Set along a worn strip of road in the heart of Scarborough sits the Nap-Away Motel, serving as the central location of Nadja Lubiw-Hazard’s debut novel The Nap-Away Motel. Written with passion and warmth, The Nap-Away Motel follows the narratives of four main characters and their intersecting lives. Suleiman, a compassionate man mourning the death … Continue reading Book Review: The Nap-Away Motel
Book Review: Earthlings
Peridot Watkins is a precocious teen with a penchant for adventure. Growing up on a remote island without access to the outside world has left Peridot at odds with her aggressively protective mother. A chance meeting with a young refugee from the mainland offers Peridot a window into a dystopian Planet Earth. Humans are no … Continue reading Book Review: Earthlings
Ray Star: Earthing and Author
Ray Star is a debut author and vegan activist. Her first novel, Earthlings: The Beginning, is an epic adventure story, taking place in a world where non-human animals have become the ruling class. Star is an exceptionally motivated author. She is a member of the Climate Fiction Writers League, planting one tree per book sale, … Continue reading Ray Star: Earthing and Author
Book Review: Animals
Will Staples, the screenwriter perhaps best known for his work on the videogame Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and the upcoming Amazon Original Without Remorse, makes his first foray into novel writing with Animals. Clearly a passion project for Staples, Animals revolves around a rotating narrative of characters impacted by and participating in exotic … Continue reading Book Review: Animals
Tofu Reader 