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'The Mistress's Daughter': Hell-o Mother!new
A.M. Homes memoir recounts the author's nightmarish
reunion with her troubled old lady.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
08-14-2007 |
Nonfiction
'Planet Reese': Feel-bad Funnew
Cordelia Strube creates a realm wrought with black comedy, depression and sympathy in her seventh novel.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
07-02-2007 |
Fiction
Child Chill Outnew
Teaching your kid to mix a Manhattan and other parenting tips from Christie Mellor.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
06-22-2007 |
Nonfiction
Under the Munro Influencenew
Away From Her is inspirational, though not everyone gets it right.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
05-24-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Alice Munro, Away from Her
American Uglynew
Innocence is not all lost in American Youth, Phil LaMarche's tale of rural alienation.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
05-03-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: American Youth, Phil LaMarche
Dep of Darknessnew
Montreal neurologist Liam Durcan writes about a depanneur owner with a tortured past.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
04-26-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Garcia's Heart, Liam Durcan
We the Workersnew
Joshua Ferris strikes at the heart of soulless jobs.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
04-13-2007 |
Fiction
'Ace' in the Holenew
David Matthews interweaves tales of Baltimore blacks, Jews and blues in his memoir.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-12-2007 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Ace of Spades, David Matthews
Mum on the Mindnew
Toibin captures exquisite Irish misery in his new collection of shorts.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
03-02-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Colm Toibin, Mothers and Sons
Boreal Rousenew
Punk teens flee Canada's northern nowhere in Bozak's dark and violent debut.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
02-16-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Nadia Bozak, Orphan Love
Teenage Vampirenew
Christopher Moore channels his sick sense of humor into the bloody good You Suck.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
02-08-2007 |
Fiction
Sami, I Amnew
Vendela Vida tells a dark story with a light touch.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
02-02-2007 |
Fiction
Born To Writenew
Literary latecomer Neil Smith on performance anxiety his sharp new collection of shorts.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
01-25-2007 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bang Crunch, Neil Smith
Scattered Dreamsnew
Neil Gaiman's latest isn't as sturdy as his earlier fantasy fiction.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
12-15-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Fragile Things, neil gaiman
The Permanent Periodnew
Ford discusses his life phases, writing satisfaction and the best books of the year.
Montreal Mirror |
Juliet Waters |
12-08-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Richard Ford, The Lay of the Land
