The Seaboard Review of Books: Monday, June 8, 2026
June 8, 2026
In this issue:
Library of Brothel by Anakana Schofield (Fiction)
A Maestro Act: Review of The Lost Queen by Heidi Von Palleske (Fiction)
Return to Paueru Gai: Fifty Years of Vancouver’s Powell Street Festival (Non-Fiction)
Walrus: The Remarkable Life of Eco-Warrior David Garrick by Catherine Marie Gilbert (Non-Fiction)
The Poet’s Cookbook, edited by André Narbonne (Poetry)
Thanks for reading this issue of The Seaboard Review of Books!
James M. Fisher, editor-in-chief
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Poetry
A good story about a family from the Isle of Man emigrating to the US in the early 1900s searching for a better life for their children. Plenty of adversities to overcome, family issues, and carving out a life in a new country.
Kudos to the author for using different locales, such as the Isle of Man, Michigan, and Manitoulin Island. She also includes details about the immigration process, and getting from Boston to Cheboygan Michigan. Not an easy trip with a large family!
It's a bit too lengthy (almost 500 pages), and would have benefited from aggressive editing to tighten up the manuscript and add some clarity where needed. Very readable, though, and a good historical fiction novel overall. (James M. Fisher)
Contributor News
Seaboard Review contributor Lisa Timpf, along with fellow SF Canada members Paula Johanson and Colleen Anderson, will be co-editing an anthology of speculative fiction and poetry related to sports. With the working title Slapshots in Space and Magical Marathons, the anthology, to be published by Tyche Books, will accept submissions from July 1 to August 31 2026. For those who want to get a start on their submissions, guidelines are now available on Tyche Books’ site, https://tychebooks.com/submissions/.
It's time to celebrate The Fiddlehead's spring issue with another virtual launch!
Join us on Zoom Saturday, June 13 at 7 pm ADT for readings by Melanie Power, winner of the 2025 Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize, and issue 307 contributors Abhimanyu Acharya, Raoul Fernandes, and Christine Stewart-Nuñez!
⭐ To register: Email thefiddlehead@gmail.com with your name and they'll send you the link!
The event is free and open to all, with ASL interpretation available.
It is funded in part by the Government of Canada, the Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Culture NB, and the University of New Brunswick.