Back Issues
July–August 2006

Cover art and pictures throughout the issue by Lorenz Peter
Lorenz Peter is a comic artist living in Toronto. He has two graphic novels published by Pedlar Press and his work has appeared in numerous underground and cult magazines since 1993. Visit www.SideEffect.ca or contact lorenz@sideeffect.ca.
“So Deep, So Vicious, So Brutal”
The scourge of Canadian racial profiling is documented in a new book.
Royson JamesProphets of an Unknown Future
Two Canadian writers peer over the edge and return with compelling stories.
Alanna MitchellReferencing Canadian Lives
A great work now contains biographies from 1000 to 1930.
Fraser SutherlandPublisher, Poetry Lover, Pilot
Canada's multi-tasking Scott Griffin puts readers in the co-pilot seat of his Cessna 180.
Searching for Self
Two novels consider the blessings and the burdens of knowing who you are.
Patricia PearsonNudge, Wink ... and Yawn
An ambitious historical novel struggles to bring Swift’s muse to life.
Keith WilsonWomen and the West
The Mounties, cowboys and Indian chiefs need to move to one side.
Katherine GovierLet Me Tell You My Life
One Canadian publisher focuses on “life writing” as a serious academic genre.
Carolyne Van Der Meer