A towering work of cultural history and criticism, Alex Ross’ new book Wagnerism takes a deep look at the always-controversial composer and his many legacies. Born in 1813, Wagner had his first operas appear before…
Lucy Ellmann – Ducks, Newburyport (Biblioasis, 2019) A thousand-page long story about an Ohio housewife, Ducks, Newburyport isn’t like anything you’ve read before. Told in a running monologue, it’s a breathtaking display of writing and…
The Catcher in the Rye is one of the world-famous bestsellers. It was criticized and even forbidden, which only made this book more desirable for many. It became a symbol of nonconformism and riot against…
Last spring, filmmaker and activist Joshua M. Ferguson made headlines around Canada when they received Ontario’s first non-binary birth certificate, the climax of a lengthy struggle with the Ontario government. In their new memoir, Me,…
In recent years, few concepts have resonated as much as toxic masculinity. From how it plays in personal relationships to how people engage with culture, it’s gone from the specialized world of academics to everyday…
Oral storytelling’s a key feature of many cultures; it’s said that Homer sang his stories to audiences in ancient Greece. And in his new novel, An Orchestra of Minorities, Chigozie Obioma uses oral storytelling as…
Author and novelist Mavis Gallant once wrote that a book of her stories should be read individually, so each of her stories is spaced out and given that much more power. I can’t think of…
Final Rating : 8.5/10 A bittersweet, moving story set in Winnipeg, Casey Plett’s new novel Little Fish follows Wendy Reimer over the course of a few weeks in November and December, as her life comes…
“Science fiction is metaphor,” wrote Ursula K Le Guin, “what sets it apart from older forms of fiction seems to be it’s use of new metaphors.” Meanwhile, Elsewhere is packed with these kinds of new…
