Pure Colour, Sheila Heti
Pure Colour is a galaxy of a novel: explosive, celestially bright, huge, and streaked with beauty. It is a contemporary bible, an atlas of feeling, … Read more
Backyard Wildlife – Back to the Garden
Back to Series Actually, it’s not quite back to the garden yet. It’s too early to even order soil yet. I’ve done some mint and … Read more
The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki
Click here to return to the series The global novel exists, not as a genre separated from and opposed to other kinds of fiction, but … Read more
Strange Fire, Joel Burcat – Book Review
Strange Fire Book Review Reviewed by Mary Woodbury Book information Author: Joel Burcat Publisher: Headline Books Publication date: February 2, 2022 Who better to write … Read more
Grey Bees, Andrey Kurkov
Little Starhorodivka, a village of three streets, lies in Ukraine’s Grey Zone, the no-man’s-land between loyalist and separatist forces. Thanks to the lukewarm war of … Read more
The Doloriad, Missouri Williams
In the wake of a mysterious environmental cataclysm that has wiped out the rest of humankind, the Matriarch, her brother, and the family descended from … Read more
The Last Panther, Todd Mitchell
Back to the Indie Corner series Rebooted for the Indie Corner, I was so happy to read Todd Mitchell’s fantastic children’s book–for ages nine and … Read more
Eleutheria, Allegra Hyde
“Allegra Hyde’s seductive first novel tackles the big stuff of climate change and the more intimate matter of heartbreak with grace. Indeed, Eleutheria bravely braids … Read more
After the Dragons, Cynthia Zhang
Click here to return to the series The global novel exists, not as a genre separated from and opposed to other kinds of fiction, but … Read more
Santa Soaked, Carl Lindemann
Thanks to author Carl Lindemann for reaching out to me about his illustrated children’s book Santa Soaked: A Story for All Ages. From Carl: This … Read more
How to Bury Your Dog, Eva Silverfine
Title: How to Bury Your Dog Author: © Eva Silverfine Type: Fiction Novel Publisher/Ordering: Black Rose Writing, Amazon, Barnes & Noble Publication Date: December 2, … Read more
Backyard Wildlife – Avian Bird Flu
Back to Series There’s a few turkeys in Canada these days who think it’s cool to, having been co-opted by what appears to be accelerationist … Read more
Terraform, Brian Merchant and Claire L. Evans
I just read about this upcoming anthology from one of its author’s, Jeff VanderMeer’s twitter feed. It’s coming from MCD Books in August 2022 and … Read more
Revelations: Horror Writers for Climate Action, Seán O’Connor
Anticipation…anticipation is makin’ me late, is keepin’ me waitin’. When I saw the gorgeous book cover of this April 2022 (hard cover) anthology, with a … Read more
Girl in Ice, Erica Ferencik
Click here to return to the series The global novel exists, not as a genre separated from and opposed to other kinds of fiction, but … Read more