Québécois/Acadian, poet/translator, French/English speaking Dominique Bernier-Cormier was led to believe his ancestor Pierrot Cormier donned a dress to escape prison the night before the Acadian Deportation, a British lowlight of the... Read More

Once anointed the walking poet, philosopher of Vancouver, and catching stride with "False Creek", her eighth collection, Jane Munro is a Griffin Poetry Prize winner and the recent author of Open Every Window: A Memoir. She has taught... Read More

In Alle C. Hall’s candid novel-in-stories "As Far as You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back", a teenage runaway flees an incestuous situation to pursue a new version of herself. Armed with survival ideas from Lonely Planet, Jen vows... Read More

In Nisi Shawl’s novel "Speculation", wish-granting spectacles give a girl great power––and an even greater burden. In 1962, Winna’s life is upended when she inherits a pair of spectacles with a magical quirk: they can grant... Read More

Kelsey Blackwell’s "Decolonizing the Body" is a body, mind, and spirit guide to attaining healing and wholeness. Blackwell notes that living in a world wherein their cultures and identities are subjugated affects women of color in... Read More

Grant Faulkner’s "The Art of Brevity" is a masterful flash fiction guidebook that shows how powerful a few words can be. Guiding those who write pieces ranging from 100 words to two pages of text, this book celebrates short, accessible... Read More

Unsparing and compassionate, Erum Shazia Hasan’s novel "We Meant Well" follows foreign aid workers and the communities they attempt to serve. For over a decade, Maya worked for a global charitable organization, managing an orphanage in... Read More

Bass guitarist Rose Marshack’s memoir "Play Like a Man" chronicles her experiences with the indie rock band Poster Children and with Salaryman, Poster Children’s “electronic alter-ego.” Raised in the Chicago suburbs, Marshack was... Read More