“This is a fascinating collection ? funny, dark, conflicted. It shines a merciless light on how we hoard …. But these poems are also compassionate and imaginative, deeply humane, political and brave in their protest.” – Event: Poetry and Prose

“The new book contains poems about the most ordinary places and things, with titles such as ‘Clothes Closet,’ ‘Ladder,’ and ‘Basement.’ Downie observes carefully, and almost perceives feelings from his inanimate subjects. Thus ‘Hallway,’ accepts indifference. ‘But just, dreams the hallway, hold the party, spill the wine on me.'” – Uptown Magazine

“Shoe store to sawdust shop, fork to clothes closet to plumb bob ? Glen Downie’s Local News?examines these mundane spaces and objects with an inquisitiveness and generosity that gives us a new perspective on the world we build our lives around.” – Open Book Toronto