PreviewsIssue 87, Fall/Winter 2025/26
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White Hearts
Nnamdi Okose
Woven together with the lore and magic of the Igbo, the story of this debut novel follows two young boys seeking to be initiated into an order of warriors, when an accident awakens a vengeful goddess and unleashes a curse that could mean the end of the world. A great army of both humans and mythical creatures requires a white heart to lead it and defend the world.
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Whitey’s Journey
A Four-legged Soldier in the Second World War
Kelsey Lonie, Renee Hansen (Illustrator)
This true story tells of a loyal collie named Whitey, who befriended a troop of Canadian soldiers in 1939 and served with them overseas in the Second World War. More than a mascot, Whitey brought joy and comfort to the soldiers.
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Winter Sky
Stories for the Season
Shelley Thompson
Set during the winter, the stories in this collection – both historical and contemporary – explore the complexities and the comforts, the light and dark, and the heartache and delight of the holiday season.
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Wolf, Moon, Dog
A novel
Thomas Wharton
This delightful yet poignant new novel from the acclaimed Thomas Wharton tells the story – in styles and genres including Robert Service ballad, Regency romance, and court transcript – of Wolf, the first canine to bond with humans, and all of their many lives as a dog, from ancient Greek and Roman mythology and civilizations, through life as a hunting dog in a medieval castle, as part of more recent history such as the Klondike Gold Rush and the space race, on into present and future times of climate crisis.
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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.
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You Were Made for This World
Celebrated Indigenous Voices Speak to Young People
Stephanie Sinclair (Editor), Sara Sinclair (Editor), Mazina Giizhik-iban (Murray Sinclair) (Foreword by)
Forty Indigenous writers, artists, activists, athletes, scholars, and thinkers from across Turtle Island are included in this collection of letters and art that celebrate the potential of young people, who they are and what they dream of being. Structured as a medicine bundle, the anthology organizes the letters and accompanying works of art into sections representing traditional medicine – water, tobacco, cedar, sweetgrass, or sage.
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Your Lover Stabbed in the Streets
David Romanda
Short anecdote-like poems portray moments of absurdity and inappropriateness – among such people as parents, writers, couples, subway riders, pet owners, children, and workers in retail, offices, and a slaughterhouse – that reveal quirks of human nature.
