The Seaboard Review of Books, November 10, 2025
Volume 2, Issue 48 of The Seaboard Review of Books, November 10, 2025
In this issue:
The Last of Its Kind by Sibylle Grimbert, translated by Aleshia Jensen (Fiction)
Animals by Jerrod Edson (Fiction)
A Ballet of Lepers: A Novel and Stories by Leonard Cohen (Fiction)
Ajar: Poems by Margo LaPierre (Poetry)
Cats and Us: A Ten-Thousand Year Fascination; and This Is a Tiny Fragile Snake (Children’s Books)
The Smiling Land: All Around the Circle in My Newfoundland and Labrador by Alan Doyle (Non-Fiction)
Thanks for reading this issue of The Seaboard Review of Books!
James M. Fisher, editor-in-chief
Fiction
Poetry
Children’s Books
Non-Fiction
Michael Greenstein Reviews
New, Old & Notable is a reoccurring column by Gordon Phinn in which he concisely reviews several books from the past and present.
Brief Notes on Books Present & Past
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The Suicide Tourist by Myna Wallin (poetry)
In the past decade or so, there has been a lot of “let’s talk” mental health discussion in the media. However, this “talk” is usually sanitized and safe: excluding any conversations that would make some uncomfortable. That’s why Myna Wallin’s poetry collection, The Suicide Tourist, is so refreshing and important.
Written with an intimate, uncensored and raw honesty (and with humour), The Suicide Tourist will resonate with readers who have experienced mental illness, as well as encourage empathy in those who haven’t. Wallin is one of my favourite poets and this collection is one that I can see myself revisiting again and again. (Contributed by Heather Babcock)
Read an excerpt from The Suicide Tourist here at The Seaboard Review of Books.
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