BOOKS
The Olive and the Dawn, Ian Orti, Snare Books
by Mark Paterson
28.02.2010
Along with disaster movies of the 1970s and all-night bowling alleys, strange little books are one of life’s great pleasures. Just such a creation is The Olive and the Dawn, a slim short story collection by Montreal author Ian Orti.
Dreamlike in tone, Orti’s work is at once odd and humorous. Linear time is insignificant; the [...]
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BOOKS
Gulch: An Assemblage of Poetry and Prose, by Karen Correia da Silva, Sarah Beaudin, Curran Folkers, and Zack Kotzer, Tightrope Books
by Joseph Elfassi
22.02.2010
Never mind those who say it can’t be done, Gulch is definitely a book you can judge by its cover. The over-saturated colors, the mysteriously supine urbanite hipster, the carnivalesque orgy of objects in the background, even the name “Gulch,” help you understand what you’re getting into. You’re getting into something complex and occasionally self-sufficient.
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