Literary Review of Canada

Our 35th anniversary issue—out now.

Inside November 2026: Pamela Divinsky checks out Canada’s shopping problem. John Lorinc on the notwithstanding clause. Emily Mernin discovers Bill Bissett.

Outside: A cover by David Parkins.

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Rest up!

Christina Apa on Becca Babcock’s “Driving into the Sun,” (NeWest Press) and John Casey reads “Beyond Biology,” (Dundurn Press) by Jason Martens. Photographs from Len Wagg’s “At Home and Beyond: Honouring Canada’s War Dead,” (Nimbus Publishing).

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“I imagine Morrison, ever stylish, smiling at the discovery that I wrote the first draft of this piece on a ‘commemorative Chloe’ tablet.”

Inside the November issue: Evelyn C. White writes about the life and legacy of Toni Morrison.

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“Letting go can engender its own reward, as this unusual and memorable novel about family life attests.”

Inside the November issue: Sandra Martin reviews “Ten Clear Days,” a novel on grief and letting go by @EricBeckRubin.

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Give Bookworm a shot!

Amanda Perry reads @JeremyAppel1025’s “Dark Phoenix,” (Dundurn Press) John Casey on “Why You Should Read More Fiction,” by Andrew Piper (@JHUPress). Kevin Jagernauth reviews Catherine Leroux’s “Republic of Glass,” (Scribner Canada).

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