Alissa McArthur
Family Secrets: An Interview with Rachel Thompson

Family Secrets: An Interview with Rachel Thompson

Rachel Thompson is the founder of Lit Mag Love, an online course that supports writers in their efforts to submit to literary magazines, the former managing editor of Room, and a current member of the editorial board. She will edit our March 2018 issue, "Family...

Paper Teeth

Paper Teeth

With unique humour and style, Paper Teeth introduces us to a fresh voice in Canadian short fiction. Paper Teeth by Lauralyn Chow, NeWest Press, 178 pages, $19.95, 2016 Alberta writer Lauralyn Chow opens her debut short story collection Paper Teeth with a description...

Bearskin Diary

Bearskin Diary

Bearskin Diary is a humane, unflinching portrayal of a woman asserting her voice and claiming space in an often hostile nation. From the 1960s to the late ’80s, the Canadian government forcibly removed over twenty thousand Indigenous children from their families,...

The Homes We Build on Ashes

The Homes We Build on Ashes

Park explores the spiritual resilience of women in the face of colonial and domestic violence. Christina Park’s contemplative, slow-burning debut novel The Homes We Build on Ashes reaches far—geographically, emotionally, and spiritually. Following the life of a Korean...