Personalized Wishlist Series 3!

Today, we’re excited to be sharing another installment of our “Personalized Wishlist” series!

For those who enjoy historical fiction, we recommend Junie by Chelene Knight! 1930s, Hogan’s Alley—a thriving Black and immigrant community located in Vancouver’s East End. Junie is a creative, observant child who moves to the alley with her mother, Maddie: a jazz singer with a growing alcohol dependency. Junie quickly makes meaningful relationships with two mentors and a girl her own age, Estelle, whose resilient and entrepreneurial mother is grappling with white scrutiny and the fact that she never really wanted a child.

For poetry fans we recommend Lent by Kate Cayley! Lent from award-winning writer Kate Cayley is built from this tension, exploring domestic and artistic life amidst the environmental crisis and the surprising ways that every philosophical quandary—large and small—converges in the home, in small objects, conversations, and moments.

Finally, we recommend She Who Lies Above by Beatriz Hausner for those who enjoy both! In She Who Lies Above, Beatriz Hausner brings Hypatia of Alexandria, the fourth-century Byzantine mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, to life. She does so through layered ventriloquism: publishing amorous correspondence from the feminist icon’s friend and former student, Synesius of Cyrene, and scribing Hypatia’s replies in turn.

Purchase these titles from our website and save 25% off until December 24, and follow us on Instagram for more “Personalized Wishlist” installments in the upcoming weeks!