PreviewsIssue 88, Spring/Summer 2026
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‘PS: Burn after Reading’
The Kellock-Taschereau Commision and Soviet Espionage
Reinhold Kramer, Tom Mitchell
This book explores how Canada, after the 1945 defection of Soviet cypher clerk Igor Gouzenko and the exposure of Canadian spies, used the Kellock-Taschereau Commission – sometimes judiciously, sometimes not – to confront espionage and protect national security.
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A Single Syllable of Wild
Angela Waldie
This exquisite collection of poems explores the resilience of nature and wildlife under threat – forests, mountains, rivers, glaciers, and bears, birds, elk, bison – observing them in the wild, on display in museums and zoos, after forest fires, and during various seasons, especially winter.
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A Study in Red
Connie Gault
Utterly captivating, this novel is told by two unreliable narrators, Amy and Carol, who, when they hear that romance writer Hattie has died, are prompted to think back to the summer of 1962, when something life-changing happened at Hattie’s place. Exploring trauma, memory, isolation, and passion, the story pulls the reader into partial solutions to more than one puzzle.
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A Vacation for Victory
An Illustrated History of the Women’s Land Army in Canada
Kelsey M. Lonie
Blending creative non-fiction with archival letters, newspaper clippings, interviews, and her own grandmother’s recollections, Lonie portrays the working lives of the women and girls of Canada’s Women’s Land Army who planted, picked, and packed food to sustain the nation during the Second World War.
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Afterlife-time Employment
Jeff Martin, Jeff Martin (Illustrator)
Doug is a lowly office demon, working a soul-crushing job at Hell Inc., trying to start up an office romance, often running afoul of his boss, and now in charge of a new intern who is freshly deceased and understandably terrified in this collection of 300 comic strips from the popular webcomic Hell Inc. Also included are six new comic stories.
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The Age of Silence
Alaa Al-Musalli
This family saga and anti-war tribute to mothers in war zones is based on real events in Baghdad during the Iraqi-Iranian War and the Gulf War. The novel follows Bedria, telling how she struggles to keep her family together while a son is missing in battle and a huge fortune is tearing her family apart.
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All the People in My Head
George Toles, Robert Fleming (Illustrator)
In this latest collection of mini-narratives combined with abstract artwork, Toles tackles issues related to climate change, politics, relationships, death, and sex, with his characteristic wry humour.
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Ayah and the Big World Outside
Souad Shehab, Julie Sedivy, Barkha Lohia (Illustrator)
Ayah has always lived in a refugee camp and has a dream where a swallow flies her around the world to show her that there are places without fences and without war. This beautifully illustrated book is inspired by Souad Shehab’s experience – it powerfully shows how imagination provides strength and hope.
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Baba Yaga and the Girl Who Ate the Rope
Kate Rogers
The Slavic witch Baba Yaga, who can be seen as both matriarch and mirror, is the inspiration behind these incantatory poems that reimagine family, folklore, and climate grief. An aging mother is forgetful and filled with rage, but still works to protect the ecosystem in this frightening yet humane book.
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Bangsund on the Commercial Liens Act of British Columbia
Clayton Bangsund
Designed to assist service providers, lawyers, judges, students, and other financial professionals, this book explains how the Commercial Liens Act (CLA) of British Columbia gives service providers lien and enforcement rights on serviced goods in cases of non-payment. Hypothetical scenarios, self-assessment exercises, a governance overview table, a glossary, and a table of statutory concordance and indexing are included.
