Sex and death collide in Like Animals, the debut novel from Eve Lemieux
Like Animals has a modernist sheen, providing a chaotic surface reflective of its protagonist's conflicted and disaffected psychology.
Cultural reporter Elamin Abdelmahmoud talks about his memoir, Son of Elsewhere, his love of The O.C, and what the banjo has in common with the oud
"Even though I've been living in this country for twenty-two years and this is for all intents and purposes my home – it's where I intend to live the rest of my life – elsewhere is this notion that one or two pieces are missing," says Abdelmahmoud.
A tale of 2,058 timelines: Terri Favro tackles tropes from SF and comic books in her exuberant sequel, The Sisters Sputnik
In her imaginative sequel to Sputnik's Children, Favro comments on the nature and responsibility of storytelling.
What the body remembers: Naben Ruthnum examines corporeality and identity in his novella Helpmeet
Ruthnum's brief work of fin-de-siècle body horror reads like a mash-up of David Cronenberg and Henry James.
Come together: Conflicting notions of home and country are at the fore in Anita Anand’s novel A Convergence of Solitudes
The novel, which is structured to resemble a double album of interconnected tracks, follows a cast of characters searching for a sense of belonging.
31 Days of Stories 2022, Day 30: “The Alps” by Colin Barrett
Canadian-Irish writer Colin Barrett is a wizard with language that sings with the rhythms and cadences of the working class.
31 Days of Stories 2022, Day 28: “Hotel Tango” by Cora Siré
In this story about a man’s assignation with a married woman, the chaos and culture of Buenos Aires serve as metaphors for the couple’s incompatibility.
31 Days of Stories 2022, Day 26: “The Fate of the Son of the Man on the Horse” by Rawi Hage
Hage’s story of a doomed, ineffectual man is a layered consideration of religion, history, and the nature of celebrity.
31 Days of Stories 2022, Day 25: “Ordinary Love Song” by Alex Pugsley
Pugsley resurrects a seldom-used literary form – the epistolary story – and repurposes it for the internet age.
31 Days of Stories 2022, Day 24: “June Bugs” by Kim Fu
Fu’s three-part story fuses realism with fabulist elements.