From Our Editors, Fall 2019

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With an unexpectedly early winter upon us, we can’t think of a better thing to do than to settle in and get cozy with a good book (and maybe a cat and a cup of tea). And as with every fall publishing season in Canada, there are many, many good books to choose from. Some of them are reviewed here in our fall issue.

We’re pleased to share work from a number of stellar reviewers, including Chelene Knight, Erin Wunker, James Grainger, Casey Plett, and Carleigh Baker, among others. You’ll find their reviews far-reaching, insightful, reflective, and beautifully written. We also have fascinating interviews with 2019 Griffin Poetry Prize winners and Dene artist and writer, Antoine Mountain. The prologue of Sonja Boon’s moving memoir, What The Oceans Remember, graces our essays and excerpts section, as does publishing professional Christen Thomas’s essay, “Solo Camping While Female.”

Here at Hamilton Review of Books, we are always looking for ways to make more space for vital conversations around pressing social, political, and environmental issues of our time. To that end, we proudly introduce our first What Matters Now feature, curated by our newest senior editor, James Cairns. We think you will find the reviews offered in this section timely and thought provoking.

As if all of that weren’t enough, coming soon we will also have a brand new Work in Progress podcast episode in which senior editor Krista Foss talks to fellow Hamilton writer Amanda Leduc about her current writing projects.

And finally, we have a request to make of you, our readers. In the coming weeks, we will be promoting a new program we’re calling Page Turners. It will be an opportunity to show your support for our mandate to bring you high quality paid reviews of Canadian literature. We need your help to keep doing the work we’re doing. Please watch for more information to find out how you can become an HRB Page Turner.

Stay warm. Keep reading. We’ll see you again in the spring.

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