Wreck by author, playwright, and documentarian Kelley Jo Burke is a hilarious and honest exploration of family trauma, love, and memory.

It a story about loss. How we carry loss in our bodies and minds, how loss can impact perspective. But it is also about love. How love remains despite the hurt, how love, if we let it, can heal, no matter how imperfect or messy.

A humorous and well-crafted memoir. 

Angie Abdou’s memoir This One Wild Life is a beautiful and engrossing reflection on the healing power of family and of time spent out of doors. 

In a series of hilariously authentic, poignant, and at times, down-right terrifying vignettes, Abdou writes about the grandeur of the natural world, the comfort of family, and the ever-challenging escapades of good parenting. Both author and daughter come of age in this daringly honest memoir, each discovering what it means to live This One Wild Life.

Recommended for a quick, delightfully absorbing summer read!!

One Madder Woman by author Dede Crane is a fictional account of the life of Berthe Morisot, the only female member of the French Impressionists. It is a sweeping tale of devotion, passion, and of living one’s best life. 

Crane is a seasoned writer and it shows; she creates worlds and characters with ease. One Madder Woman is a joy to read! It is a romance, a historical novel, and an education in art all in one! Prepare to get swept away.

Saltus, by Saskatchewan author Tara Gereaux, is a triumph. The prose is smooth, the dialogue crisp, and the tension so thick you won’t want to put this book down until the very last page.

I have rarely been so moved by a piece of fiction. The story is not only compelling, but Gereaux brilliantly and compassionately puts flesh to each and every character. By the end, I knew and loved each one (despite being frustrated by their actions) so deeply that I kept expecting to bump into them at the gas station, or at the local Smitty’s. This is a book that will stay with me for a very long time.

Satellite Love  by first-time novelist Genki Ferguson tackles the big questions: What does it mean to exist? Do our actions (or inaction) have any impact? Is there life after this life? Is anyone looking out for us? These universal questions lay heavy on the hearts of our characters, and so too for the reader, but Ferguson confronts them head-on through the lens of philosophy, spirituality, and faith with charm, humour, poignancy, and thoughtfulness. This is a lovely debut with a lasting impression.