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Wole Talabi Reviews More Perfect by Temi Oh

August 24, 2023July 26, 2023 locusmag 0 Comments Wole Talabi

More Perfect, Temi Oh (Simon and Schuster UK 978-1471171284, £16.99, 592pp, hc) May 2023. (Saga Press 978-1-98214-283-4, $19.99, 592pp, tp). August 2023.

More Perfect is described as ‘‘a reimagining of the Greek myth of Eurydice and Orpheus.’’ This is true, given its plot, structure, numerous references, and the name of one of the main protagonists (Orpheus). I think it also references the Yoruba legend of Queen Moremi, who ...Read More

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Wole Talabi Reviews Flight from the Ages and Other Stories by Derek Künsken

February 21, 2023March 6, 2023 locusmag 0 Comments Wole Talabi

Flight from the Ages and Other Stories, Derek Künsken (Solaris 978-1-78618-728-4, $16.99, 400pp, tp) December 2022.

Have you ever looked up at the night sky, seen the stars and felt the knowledge that you are looking into the past overwhelm you? It can be a dizzying feeling, like being tipsy or high, and it is what I felt after reading most of the stories in Canadian author Derek Künsken’s ...Read More

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Kate Heartfield: Timelines

April 20, 2020 locusmag 0

Kate Heartfield was born January 6, 1977 in Kitchener, Ontario, and moved throughout the province with her family before settling outside Winnipeg. She spent a year after high school backpacking in Central America, then moved to Ottawa for university. She graduated with a degree in political science in 1999, then earned a master’s degree in journalism at Carleton University in 2001. She freelanced for a few years before taking a ...Read More

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Year-in-Review: 2018 Magazine Summary

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