Today, we are in conversation with Anita Anand, author of A Convergence of Solitudes, a novel which deftly weaves together the stories of six characters, and the cultural and political contexts which define them. Teenage lovers Sunil and Hima defy taboos to come together as India divides in two. They traverse the world to Montreal […]
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Canada Day Long Weekend Sale! Save 25% off all available titles from July 1 to 3, 2022 at 11:59 pm. Use code CANADA2022 at checkout. *Discount applies to print books, eBooks, and audiobooks. Excludes all forthcoming fall 2022 releases. SHOP NOW _________________________________________________________________________________________ ???? Read Across Canada! ???? Travel Canada this long weekend with some homegrown literature! This curated list of books rooted in cities and places is an ode to the […]
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With Father’s Day just around the corner, we’ve put together a list of books that the Dad in your life will love. This eclectic selection of literary and poetic titles—vast in both meaning and mileage—take us to outer-space and back, and through questions of how to live, love, and connect. Many of these books feature […]
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Next up in our official book playlist series, we welcome Anita Anand’s A Convergence of Solitudes—a novel with music at its very heart. Needless to say, we were excited for this one! “A Convergence of Solitudes is an ambitious novel structured as a double album and focusing on two different families. Over the decades that […]
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Today, we celebrate the release of A Convergence of Solitudes by award-winning author Anita Anand! Read on to learn all about this highly anticipated debut novel and for information about tonight’s launch! Happy book birthday to A Convergence of Solitudes by Anita Anand! This debut novel, which has already appeared on a series of ‘Most Anticipated’ reading lists—including […]
Continue readingToday, our Spring 2022 Preview series features Anita Anand’s A Convergence of Solitudes, a story of identity, connection and forgiveness in the lives of two families across Partition of India, Operation Babylift in Vietnam, and two referendums in Quebec. Sunil and Hima, teenage lovers, bravely defy taboos in pre-Partition India to come together as their […]
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Today, we’re excited to reveal our Spring 2022 season, featuring eight titles we’re know you’ll adore. Fiction The Employees by Olga Ravn, Translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken Literature in Translation Series | Literary Fiction | Science Fiction $20.00 | On Sale March 8, 2022 | Available Now for Pre-order Shortlisted for the 2021 […]
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