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"Edge does . . . make a compelling argument for reform in media ownership, an argument that deserves discussion across the country. With democracy at least arguably at stake, Asper Nation is a must read for anyone who aspires to active and informed Canadian citizenship."
Globe and Mail read review

"Asper Nation is the best guide available to the machinations and missteps that brought Canadian media to its banana-republic condition. . . . A thorough and concise compendium of relevant information and quotation, as the voluminous notes attest. . . . Edge's prose has a tabloid momentum to it. He’s at his best cutting to the chase. "
BC Bookworld read review

"A very readable account. . . . Edge's thorough retelling of the Aspers' mismanagement of their newspaper properties would be comincal were the stakes not so high."
Quill & Quire read review

"Comprehensive, fast-paced, indispensable."
The Tyee read review

"A rant against Winnipeg's CanWest Global Communications, its founder Izzy Asper, his children, and just about anyone else who has been involved in running the company. Edge's grand theory: The Aspers are out to impose an ultra- conservative, free-market, pro-Israel agenda on the world through media dominance -- and they should be stopped."
Winnipeg Free Press read review

"Marc Edge . . . is emerging as one of Canada’s leading media scholars. . . . Asper Nation has a lot going for it: deep research has produced a detailed history, with a healthy dose of anecdote, and Marc’s 20 years in the newsroom are used to good advantage. The book is a deep read but fast-paced. The writing is brisk."
Notes From a Teacher read review

"It’s a good thing Marc Edge found a teaching job in Texas. Otherwise, the former reporter for the Vancouver Province could have a hard time finding media work this side of the border after writing Asper Nation."
Urban trendz read review