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Steven Mayoff

Steven Mayoff (he/him) was born in Montreal and moved to Prince Edward Island, Canada in 2001. His books include the story collection Fatted Calf Blues (Turnstone Press, 2009), the novel Our Lady of Steerage (Bunim & Bannigan, 2015), the poetry chapbook Leonard’s Flat (Grey Borders Books, 2018) and the poetry collection Swinging Between Water and Stone (Guernica Editions, 2019) and the novel The Island Gospel According to Samson Grief (Radiant Press, 2023). As a lyricist, he has collaborated with composer Ted Dykstra on Dion a Rock Opera, which will receive its world premiere at the Coal Mine Theatre in Toronto in February 2024.

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Why I Wrote This Book Issue #44 — MORE Poetry!!

April 13, 2025 by Natalie Lim, Kyle Flemmer, Steven Mayoff and Alexey Soshalskiy

Featuring Natalie Lim, Kyle Flemmer, Steven Mayoff, and Alexey Soshalskiy

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Threshold Stories by Carol Bruneau

May 6, 2024May 5, 2024 by Steven Mayoff

Carol Bruneau is an award-winning writer from Halifax and has been a key figure on the Atlantic-Canadian literary scene for many years. She is also one of the finest writers this country has produced and has published internationally.

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Stranger in a Strange Land: I Imagine My Brother as an Island by Morris Bailey

April 8, 2024April 7, 2024 by Steven Mayoff

A shimmer of vulnerability permeates the poems in Montreal poet Morris Bailey’s debut chapbook I Imagine My Brother as an Island.

Splinter and Shard: Stories by Lulu Keating

February 10, 2024 by Steven Mayoff

Splinter & Shard is the debut story collection by acclaimed filmmaker-turned-writer Lulu Keating. Vivid and precise, the stories in this collection offer an uncompromising journey into what it means to be human.

Sky Waves by Michelle Butler Hallett

January 28, 2024 by Steven Mayoff

Critically acclaimed novelist Michelle Butler Hallett rolls out her raucous brand of satire in this tender exploration of the human need for communication, communion, and love.

The Years of Loving Dangerously: Zuliakha by Niloufar-Lily Soltani

December 6, 2024January 22, 2024 by Steven Mayoff

Niloufar-Lily Soltani’s debut novel Zulaikha is at its heart a family mystery hidden within the grand sweep of political upheaval and the trials of the heart.

A Spirit in the Material World: Cold, by Drew Hayden Taylor

February 22, 2025December 31, 2023 by Steven Mayoff

A tragic plane crash that leaves two women stranded and fighting for their lives kicks off this sweeping and hilarious novel from award-winning writer Drew Hayden Taylor that blends thriller, murder mystery, and horror with humour and spectacle.

Love and Rain by Carmella Circelli

November 20, 2023 by Steven Mayoff

Love and Rain is a novel which explores the nature of love, its pain, and the near impossibility of its enduring happiness.

Grantrepreneurs by Jake Swan

December 10, 2024November 19, 2023 by Steven Mayoff

With scalpel-sharp wit, hilarious schemes and generous injections of heart, Jake Swan has written a page-turning, laugh-out-loud, idol-skewering misadventure.