The Double Life of Benson Yu by Kevin Chong
This fresh and unique work of metafiction follows Benson Yu, a writer, who loses control of his own narrative when he attempts to write the story of his fraught upbringing in 1980s Chinatown.
Laurie Burns
I (Athena) By Ruth DyckFehderau
Funny, tough, and serious-minded, Ruth DyckFehderau’s I (Athena) recalls the work of Barbara Gowdy and Elizabeth Strout.
Chrysalis By Anuja Varghese
Genre-blending stories of transformation and belonging that centre women of colour and explore queerness, family, and community.
Quiet Time by Katherine Alexandra Harvey
An unflinching, unchronological coming-of-age story told through vivid and mesmerizing vignettes, Quiet Time is Grace’s story of resilience, bravery, and redemption, as she fights for her voice in a world attempting to silence it.
The Queen of Junk Island by Alexandra Mae Jones
From debut author Alexandra Mae Jones comes a compelling, nuanced exploration of bi identity and body image with a ghostly backdrop.
Slow Reveal by Melanie Mitzner
Set in 1990s New York, Slow Reveal paints an extraordinary portrait of artists who defy the arbiters of culture and challenge social norms. Art, addiction and family dynamics capsize the Kanes when they discover the parallel life of Katharine, film editor, mother, lover and wife.
Our Voice of Fire: A Memoir of a Warrior Rising by Brandi Morin
Our Voice of Fire chronicles Morin’s journey to overcome enormous adversity and find her purpose, and her power, through journalism. This compelling, honest book is full of self-compassion and the purifying fire of a pursuit for justice.
The Mother of All Degrassi: A Memoir by Linda Schuyler
Author Linda Schuyler was the writer, creator and director of Degrassi, and she weaves a great story in her memoir, taking us through the idea and concept of Degrassi, the difficulty of being a woman in television in the 70s, life lessons, infertility and acceptance of people where they are at.
Taobao by Dan. K Woo
In twelve spare, fable-like short stories Dan K. Woo introduces us to a fascinating cast of characters from different regions of China. From rural villages to bustling cities, Woo deftly charts the paths of young people searching for love, meaning and happiness in a country that is often misunderstood in North America.
Shelterbelts by Jonathan Dyck
Through a series of vignettes, Shelterbelts explores the perspectives, experiences and limitations of a wide range of characters who find themselves increasingly at odds with their surroundings.
Mud Lilies by Indra Ramayan
The night fourteen-year-old Chanie Nyrider ran away from her abusive parents, she was saved by an older woman who, after building a friendship with the teen, offers her a new life working as a prostitute.
Almost Beauty: Poems by Sue Sinclair
This collection includes an introductory essay by editor and poet Ross Leckie, over one hundred selected poems from Sinclair’s twenty-year career, and new poems that consider the poet’s evolving relationships with the idea of beauty and with the more-than-human world in a time of manufactured upheaval.
These are not the potatoes of my youth by Matthew Walsh
In this confessional debut collection, Matthew Walsh meanders through their childhood in rural Nova Scotia, later roaming across the prairies and through the railway cafés of Alberta to the love letters and graffiti of Vancouver.