Joe Dick, Billy Tallent, John Oxenburger, and Pipefitter are Hard Core Logo ? Vancouver’s legendary but now defunct punk band.Joe Dick coaxes his former bandmates to overcome personal differences and
Honey hasn’t seen her mother, Marianne, in more than two years. She drives deep into the once-prosperous border region of the Oro Desert for a surprise visit, only to discover that Marianne has vanish
Does true love have supernatural power?Where Did You Sleep Last Night is a love story about a teenage girl who embarks on a relationship with Kurt Cobain.Evelyn Gray is a sad and lonely sixteen-year-o
What anxiety grips Petites Cendres as he runs towards the sea in the sunshine on a warm tropical morning? Shouldn’t he be reassured by the thought that he now lives at the Acacia Gardens, a comfortabl
Originally published in 1967, Dave Godfrey’s debut collection features stories about hunting in Florida, in Africa, and in northern Ontario. They are about the interplay of gun and subway, decoy and s
Three political leaders presided over the reshaping of the North American continent during the fiery 1860s. Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln were both born in Kentucky, Davis in June 1808 and Linco
Many people today are afflicted with a sense that they cannot change things for the better. They feel helpless, constrained, caught ? in a word, fatalistic. Beyond Fate examines why. In her characteri
A muscle’s “twitch force” is a measurement of its energy potential. It’s history dependent: you can forget it, but like so much else, it’s engraved on you where you can’t see it, and all it wants to d
“I am non-binary, neither man nor woman, and yes, I exist. This is my story of transformation.” On May 7, 2018, Joshua M. Ferguson made history by becoming the first person to receive
After twenty years Max Binder is still in love with his fiery wife, Maggie, and is determined to get her the perfect fortieth birthday gift. But Max’s singular desire — to make his wife happy — leads
The Elements is a family book, a thinker’s biography in poetry, and a polylingual homage, constructed on a double axis. Poems about and for Moure’s late father — accepting his dementia as a real way o
April, 1536. Danilo del Medigo, son of Grazia dei Rossi, arrives incognito in Venice from Istanbul, with two assassins from Suleiman the Magnificent’s court hot on his trail. Western civilization is i
“You’re telling me I’m being sensitive, and students looking for safe spaces that they’re being hypersensitive. If you’re white, this country is one giant safe space.” — Michael Eric Dyson
The highly anticipated annual anthology of the best Canadian and international poetry. Each year, the best books of poetry published in English internationally and in Canada are honoured with the Gri
At 11:04 a.m. on January 21st, 2017, Jordan opens the door to his mother’s bedroom. As his eyes adjust to the half-light, he finds her lying in bed, eyes closed and mouth agape. In that instant he can
“All men, everywhere, have asked the same questions: Whence we come, what kind of thing we are, and at least some intimation of what may become of us . . .”So begins Nobel Prize–winn
