This
collection of stories bends and blurs the lines between genre fiction and literature
in a way that made me want to devour the book in one sitting.
Stories bound by
genre conventions have a certain predictability when it comes to the plot; literature tends to be guided by character. The stories in this book are not
bound by either, and the end result is an unpredictable, beautifully written page-turner.
Finalist, Writers Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers
Genre-blending stories of transformation and belonging that centre women of colour and explore queerness, family, and community.
A couple in a crumbling marriage faces divine intervention. A woman dies in her dreams again and again until she finds salvation in an unexpected source. A teenage misfit discovers a darkness lurking just beyond the borders of her suburban home.
The stories in Chrysalis, Anuja Varghese's debut collection, are by turns poignant and chilling, blurring the lines between the real world and worlds beyond. Varghese delves fearlessly into complex intersections of family,…
I
love a book of fiction that makes you see the outside world more clearly than
when you picked it up.
Though a collection of short stories, this book serves
as a manual for this moment in time, articulating feelings and impressions that
are tough to put into words.
Upon finishing the book, I turned back to the
first page and started the first story again; it’s that kind of book.
Featured on 49th Shelf's Most Anticipated: 2023 Fall Fiction Preview
"Things used to be easier, but even in those carefree days, the rules were in place for a reason. And that reason is: so we can all agree. So we can all have the same standard applied across the board. So there is no special treatment, which no one should receive. This is why we need the rules."
The stories in Avalanche combine humor with an earnest examination and indictment of white entitlement, guilt, shame, and disorientation in the wake of waking up to the reality of racism. Focusing on…
This book is a total trip to read. Weaving together a coming-of-age novel with various mythologies and characters who have abilities similar to those of the X-Men, this book is extremely personal yet with blockbuster effects.
The fantastical elements blend perfectly with the down-to-earth aspects, the end result being a powerful story that you can’t put down.
Shortlisted for the 2022 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize
The perfect marriage of literary and speculative fiction for readers of Kazuo Ishiguro and NK Jemisin.
When Freya Tanangco was ten, she dreamed of her mother's death right before it happened. That's when she realized she was a veker, someone with enhanced mental abilities and who is scorned as a result. Freya's adult life has been spent in hiding: from the troubled literary legacy created by her author father, and from the scrutiny of a society in which vekers often meet with violence.
When her prophetic dreams take a dangerous turn, Freya…
Laura
Reagan and her TV documentary crew travel to a remote South Pacific Island in
search of a mythical, pterosaur-like creature said to inhabit the mountains
there. Sharing a campsite with a zoological expedition from the UK, they explored the island, set up camera traps, and interviewed the indigenous
population.
Not long after they arrive, a dead
body is found in their camp, with signs pointing to one of the documentary crew
as the murderer. Unable to contact the mainland, the crew goes to a local
village only to find the villagers missing.
Laura must find the killer in her
midst on a sparsely-populated island, which, as it turns out, is a way station
on a notorious drug-trafficking corridor.
