Books set in Canada – Equal Opportunity Reader

[REVIEW] Camp Zero, by Michelle Min Sterling

The Kindle cover of Camp Zero, depicting a close-up image of an Asian woman's face surrounded by parka hood with the title overlaid, sits next to a cocktail on a wooden table.

(Buy this book here.) Mixed feelings, thy name is Camp Zero. The writing is beautiful and tight. Sterling has clearly studied the craft in depth and the book has a technical precision to it that’s really admirable. There were many times in this book when I read a sentence and thought “wow, that’s a beautiful/sharp/movingContinue reading “[REVIEW] Camp Zero, by Michelle Min Sterling”

[REVIEW] Moon of the Crusted Snow, by Waubgeshig Rice

(Find it HERE.) Evan Whitesky is a loving father, doting husband, and pretty good moose hunter who lives on an Anishinaabe reserve in Northern Canada. As he preps for the upcoming winter, a massive power outage cuts the reserve entirely off from the outside world. While Evan and his family are somewhat secure, partially becauseContinue reading “[REVIEW] Moon of the Crusted Snow, by Waubgeshig Rice”