“Stripmalling is both a semi-autobiographical first novel from Winnipeg-born author Jon Paul Fiorentino and something more complex and metafictional.… A collage-like experience, Stripmalling is a hybrid book forged out of multiple angles and perspectives. It is also a funny and clever experiment in tale-telling.” — Quill & Quire

“Stripmalling is the first novel by poet Jon Paul Fiorentino, and a very funny one it is.… Amid the hilarious scenes that make up Stripmalling — gas-station hot-boxing, desperate ploys for sex, moderate success in the writing world — Fiorentino produces peaks of warmth and true sadness.” — Globe and Mail

“Stripmalling is worth reading for its wry, sardonic humour and delightfully self-deprecating tone … Thoroughly enjoyable.” — Montreal Review of Books

“Stripmalling is an entertaining, occasionally disorienting trip through the wires of Jonny, a presumably semi-fictional character working in and around a strip mall in suburban Winnipeg.… Outrageous, intriguing and quietly powerful, Stripmalling offers readers the curious and ultimately rewarding experience of stepping outside their own stories.” — Scene Magazine

“Stripmalling enthusiastically plays with notions of place and character, and it’s chock-full of witty and subtle asides and observations that’ll have readers thumbing back through the pages to read and re-read again and again.” — Uptown Magazine