Book: Flight: Stories of Canadian Aviation, Vol. 3
“Oops.” That's not a word you want to hear when you're flying. But that's what one pilot uttered when he noticed things flying around the cockpit…
Book: Star Song
In the same vein as his Worldshapers series, Regina author Edward Willett weaves a standalone sci-fi fantasy tale for young adult readers that is sure to captivate from the very first chapter.
Book: Bread and Water
I know dee Hobsbawn-Smith as a multi-genre writer, chef, yogi, runner, mother, and yes, as a friend. She and husband Dave Margoshes hosted me for a reading at their ancestral rural home…
Book: Six Saskatchewan Bunnies
It’s always fun to read a book set in a familiar place, and children, especially, love reading about places they know and can actually visit.
Book: Wake Up, Jacob!
I’m a huge fan of collaborating with family members on creative projects, thus was delighted to read that Neil Sawatzky—the author of the new illustrated children’s book Wake Up, Jacob!
Book: Landings: Poems from Iceland
It is very clear from page one of Landings that a piece of the author, Harold Rhenisch, will always be in Iceland. He first travelled to the island in 2009.
Book: Flowman and the Magic Mullet
Flowman and the Magic Mullet: the title’s enough to signal readers that this is going to be a gas. Who doesn’t chuckle at the mention of a mullet?
Book: apart: a year of pandemic poetry and prose
I have a hunch that as our lives return to a more normalized state, this book will become even more powerful. When Covid is a distant memory, the stories will take us back…
Book: I Will Never Break
As a writing instructor, mentor, and literary contest judge, I’ve spent countless hours reading the introspective work of novice writers and have found there are a few common themes…
Book: Last of the Gifted, Book Two: Water Sight
Those encountering the world of a Marie Powell fantasy for the first time with Last of the Gifted, Book Two: Water Sight will be impressed by her confident storytelling…
Book: “The Day I Discovered a Dinosaur Bone?! (Adventures of the Barnyard Boys)”
Many children of a certain age go through a “dinosaur phase” – a period when they’re passionate about the magnificent creatures that roamed the earth 70 million years ago.
Book: The Girl from Dream City: A Literary Life
One of the joys of reviewing books is that I’m constantly discovering fascinating lives and original stories. Linda Leith is new to me, but her book is so interesting that she quickly drew me into her narrative.