review

John Goldbach's novel, The Devil and the Detective, was awarded four stars in an early review from Timeout Chicago in the April 18th edition of the magazine. Among other things, reviewer Jonathan Messinger notes its amusing slapstick and indebtedness to noir and Harry Mathews:

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In the 70th issue of ARC Poetry Magazine, reviewer Andrew Johnson reviewed Matthew Tierney's new poetry collection, Prob­a­bly Inevitable, and admired the poet's obsession with time that carries throughout the book:

The January/February issue of This Magazine features a review of Spencer Gordon's Cosmo by Caitlynn Cummings. The review is outstanding, as it not only calls Gordon's work 'brave, poignant, and hilarious,' but it also compares him to Mariah Carey.

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In the January 2013 issue of Canadian Literature, reviewer Maia Joseph looked at Sina Queyras's novel, Autobiography of Childhood, and finds a towering achievement in urban literature, strongly influenced by the work of Virginia Woolf. An excerpt of the review follows.

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Just before the end of 2012, the Winnipeg Free Press reviewed Spencer Gordon's debut short story collection, Cosmo. The good news is, the reviewer, Victor Enns, loved the book. The bad news is, he really didn't like the cover. (We love the cover, so we're not sure what he finds so unpleasant.)

The review follows:

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The December 18, 2012 edition of Toronto newspaper the Beach Metro featured a review of Milosz by Cordelia Strube, a Coach House author who just happens to live in Toronto's Beaches neighbourhood. Reviewer Bill MacLean highly recommends Strube's new novel (and we do, too!):

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In the September 22 edition of the Edmonton Journal, writer Michael Hingston gave a very favourable review to Cordelia Strube's new novel, Milosz:

At once challenging and validating, Tamara Faith Berger's Maidenhead centres on the sexual and intellectual awakening of 16-year-old Myra. During her family's ill-time Florida vacation she has an encounter with a stranger, Elijah. In Elijah's hotel room, her desire and fear unfurl and become inextricable (though she runs from him before any sexual act can be completed). When Myra returns home she distances herself from old friends, their interests now childish and insubstantial.

The National Post's Rachel Harry raved about Heather Birrell's Mad Hope on Saturday, May 19, noting the complex mixture of grief and levity:

Review: Mad Hope, by Heather Birrell

The indefinite article in the title of A Complete Encyclopedia of Different Types of People (Coach House) is either a logical impossibility or further evidence of the multiverse. Gabe Foreman is a 'new' poet who lives in Montreal, and his first book is a real gem.