The Parcel

The Parcel

The Parcel By Anosh IraniPublisher: Knopf Canada Book Description Set in Kamathipura, Bombay’s notorious red-light district, The Parcel tells of a retired transgender sex worker named Madhu, who identifies as a “hijra”—neither man nor woman. She receives a call from...
Niagara Motel

Niagara Motel

Niagara Motel Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit By Ashley LittlePublisher: Arsenal Pulp Press Book Description Eleven-year-old Tucker Malone is the only child of a narcoleptic touring stripper who believes his father is Sam Malone from Cheers. He...
The Dancehall Years

The Dancehall Years

The Dancehall Years Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit by Joan HaggertyPublisher: Mother Tongue Publishing Book Description Gwen Killam is a child on Bowen Island whose idyllic summers are obliterated by the outbreak of the war. Her swimming...
The Conjoined

The Conjoined

The Conjoined by Jen Sookfong LeePublisher: ECW Press Book Description While sorting through her recently deceased mother’s belongings, social worker Jessica Campbell makes a shocking discovery—two dead girls curled into the bottom of her mother’s chest freezers. She...
The Heaviness of Things That Float

The Heaviness of Things That Float

The Heaviness of Things That Float by Jennifer ManuelPublisher: Douglas and McIntyre Book Description Bernadette has spent the last forty years living alone on the periphery of a remote West Coast First Nations reserve, serving as a nurse for the community. Only weeks...