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  ReVisions

  Speculating in Literature and Film in Canada

  Wendy Roy

  Bringing together critical and creative works by 18 different authors, this book examines speculative fiction, film, and television to show how speculative writing can help readers/viewers to re-envision Canadian politics, cultures, and societies and ask important questions about representations of our world.

  (University of Toronto Press, $100.00 Hardcover, 440 pages, ISBN: 978-14-87567-58-3)  

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  Written on the Dark

  Guy Gavriel Kay

  Kay’s latest fantastical/historical novel about power and the human need for art centres on the well-known tavern poet Thierry Villar, who, thanks to his quick wit, underworld connections, and background in law, is drawn into the rivalries and conflicts of the ambitious royals. Along the dangerous way, he meets his poetic equal, Marina di Seressa, the gender-fluid Gauvard Colle who is acquainted with the half-world, and many other fascinating characters.

  (Penguin Canada, $40.00 Hardcover, 320 pages, ISBN: 978-10-37800-50-4)  

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