by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 11, 2024
Falling Hour Geoffrey D. MorrisonPublisher: Coach House Books Book Description All talk, no action: The Mezzanine meets Ducks, Newburyport in this meandering and captivating debut It’s a hot summer night, and Hugh Dalgarno, a 31-year-old clerical worker, thinks his...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 11, 2024
What Remains of Elsie Jane Chelsea WakelynPublisher: Dundurn Press Book Description A heartbreaking and darkly funny portrait of a woman unravelling in the wake of tragedy. Sam is dead, which means that Elsie Jane has just lost the brilliant, sensitive man she...
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 11, 2024
Any Other City Hazel Jane PlantePublisher: Arsenal Pulp Press Book Description By the author of Little Blue Encyclopedia (for Vivian): the fictional memoir of a trans indie rock musician that reveals how the act of creation can heal trauma and even change the past....
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 11, 2024
Beautiful Beautiful Brandon ReidPublisher: Nightwood Editions Book Description Imbued with passion, creativity and insight, Brandon Reid’s debut novel is a wonderfully creative coming-of-age story exploring indigeneity, masculinity and cultural tradition....
by megan@bcyukonbookprizes.com | Apr 11, 2024
A Season in Chezgh’un Darrel J. McLeodPublisher: Douglas & McIntyre Book Description A subversive novel by acclaimed Cree author Darrel J. McLeod, infused with the contradictory triumph and pain of finding conventional success in a world that feels alien. James,...