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At My Strongest When I Wander: An Interview with Annick MacAskill
At My Strongest When I Wander: An Interview with Annick MacAskill
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Let’s Play: On Video Games with Kawika Guillermo
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Everyday Myth: An Interview with Terese Mason Pierre
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: June 2025
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: June 2025
Telling Our Own Stories: Working-Class Representation in the Arts
Telling Our Own Stories: Working-Class Representation in the Arts
Into a Gloaming that is Fertile with Fiery Eyes and Towering Sunflowers: jaye simpson’s a body more tolerable
Into a Gloaming that is Fertile with Fiery Eyes and Towering Sunflowers: jaye simpson’s a body more tolerable
Anatomy of a Post-True Crime Novel by Jade Wallace
Anatomy of a Post-True Crime Novel by Jade Wallace
Froglet, Compost, Squirrel: Em Dial's In the Key of Decay
Froglet, Compost, Squirrel: Em Dial's In the Key of Decay
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: May 2025
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: May 2025
The Decisive Turning Point: Seven Books on Crisis by James Cairns
The Decisive Turning Point: Seven Books on Crisis by James Cairns
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: April 2025
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: April 2025
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: March 2025
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: March 2025
Where Constraint and Freedom Coexist: Sonnets from a Cell by Bradley Peters
Where Constraint and Freedom Coexist: Sonnets from a Cell by Bradley Peters
15 Canadian Books to Read on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the End of the Vietnam War by Vinh Nguyen
15 Canadian Books to Read on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the End of the Vietnam War by Vinh Nguyen
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: February 2025
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: February 2025
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Anuja Varghese Reviews Mona Awad's Bunny

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Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 4, Episode 1 "Wither Giller"
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 4, Episode 1 "Wither Giller"
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 3, Episode 3 "Queer Literature" featuring Shawn Mooney
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 3, Episode 3 "Queer Literature" featuring Shawn Mooney
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 3, Episode 2 "Politics and Prose" featuring Humberto Da Silva
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 3, Episode 2 "Politics and Prose" featuring Humberto Da Silva
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 3, Episode 1 "Speculative Fiction" featuring Janet Hoy
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 3, Episode 1 "Speculative Fiction" featuring Janet Hoy
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 2, Episode 4 "Beach Reads" featuring Victoria Kinzel
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 2, Episode 4 "Beach Reads" featuring Victoria Kinzel
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 2, Episode 3 "The Book Was Better...or was it?" with Jaime Krakowski
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 2, Episode 3 "The Book Was Better...or was it?" with Jaime Krakowski
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 2, Episode 2 "Poetry" with Lisa Richter
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 2, Episode 2 "Poetry" with Lisa Richter
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 2, Episode 1 "Book Prizes" with Jill the Book Bully
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Season 2, Episode 1 "Book Prizes" with Jill the Book Bully
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Episode 6 with James Cairns
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Episode 6 with James Cairns
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Episode 5 with Barbara Halla
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Episode 5 with Barbara Halla
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Episode 4
Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Episode 4
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Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Episode 3
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Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Episode 2
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Hamilton Review of Books Podcast – Episode 1

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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: June 2025
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: May 2025
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: April 2025
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: March 2025
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: February 2025
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: January 2025
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: December 2024
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: November 2024
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: October 2024
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: September 2024
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: August 2024
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: July 2024
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: June 2024
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: May 2024
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: April 2024
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: April 2024
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: March 2024
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: February 2024
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The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: December 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: December 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: November 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: November 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: October 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: October 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: September 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: September 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: August 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: August 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: July 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: July 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: June 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: June 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: May 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: May 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: April 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: April 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: March 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: March 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: February 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: February 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: January 2023
The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: January 2023

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It’s About Time: James Cairns Reviews Andrew Potter’s On Decline, and Stephen Dale’s Shift Change: Scenes from a Post-industrial Revolution
It’s About Time: James Cairns Reviews Andrew Potter’s On Decline, and Stephen Dale’s Shift Change: Scenes from a Post-industrial Revolution
This Land Is Your Land?: What Matters Now, Fall 2020
This Land Is Your Land?: What Matters Now, Fall 2020
The Lie of Reconciliation: Adrienne Clarke Reviews Pam Palmater’s Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence
The Lie of Reconciliation: Adrienne Clarke Reviews Pam Palmater’s Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence
The Leader of the Fourth World: James Cairns Reviews Peter McFarlane’s (with Doreen Manuel) Brotherhood to Nationhood: George Manuel and the Making of the Modern Indian Movement
The Leader of the Fourth World: James Cairns Reviews Peter McFarlane’s (with Doreen Manuel) Brotherhood to Nationhood: George Manuel and the Making of the Modern Indian Movement
Steeltown Redux: Mark Osbaldeston Reviews Paul Weinberg’s Reclaiming Hamilton: Essays from the New Ambitious City
Steeltown Redux: Mark Osbaldeston Reviews Paul Weinberg’s Reclaiming Hamilton: Essays from the New Ambitious City
Reading Crisis: Introducing What Matters Now, Spring 2020
Reading Crisis: Introducing What Matters Now, Spring 2020
London Calling: Shazlin Rahman Reviews Eternity Martis's They Said This Would Be Fun
London Calling: Shazlin Rahman Reviews Eternity Martis's They Said This Would Be Fun
Moving On: Shawn Selway Reviews James Wilt's Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? Public Transit in the Age of Google, Uber, and Elon Musk
Moving On: Shawn Selway Reviews James Wilt's Do Androids Dream of Electric Cars? Public Transit in the Age of Google, Uber, and Elon Musk
Throw Away the Rule Book: Irene Tencinger Reviews Lauren McKeon’s No More Nice Girls: Gender, Power, and Why It’s Time to Stop Playing by the Rules.
Throw Away the Rule Book: Irene Tencinger Reviews Lauren McKeon’s No More Nice Girls: Gender, Power, and Why It’s Time to Stop Playing by the Rules.
Getting Schooled: James Cairns Reviews Paul Bocking’s Public Education, Neoliberalism, and Teachers: New York, Mexico City, Toronto
Getting Schooled: James Cairns Reviews Paul Bocking’s Public Education, Neoliberalism, and Teachers: New York, Mexico City, Toronto
What Matters Now Winter 2020: Fearing and Hoping for a Crisis of Democracy
What Matters Now Winter 2020: Fearing and Hoping for a Crisis of Democracy
What Matters Now Fall 2019: Mapping Contemporary Political Power
What Matters Now Fall 2019: Mapping Contemporary Political Power
Feeling the Burn: Ian Borsuk Reviews Naomi Klein’s On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal
Feeling the Burn: Ian Borsuk Reviews Naomi Klein’s On Fire: The Burning Case for a Green New Deal
Sexism and the City: Sue Ferguson Reviews Leslie Kern’s Feminist City: A Field Guide
Sexism and the City: Sue Ferguson Reviews Leslie Kern’s Feminist City: A Field Guide
Fuller Democracy: James Cairns Reviews Roslyn Fuller's In Defence of Democracy
Fuller Democracy: James Cairns Reviews Roslyn Fuller's In Defence of Democracy
Welcome to “What Matters Now”
Welcome to “What Matters Now”

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The Decisive Turning Point: Seven Books on Crisis by James Cairns
The Decisive Turning Point: Seven Books on Crisis by James Cairns
15 Canadian Books to Read on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the End of the Vietnam War by Vinh Nguyen
15 Canadian Books to Read on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the End of the Vietnam War by Vinh Nguyen
Face Out: Our Favourite Book Covers of 2024
Face Out: Our Favourite Book Covers of 2024
The Kind List: 15 Titles to Read About Kindness in Our Dark Times
The Kind List: 15 Titles to Read About Kindness in Our Dark Times
The Grimoire: 13 Spine-tingling Titles for Halloween 2024
The Grimoire: 13 Spine-tingling Titles for Halloween 2024
Face Out: Our Favourite Book Covers of 2023
Face Out: Our Favourite Book Covers of 2023
The Grimoire: 13 Spine-tingling Titles for Halloween 2023
The Grimoire: 13 Spine-tingling Titles for Halloween 2023
Sharp Words Book Fair Q&A with Noelle Allen
Sharp Words Book Fair Q&A with Noelle Allen
A Year in Reading: The Best of 2022
A Year in Reading: The Best of 2022
Face Out: Our Favourite Book Covers of 2022
Face Out: Our Favourite Book Covers of 2022
12 Days of Bookstores
12 Days of Bookstores
Happening Around Town: Hamilton Fall Literary Events
Happening Around Town: Hamilton Fall Literary Events
The Grimoire: 13 Spine-tingling Titles for Halloween 2022
The Grimoire: 13 Spine-tingling Titles for Halloween 2022
13 More Spine-tingling Titles for Halloween 2021
13 More Spine-tingling Titles for Halloween 2021
13 Spine-tingling Titles for Halloween 2020
13 Spine-tingling Titles for Halloween 2020
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Kid's Corner: Books To Get Us Through the Rest of Winter 2017
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Kid's Corner: Books for the Holidays, 2017

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