Arts

Series-ously Good Mysteries – June 2015

Is it finally spring here in Nova Scotia? It's been such a difficult winter, it has been hard to tell.…

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Dueling Magicians, or What to Read while You’re Waiting for Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell

If you’re anything like me, you might be inclined to skepticism towards movie adaptations of your favourite novels. For every…

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Recent Noir Fiction

The Drop Zone by Bob Kroll"A dark and suspenseful debut. Detective T.J. Peterson has a problem, and it’s not just…

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2015 Dagger Award Shortlists

The Crime Writers Association has been recognizing excellent crime writing since 1955. The awards, the Daggers, are highly coveted prizes.…

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Staff Pick – How to be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman

If you want to see the Internet shaking with rage, just google the phrase How to Be a Good Wife.How…

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Staff Pick – A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

I left Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life with two divisive yet equally powerful reactions to this masterful, difficult book. First,…

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2014 Bram Stoker Award Winners

"The annual for superior achievement in horror literature. Named in honor of the author of the seminal horror novel Dracula,…

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2015 Pen Literary Award Winners

The PEN Literary Awards is the most comprehensive awards program in the country, offering over $100,000 each year to fiction…

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Staff pick – The Ice Twins by S.K. Tremayne

“When you love someone and they die, it is as if part of you dies with them. Therefore all love,…

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North Korea and Film

As we celebrate Asian Heritage Month, I decided to check out a book that might shed some light on the…

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