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 The Unpublished City, Volume 1, Edited by Dionne Brand, and Write Across Canada: An Anthology of Emerging Writers, Curated by Joseph Kertes and Geoffrey Taylor, offer up a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 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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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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Our Short Story Month series continues by celebrating those stories that make us think twice about what we’ve read – those stories that sit marinating in our minds, and like a fine wine, open up more with time. The Third Person by Emily Anglin, and The Jokes by Stephen Thomas, are collections that contain exactly those sorts […]
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The next two collections in our Short Story Month series could fall under the category of the “novel-in-stories.” The Handsome Man by Brad Casey, and We All Need to Eat by Alex Leslie, are collections that offer a novel-like narrative by using linked stories to follow a single protagonist. Navigating new landscapes and confronting a […]
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May is Short Story Month! In honour of that, we’ve put together a series that shares some of our favourite short story collections with you – a guide to our Book*hug gallery, if you will. Whether you’re a connoisseur of the art form or just starting to get familiar, this guide will help you find […]
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May is Short Story Month! Please join us in celebrating this centuries-old yet endlessly versatile form.
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Our Short Story Month Celebration concludes today with Alex Leslie, author of We All Need to Eat. This collection of linked stories revolve around Soma, a young Queer woman in Vancouver. Through thoughtful and probing narratives, the stories slipstream through Soma’s first three decades. Lyrical, gritty, and atmospheric, Soma’s stories refuse to shy away from […]
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