twenty years when he is visited by three red-headed figments of his imagination. Judas, Fagin, and Shylock have come to convince Samson that he has been chosen by the “Supreme One” to build a synagogue on the island, after the construction of which, Prince Edward Island will become the new “Promised Land.” Samson doubts his sanity and tries to shake off these “figs” but they are persistent, and when a 6-legged starfish appears in ..read more
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Two from CoronaSamizdat: Lee D. Thompson and W.D. Clarke
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by Naomi
1M ago
A couple of years ago, I read my first book by this small, non-profit independent publisher across the Atlantic. It was called Unidentified Man at Left of Photo by Jeff Bursey and it was a unique reading experience. I can safely say the same about these two books. (Which is a good thing!) Apastoral: a mistopia by Lee D. Thompson Have you ever wondered what would happen if you put a human brain inside an animal? Specifically, livestock? If so, this is a book for you. It may also be for you if you enjoy literature that could be described as ‘offbeat.’ Books like this, this or this. Sometime in ..read more
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Highlights of 2023
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by Naomi
2M ago
As always, the best thing about book blogging is the bookish community, online and in ‘real’ life. I have loved getting to know so many passionate readers and bloggers and writers and reviewers and publishers. Thank you for reading and commenting and visiting and chatting and writing and publishing!  ATLANTIC CANADA Eight years ago I decided to challenge myself to read more books from Atlantic Canada. As a result, I have read 247 books from Atlantic Canada in the last 8 years. You can check out results of previous years here: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 ..read more
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Three from Biblioasis: Lisa Alward, Catherine Leroux, and Jason Guriel
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by Naomi
2M ago
The following three books include a short story collection, a novel translated from French, and a novel in verse. Biblioasis books continue to delight me! Cocktail by Lisa Alward (short stories) It’s been several months since I read this book, but it was one of the best short story collections I read this year so I’m going to do my best. Fortunately, I have good notes. The titular story–Cocktail–was a super start to the collection. A woman remembers the parties her parents used to have in the 60s and 70s, and how they changed over the years. She specifically remembers one of the guests, a man ..read more
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Nothing In Truth Can Harm Us by Colleen René
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by Naomi
3M ago
I was so happy to be back at Mavillette Beach, after Jennie Morrow took me there in her book Bird Shadows. Situated along the French Shore of Nova Scotia, I spent many summer days there, sometimes in the thick fog–so thick you couldn’t see the waterline from where you were sitting if the tide was out. The water was so cold that, in order to swim, I would enter the water a few inches at a time, letting each part of my body go numb before continuing. That way, I could eventually stay in for a while, yelling to my family that “the water’s nice once you get in!” . On the French Shore, the air wa ..read more
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Uncontrolled Flight by Frances Peck
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by Naomi
3M ago
I loved Frances Peck’s novel The Broken Places, so was excited to see she had a new book coming out. While The Broken Places is about the aftermath of a big earthquake on the British Columbian coast, Uncontrolled Flight is about the aftermath of a plane crash that takes place while fighting British Columbia’s wildfires. Rafe is considered the best pilot of his kind, so what happened the day he went down? Was something on his mind? Was he distracted by something? Or was there a mechanical malfunction that no one caught? These are some of the questions that plague the people Rafe left behind: h ..read more
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#LiteraryWives: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
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by Naomi
4M ago
Literary Wives is an on-line book group that examines the meaning and role of wife in different books. Four times a year, we post and discuss a book with this question in mind: What does this book say about wives or about the experience of being a wife? Don’t forget to check out the other members of Literary Wives to see what they have to say about the book! Kay at What Me Read Lynn at Smoke & Mirrors Rebecca at Bookish Beck Goodreads synopsis: Warwickshire in the 1580s. Agnes is a woman as feared as she is sought after for her unusual gifts. She settles with her hus ..read more
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