The last two entries in our Short Story Month series are actually anthologies! The Unpublished City, Volume 1, Edited by Dionne Brand, and Write Across Canada: An Anthology of Emerging Writers, Curated by Joseph Kertes and Geoffrey Taylor, offer up a bevy of writing talent, perfect for getting an introduction to new writers and a […]
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The next entry in our Short Story Month series hails the rare find written by a celebrated author. A prolific writer between the years 1911-1961, H.D.—a.k.a. Hilda Doolittle—was primarily known as a poet, but she also wrote a great deal of prose. In fact, her writing career began with the publication of children’s stories in […]
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The next two collections in our Short Story Month series remind us that “women are powerful and dangerous” (Lorde). Written about the everyday issues women face – from sexual identity to sexual assault, mental health to an imbalance in relationships – in a way that is anything but ordinary, Her Body Among Animals by Paola […]
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Our Short Story Month continues with two highly immersive, darkly humorous collections that exist in the eye of the storm: Anecdotes by Kathryn Mockler and The Lightning of Possible Storms by Jonathan Ball. In a style of writing that manages to be both surreal and prophetic, Mockler and Ball build worlds out of the darkest […]
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Today, we’re delighted to be in conversation with Marta Balcewicz, author of Big Shadow. An affecting novel of psychological nuance and dark humour, Big Shadow explores the costs of self-deceit, fandom, and tenuous ambitions, exposing the lies we’ll tell ourselves and the promises we’ll make to edge closer to what we want… or what we think we […]
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Today, we are so excited to celebrate the publication of Marta Balcewicz’s debut novel, Big Shadow! A ‘Most Anticipated’ Spring 2023 release from 49th Shelf, Big Shadow is an affecting novel of psychological nuance and dark humour, starring Judy, a precocious teenager, throughout her summer-length encounter with an imprudent ex-musician. Bex Frankeberger of Books Are […]
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The next collection in our Short Story Month series is a generational narrative so epic it had to have a post of its own. Coconut Dreams by Derek Mascarenhas is a collection of linked stories that takes you on a novel-like journey of a lifetime – several, actually- as each story captures a different history […]
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Today’s book playlist is by Marta Balcewicz, to pair with her debut novel Big Shadow, an affecting coming-of-age novel of psychological nuance and dark humour. In an unnamed town in the summer of 1998, Judy is an isolated and inexperienced teenager on the cusp of adulthood struggling to craft an identity for herself—especially as the artist she wants […]
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Have you ever read something that hit you so hard that you needed to immediately seek out and get your hands on anything else written by that author? Same. And lucky for us, we’ve had the pleasure of publishing both of her current collections of short stories. This Short Story Month post is dedicated to […]
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Are you still looking for the perfect gift for mom? We believe there’s no better gift than a book. So, this Mother’s Day treat mom to the gift of reading! Save 25% off all available titles from May 10 to May 14 at 11:59 pm. Use code MOTHERS23 at checkout. Discount applies to print books, […]
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