Literary Review of Canada

Published ten times a year, the Literary Review of Canada is the country’s foremost journal of ideas on politics, philosophy, science, history, culture, and literature. Each issue features smart, lively book reviews and topical long-form essays alongside original art and poetry.

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Down to Crown • What did the viceregal ever do for us?

Here’s Howe • The titans, tycoons, and industrialists who helped win the war

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Barrelling Through History • Sugar and spice but not always nice

A Starr Was Born • He’ll never stop being Ringo

Potiphar’s Wife

To Keep Catching Fish • David Suzuki casts a wide net

Kiskisiwin • Indigenous history three ways

Truths That Bear Repeating • Walking down a poet’s path

Joual de vivre • Michel Tremblay’s delightful tales

Critical Loss • On the legacy of Joel Yanofsky

Kid Gloves • They know where their children are

Call to Courage • A radio host picks up the pen

Leave Metaphors at the Door • Therese Estacion has her say

First, Violin • Piecing together the life of Edna Taçon

Top Shelf? • This season’s roster of hockey books

My Girlfriend’s Cockatiel Sings to My Feet

Those Early Morning Rounds • Papers, payments, and enduring lessons

Autofiction • That’s one lean, mean reading machine

Setting the Record Slate • Leonard Cohen poetry with a twist

Serendipity

The Plot Thickens • A debut collection by Jess Gibson

Criminal Intents • Daniel Grenier and Alexie Morin go genre

Loan Ranger • How Anakana Schofield stacks up

The Departed • An affecting novel by Ellis Scott

Greek Revival • Discovering Yann Martel’s unsung hero

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