Montreal-based writer Cassandra Khaw combines lyricism and brevity in short works of horror and dark fantasy
When Khaw is at their best, their writing has teeth – blackened, razor sharp, and ready to rend flesh.
Canadian award juries prioritize small presses, diverse authors on this year’s shortlists
Small presses and debut authors account for the bulk of the fifteen titles that appear on this year's shortlists.
Feral men and murderous TERFs: the post-apocalyptic world of Gretchen Felker-Martin’s Manhunt
This gruesome, often darkly funny novel manages to put a new spin on its central metaphor.
Peter Robinson, bestselling author of the Inspector Banks mystery series, dead at age 72
The multiple award winning author was best known for his novels featuring English detective Alan Banks.
Kate Beaton recalls her time working in Alberta’s oil sands in her first graphic memoir, Ducks
Ducks deserves a place alongside Alison Bechdel's Fun Home and Art Spiegelman's Maus as one of the finest examples of its genre.
In Nightmare Fuel, Canadian author Nina Nesseth investigates the neuroscience underpinning why people love being scared at the movies
As a primer to the ways cinematic horror works on audiences' psyches and the specific neurological responses these techniques can elicit, Nightmare Fuel is a breezy and fluent read.
“I eat those words like they is food”: The prismatic poetry of Pamela Mordecai
It would be salutary to see critics inside and outside of the academy pick up this book and engage with it thoroughly and thoughtfully.
The trouble with die-cuts and innovative uses for folded paper: a BookNet panel on the best and worst in book cover design
What makes a compelling book design? Four designers and a digital bookseller weigh in.
In The Chaos Machine, Max Fisher identifies the social media algorithms that are causing our societies to crumble
There are no good solutions to the problems Fisher isolates in his book, but this frightening text highlights the importance of confronting these issues regardless.
With the closure of Knife Fork Book, Toronto loses a beloved haven for poetry bookselling
The loss of the city's poetry-only bookseller is sad as much for what the store represents as for its physical presence.