The Landscape of Canadian Women's Crime Fiction

Tag: family

  • My Mother in the Kitchen: Unearthing Family Stories

    I come from a long line of women who enjoy feeding people. My late mother, whose birthday is today, was an excellent cook and hostess. She turned out creamy seafood lasagne for twenty without a hint of anxiety that the shrimp might be overcooked or the cream sauce curdled from sitting too long on top…

  • Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit!

    Photo credit: Paige K Parsons for Rabbit.org Foundation Welcome to April! Easter is coming, and the etched coloured glass eggs I ordered as my treat arrived yesterday; now I’m trying to figure out how to construct an indoor Easter bush that does not entice the cat into potential disaster. First, though, we have to get…

  • Sick Day Book Recommendations: Forthcoming for Spring 2026

    Michael Ancher, The Sick Girl, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark; used under a CC license, with thanks. Content warning: child loss; trauma; grief. I’m at a mountain lodge (drawing on a loose definition of mountain), about an hour from home. Since I’ve come down with a bad cold, I’m here for an extra day…