Anson Ching on survival in the North.

Theft, death and don't-mess-with-me expressions—unlocking the family portrait.

The simple love of dogs.

Kelsea O'Connor on queer lovers, gothic horror and fairy tale themes.

Jocelyn Kuang on what it is to be a normal person.

Kris Rothstein on a no-nonsense Irish heroine.

Kris Rothstein on Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner.

Kelsea O'Connor on the comprehensive biography of Edward Gorey.

Unreliable narrator, post-modernist self-reference and contemporary literary references—Michael Hayward on the nature of the autobiography.

Michał Kozłowski on the ineffable Beverly Glenn-Copeland.

Kaiju are the heroes we deserve.

Kris Rothstein on a book written by a book nerd, for book nerds about a book nerd.

Mary Schendlinger on Fay Weldon's 48th or 53rd book, After the Peace.

Michael Hayward on an anthology of noir fiction set in neighbourhoods around Vancouver.

Anson Ching on a storyteller.

Outlet Malls, Janis Joplin, The Godfather and Taco Bell—on the scent of Ameryka.