In this special edition of USEREVIEW, section editor Jade Wallace reviews three seemingly very different books: a novel, a graphic novel and a collection of poetry. What unites all three is an impossible longing to return: to a time, to a place, to a self that is forever lost. #CAROUSELreviews#USEREVIEWEDNESDAY Brooke LockyerBurr (Nightwood Editions, 2023)ISBN: 978-0-88971-442-7 | 288 pp | $22.95 CAD | BUY Here It is easy to draw comparisons between Brooke Lockyer’s Burr
Shantell Powell unveils the secrets (and only a few minor spoilers) of Cherie Dimaline’s latest novel VenCo (Random House Canada, 2023) in this traditional review. Content notes: death of a parent, lynching, domestic abuse, homophobia, misogyny, sexual assault and dead-naming. The reviewer wishes to thank NetGalley, for an Advance Reading Copy in exchange for an honest review. ISBN 978-0-73527-721-2 | 400 pages | $35.00 CAD — BUY Here #CAROUSELreviews#USEREVIEWEDNESDAY Cherie Dimaline is the award-winning writer
Lorenz PeterMoon Boots: The Chronicles of a Country Crooner (Conundrum Press, 2023)ISBN: 978-1-77262-081-8 | 120 pages | $17.00 CAD | BUY Here #CAROUSELreviews#USEREVIEWEDNESDAY Lorenz Peter is a writer, illustrator and musician. Moon Boots is his fifth graphic novel and is semi-autobiographical. It depicts the adventures of Lester LaFleur, a free-spirited musician of no fixed address. Lester looks a bit like a country-western Edgar Allan Poe, and he hitchhikes his way across Canada, living rough. It’s
Lisa de NikolitsEverything You Dream is Real (Inanna Publications, 2022)ISBN: 978-1-77133-930-8 | 336 pages | $22.95 CAD | BUY Here #CAROUSELreviews#USEREVIEWEDNESDAY Lisa de Nikolits is the multiple IPPY-award winning author of eleven novels. She is also a member of Crime Writers of Canada, and her most recent novel is a crime story unlike any I’ve ever read. Everything You Dream is Real features mass murderers literally serving time via time travel. The book is a