Reviews of The Lost Century
Blumberg-Kason, Susan. "The Lost Century” by Larissa Lai and “The Loyal Daughter” by Nancy Lam" Asian Review of Books. 5 October 2022.
Reviews of The Tiger Flu
Newman-Stille, Derek. "Fever Dream: A Review of Larissa Lai's The Tiger Flu." Speculating Canada: Canadian Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy. 5 July 2019.
Lawson, Kristen. “Anti-Apocalypse.” Geist 112 (2019): 60.
Barclay, Adèle. “The Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai.” Room. 42.2 (2019): 105-106.
Mathew, Jean. “The Tiger Flu.” Broken Pencil. Spring 2019. 62.
Scott, Tara. "'The Tiger Flu' by Larissa Lai." Lambda Literary. 13 May 2019.
Thom, Kai Cheng. "Surviving Utopia: Finding Hope in Larissa Lai's Piercing Novel The Tiger Flu." Autostraddle. 6 December 2018.
Von Essen, Leah. "The Tiger Flu." Booklist Online. 29 November 2018. 8.
Rawlinson, Jen. "A Review of Larissa Lai's The Tiger Flu." Hamilton Review of Books. 29 November 2018.
Grubisic, Brett Josef. "Larissa Lai builds a maximalist and surprisingly enchanting vision of post-Peak Oil dystopia." The Toronto Star. 23 November 2018.
LeDuc, Amanda. "Larissa Lai returns to the realm of science fiction with her first novel in 16 years." Quill and Quire. 1 November 2018. (Cover story.)
Chadwick, Kristi. "The Tiger Flu." Library Journal. 15 October 2018.
Sandborn, Tom. "Sci-fi novel of Vancouver in 2145AD an exciting read." Vancouver Sun. 12 October 2018. Reprinted in The Province, The Londoner, The Intelligencer, The Shoreline Beacon and The Brantford Expositor.
Reviews of Slanting I, Imagining We: Asian Canadian Literary Production in the 1980s and 1990s
Nguyen, Vinh. "Slanting I, Imagining We: Asian Canadian Literary Production in the 1980s and 1990s." Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures in the Americas. 4.1-2(2018): 201-204.
Ransom, Amy. "Slanting I, Imagining We: Asian Canadian Literary Production in the 1980s and 1990s." American Review of Canadian Studies. (2016): 535-537.
Cruz, Denise. "Slanting I, Imagining We: Asian Canadian Literary Production in the 1980s and 1990s." Canadian Review of Comparative Literature/ Revue Canadienne de Littérature Comparée. 43.3 (2016): 584-586.
Beverly, Andrea. "Slanting I, Imagining We: Asian Canadian Literary Production in the 1980s and 1990s." University of Toronto Quarterly. 85.3 (2016): 338-339.
Goellnicht, Donald. "Slanting I, Imagining We: Asian Canadian Literary Production in the 1980s and 1990s." Pacific Affairs. 88.3 (2015): 685-688.
Cho, Lily. "Slanting I, Imagining We: Asian Canadian Literary Production in the 1980s and 1990s." ESC: English Studies in Canada. 41.2-3 (2015): 209-211.
Dobson, Kit. "Slanting I, Imagining We: Asian Canadian Literary Production in the 1980s and 1990s." Postcolonial Text. 10.2 (2015): 1-3. <http://postcolonial.org/index.php/pct/article/view/1964/1819>
Cho, Allan. "Slanting I, Imagining We: Asian Canadian Literary Production in the 1980s and 1990s." Rice Paper 19.4 (2014): n.p.
Reviews of Sybil Unrest
New edition, co-authored with Rita Wong. Vancouver: New Star, 2013:
Thompson, Natalie. "Sybil Unrest by Larissa Lai and Rita Wong." Poetry Is Dead 9 (2014): n.p.
Wiebe, Marilyn Mays. "Poetry Snapshot." Herizons 27.4 (2014): 42.
McLennan, Rob. "Larissa Lai and Rita Wong, Sybil Unrest." Rob McLennan's Blog. 11 Dec. 2013. http://robmclennan.blogspot.ca/2013/12/larissa-lai-and-rita-wong-sybil-unrest.html
First edition, co-authored with Rita Wong. Vancouver: Line Books, 2009:
Costa, Cris. “fifteen famous porn stars stimulate.” Agora. 24 Sep. 2009. Web. 15 Oct. 2009.
Lai, Paul. "Larissa Lai and Rita Wong's Sybil Unrest: A Veritable Literary Feast." Asian American Literature Fans. 9 Mar. 2009. http://asianamlitfans.livejournal.com/49221.html
Mayer, Sophie. “Review: Sybil Unrest by Larissa Lai and Rita Wong.” 31 Jan. 2009. Web. 2 Feb. 2009. http://chromajournal.blogspot.com/2009/01/review-sybil-unrest-by-larissa-lai-and.html
Reviews of Automaton Biographies. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp, 2009:
Wang, Judy. "On Rachel from Automaton Biographies." The Unhuman. 16 Sept 2013. Web. http://unhumanfall13.weebly.
Ho, Tamara. "Larissa Lai's 'New Cultural Politics of Intimacy': Animal. Asian. Cyborg." Social Text. Web. Jan. 2012. http://socialtextjournal.org/periscope_article/larissa_lais_new_cultural_politics_of_intimacy_animal_asian_cyborg/
Lai, Paul. "Automaton Biographies by Larissa Lai." The Asian American Literary Review. 2.1 (2011): 296. Reprinted in Galatea Resurrects. Web. 10 Dec. 2011. http://galatearesurrection17.blogspot.ca/2011/12/automaton-biographies-by-larissa-lai.html
Holbrook, Susan. “Collaborative Spirits.” Canadian Literature: A Quarterly of Criticism and Review. Web. 1 Aug. 2010. http://www.canlit.ca/reviews.php?id=15240
Turner, Jacqueline. “Book Reviews: Poetry by Dionne Brand, Jen Currin, Larissa Lai and Susan Holbrook.” The Georgia Straight. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. http://www.straight.com/article-319952/vancouver/poetry-lives-moment
Wong, Jackie. “Automaton Biographies Marks Poetry’s Final Frontier.” The West Ender. 28 Jan. 2010. Web. 30 Jan. 2010.
LeClerc, Christine. “Experience Self as Automaton, Check: An Encounter with Larissa Lai’s Automaton Biographies.” Memewar 10 (2009): 62.
Holtz, Nairne. “The Canadians: Fresh Queer Voices from our Neighbours to the North.” Curve Magazine 20.2 (March 2010): 50-51.
Callanan, Mark. “Automaton Biographies.” Quill and Quire. Dec. 2009: 32.
Reviews of Salt Fish Girl. Toronto: Thomas Allen, 2002:
Caplan, Thea. “Who Do I Think I Am?” Event 32.1 (2007): 107-111.
Marsden, Deborah. “Salt Fish Girl: A Novel.” Canadian Ethnic Studies. 36: 1 (2004): 149.
Beauregard, Guy. “A Glimpse of Something.” Canadian Literature. 181 (2004): 149-150.
Cowan, T.L. “Salt Fish Girl.” Herizons. Spring 2003: 32.
Giese, Rachel. “Craving Durian.” Xtra (Toronto). 1 May 2003. 18.
Grubisic, Brett Josef. “Smells Fishy: Something’s Rotten in the State of Lotus Land.” Xtra (Toronto). 1 May 2003: 18.
Thiessen, Cherie. “Fiction With Grace and Magic.” Focus on Women. 1 Mar. 2003: 47.
Nobile, Anna. “The Future Sweeps Up Lai’s Salt Fish Girl.” The Georgia Straight. 23 Jan. 2003: 22.
Grubisic, Brett Josef. “The Future According to Larissa Lai.” Xtra West. 26 Dec. 2002. 23-24.
Vanderlist, Harry. “Smells Like 21st Century Spirit: Larissa Lai’s Salt Fish Girl a Fairy Tale for the New Millenium.” Fast Forward. 5 Dec. – 11 Dec. 2002: 18.
Wigod, Rebecca. “Making Scents of the Past.” The Vancouver Sun. 16 Nov. 2002: D21.
Murphy, Lisa. “Future Tense.” Chatelaine. November 2002: 38.
Luscombe, Karen. “The Future? It Stinks.” The Globe and Mail. 26 Oct. 2002: D26.
Tuomi, Shereen. “Struggling With Memory.” The Georgia Straight. 26 Sep.- 3 Oct. 2002: 18.
Taylor, Craig. “Salt Fish Girl.” Quill and Quire. October 2002: 32.
Reviews of When Fox Is a Thousand
New edition, with afterword. Vancouver: Arsenal Pulp, 2004.
LeSage, Sheryl. “When Fox Is a Thousand.” Liberty Press. Feb. 2005: 15.
Morgan, Cheryl. “Review of When Fox Is a Thousand by Larissa Lai: Tricky Customers.” Emerald City. Nov. 2004. Web. 10 Nov. 2004. http://www.emcit.com/emcit111.shtml#Customers
Vanderlist, Harry. “A Windfall of Words.” Fast Forward. 16-22 Sep. 2004: 16.
Kirchhoff, H.J. “Paperbacks.” The Globe and Mail. 25 Sep. 2004.
Klaffke, Pamela. “Turning Over New Leaves: Calgary Writers Dominate Publishers’ Fall Lists.” The Calgary Herald 28 Aug. 2004: D1.
First edition. Vancouver: Press Gang, 1995.
New, W.H. “Reading 1995.” Canadian Literature. 149 (1996): 200-204.
Noblie, Anna. “Shortly.” Angles. June 1996. 26.
Christianson, Lisa. “When Fox Is a Thousand.” The Vancouver Courier. 28 Jan. 1996. 34.
Beauregard, Guy. “Myths of History.” Canadian Literature. 154 (1997): 162-164.
Askeland, Erikka. “Larissa Lai: Writer in Residence.” Vox Magazine. 165 (1997): 6.
Cho, Charlie. “Lai Like a Fox.” The Ubyssey. 8 Apr. 1997: 13.
Prendergast, Kathy. “When Fox Is a Thousand.” Herizons. Fall 1996: 30.
Noble, Jean. “Her Words.” Icon. May 1996: 49.
Ford, Julie. “In the Skin of the Fox.” Siren Magazine. June/July 1996: 17-19.
Bolen, Dennis. “When Fox Is a Thousand.” sub-Terrain. Fall/Winter 1996: 40.
Kong, Sook. “History and Other Fantasies.” Kinesis. Apr. 1996: 19.
LeVitt, Marni. “A Hunger For the Fox: Writing Asian-Canadian Lesbian Identity and History.” The McGill Daily Culture. 28 Mar.- 3 Apr. 1996: 7.
Au, Wayne Wah Kwai. “A Lively Trickster.” The International Examiner. 6-19 Mar. 1996: 14.
Swindells, Christina. “Heavenly Fox.” The McGill Daily. 21-29 Mar. 1996: 12.
Goto, Hiromi. “When Fox Is a Thousand.” The Bulletin. (1996): 18.
Koh, Karlyn. “Stories Within Stories: In Conversation with Larissa Lai.” Rice Paper. 2:3 (1996): 3-16.
Reid, Gayla. “From the Temple of Shifting Vapours to Value Village.” Pacific Current. 2:3 (1995-96): 31.
Twigg, Alan. “Courtesan’s Lament.” B.C. Bookworld (1996): 11.
Putman, Wendy. “Review.” Room of One’s Own. 19:3 (1996): 78-79.
Tihanyi, Eva. “Ninth-Century Fox.” Books in Canada. (1996): 35.
Bok, Abigail. “Foxes.” The Advocate. 26 Dec. 1995: 55.
Fong, Petti. “Speaking in Multiple Tongues.” Vancouver Sun. 18 Nov. 1995: D14.