The Northern by Jacob McArthur Mooney
The Northern, which in a sense is a bildungsroman, serves also as an examination of contemporary masculinity.
First Novel
We, the Kindling by Otoniya J. Okot Bitek
Okot Bitek’s writing is unapologetic as she reckons with the legacy of the Lord’s Resistance Army: a militant group that abducted tens of thousands of children to serve in its ranks between the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit by Nadine Sander-Green
Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit is a story centered around Millicent, a shy, 24-year-old reporter who moves to Whitehorse after graduating from college, where she focused more on poetry than journalism. Yet off to journalism she goes, to work at the Golden Nugget, a failing daily newspaper with three staff.
We Are Already Ghosts by Kit Dobson
There is a lyricism to Kit Dobson’s prose in We Are Already Ghosts, a way of revealing detail that is at once both elegant and calculated in its precision, distinguishing the novel by its tempered restraint.
Code Noir by Canisia Lubrin
Code Noir is a groundbreaking, dazzling debut fiction from one of Canada’s most exciting and admired writers, Canisia Lubrin.
The Other Valley by Scott Alexander Howard
A literary speculative novel set in an unnamed valley, where bereaved residents can petition to cross a forbidden border to see their lost loved ones again.
The World is But a Broken Heart by Michael Maitland
The eleven interconnected stories in The World Is But a Broken Heart follow the Fitzpatricks, a blue-collar family constantly followed by bad luck.
Here is Still Here by Sivan Slapak
Sivan Slapak’s debut collection is an intimate and layered exploration of human connection and the complexities of identity. Told with compassion and wit, Here is Still Here is a poignant reminder that however far you may go, you remain yourself.
The Economy of Sparrows by Trevor Herriot
A debut novel about the heartbreak of habitat loss and family trauma by one of Canada’s most beloved writer-naturalists, Trevor Herriot.
Untethered by Ruth Rakoff
Untethered provides context and insights into orthodoxy, post-war experience, mental illness, generational trauma, and grief while laying the foundations for understanding and a path toward healing.
Love and Rain by Carmella Circelli
Love and Rain is a novel which explores the nature of love, its pain, and the near impossibility of its enduring happiness.
And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott
A mind-bending, gripping novel about Native life, motherhood and mental health that follows a young Mohawk woman who discovers that the picture-perfect life she always hoped for may have horrifying consequences.
Deuce by Vivian Zenari
Pete Peterborough suddenly deletes his Facebook account and gets rid of his phone, craving a complete disconnect from the digital world and his meddlesome mother and twin sister.
Burr by Brooke Lockyer
A ’90s-era Southern Ontario Gothic about holding on to the dead, voiced with plaintive urgency and macabre sensuality.
Lore Isle by Jiin Kim
A middle-grade fantasy that follows a young boy into a magical land of mummers, sprites, fairies, and murderous pitcher plants in an attempt to save his home — and his family.
