Biography & Memoir

Reviewed February 7 2020 by Katherine Verhagen Rodis: "Dickens was one of the few authors to use orphans and convicts as lead narrators or prominent figures in his novels (e.g.Oliver Twist) or to explicitly mock prevailing economic philosophy of his time." … [Read more...] about Conversations with Dickens: A Fictional Dialogue Based on Biographical Facts

Reviewed August 29 2019 by Juniper Locilento:"When I thought of human trafficking I pictured lost young women. Glassy eyed. Too thin. But I pictured it as an ‘elsewhere’ problem not one that was happening in my own backyard literally. But the author wrote about locations I’m familiar with – Highway 27 Richmond Hill Brampton." … [Read more...] about Out of the Shadows

Reviewed July 25 2019 by Katherine Verhagen Rodis: "Mistakes to Run With Yasuko Thanh’s first non-fiction book is a brave self-examination into her journey from an underage sex worker on the streets of Vancouver to an acclaimed full-time fiction writer." … [Read more...] about Mistakes to Run With