My Review of Pandexicon, by Wayne Grady for Canadian Writers Abroad

I'm happy to announce that I'm back in the digital pages of Canadian Writers Abroad, this time reviewing Wayne Grady's nonfiction work about Covid-19, Pandexicon: How the Language of the Pandemic Defined Our New Cultural Reality. 

I really enjoyed this book: through the terms, neologisms, and slang that arose during the pandemic, it lays out the history and consequences of that collective tragedy and how it altered our very language. Grady brings a ton of journalistic rigour to his study of the pandemic, and he displays full command over its chronology of events. I imagine this book will prove, years from now, an invaluable resource for authors who want to replicate the events of the pandemic through historical fiction, once it's far enough in our rearview mirror.

Anyway, a must-read for those interested in a deep dive into Covid-19. You can also check out my other contributions (reviews, interviews, listicles, etc.) to Canadian Writers Abroad.