Still Laughing by Helen C. Escott
A collection of authentic tales celebrating Helen C. Escott’s life as a frazzled mother, a doting daughter, a loving wife and a writer of crime.
Humour
Bronco Buster by A.J. Devlin
Canadian detective fiction is a genre that punches well above its weight
Death and Other Inconveniences by Lesley Crewe
Margo and Dick were together for ten years, and she had no idea she would be facing widowhood at the “tender age of sixty-two”.
Window Shopping for God by Deborah Kimmett
Not surprisingly for someone who chose stand-up comedy as a profession, some of Kimmett’s writing is laugh-out-loud funny.
First Breath, Flim Flams, Flying Machines & the Afterlife in the Vicar Vortex
Tony Vicar is wrestling against the ordinary patterns his life has fallen into, until dark secrets and a dangerous woman from the past threaten to upend it all.
Emily Austin Writes Supremely Real Women (Again) in Interesting Facts About Space
Brimming with quirky humor, charm, and heart, Interesting Facts about Space effortlessly shows us the power of revealing our secret shames, the most beautifully human parts of us all.
Don’t They Kick When You Do That? Vol. 2 By Dr. Gary Hoium
This second volume of short stories by Dr. Gary Hoium shares more amusing anecdotes about the animals and humans he encountered over his 40 years as a veterinarian in a mixed-animal practice in southeastern Saskatchewan.
The Untimely Resurrection of John Alexander MacNeil by Lesley Choyce
In his 103rd book, acclaimed author of The Unlikely Redemption of John Alexander MacNeil takes the reader through another beautiful adventure about time and love. Lesley Choyce tackles topics like dementia, elder sexuality and assisted dying with humour and grace.
The Chaotically Comedic Multiverse of Tony Vicar: Review of Vicar’s Knickers by Vince R. Ditrich
Tony Vicar is setting his sights on new (mis)adventures in this laugh-out-loud follow-up to The Liquor Vicar.
Grantrepreneurs by Jake Swan
With scalpel-sharp wit, hilarious schemes and generous injections of heart, Jake Swan has written a page-turning, laugh-out-loud, idol-skewering misadventure.
Excerpt: Grantrepreneurs by Jake Swan
With scalpel-sharp wit, hilarious schemes and generous injections of heart, Jake Swan has written a page-turning, laugh-out-loud, idol-skewering misadventure.
The Gull Workshop by Larry Mathews
The Gull Workshop is a collection of stories that features a unique combination of thematic seriousness and comic style.
Lost & Found in Lunenburg by Jane Doucet
A quirky, tender work of contemporary fiction about grief, love, and starting again at middle-age set in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, from the author of The Pregnant Pause and Fishnets & Fantasies.
Avalanche by Jessica Westhead
The stories in Avalanche combine humour with an earnest examination and indictment of white entitlement, guilt, shame, and disorientation in the wake of waking up to the reality of racism.
