Fiction

Character Actor

Character Actor

Scott Randall

In his sophomore collection Scott Randall finds the perfect pitch story after story, getting right to the heart of ordinary characters — not the brilliantly burning stars, but the kind of people... >>

Cherry Bites

Cherry Bites

Alison Preston

On a summer afternoon in 1954 a jealous four-year-old girl named Cherry Ring bites her baby brother Pete on the cheek which will leave him scarred for life. Cherry really is sorry. But sorry isn't... >>

Death in Cold Type

Death in Cold Type

C.C. Benison

When Michael Rossiter, the scion of an old Winnipeg newspaper family and respected philanthropist, is found murdered, newspaper reporter Leo Fabiani is drawn into an investigation that threatens his... >>

Front Porch Mannequins

Front Porch Mannequins

Rebekkah Adams

Nana Underhill's intoxicated plan to run Lily over with her car seemed like a good idea at the time. >>

Holy Days of Obligation

Holy Days of Obligation

Susan Zettell

Set in industrial Ontario and narrated by Bertie, the oldest of nine children in a working-class Catholic family, the stories in Holy Days of Obligation uncover some of the hidden secrets and the... >>

In the First Early Days of My Death

In the First Early Days of My Death

Catherine Hunter

As Wendy Li floats above the city, unravelling the story of her own untimely end, she learns that things aren't always what they seem. An unusual ghost story from the author of Latent Heat. >>

It Is Just That Your House Is So Far Away

It Is Just That Your House Is So Far Away

Steve Noyes

His father dead, approaching forty, Jeff Mott is drifting across China, because he wants to learn the language. The Chinese agree that his Mandarin is pretty good, but only want to speak English... >>

Last Chance To Renew

Last Chance To Renew

Scott Randall

Randall's stories examine the small moments in ordinary life with the kind of exacting detail and intimate characterization we have come to know in the stories of some our best female writers. (We... >>

Last Days of Montreal

Last Days of Montreal

John Brooke

This novel captures that unique Montreal joie de vivre that survives despite bitter politics, economic downturns, language laws, record snowfalls, crumbling streets, and a baseball team on the verge... >>

Le soleil du lac qui se couche/The Setting Lake Sun (ebook)

Le soleil du lac qui se couche/The Setting Lake Sun (ebook)

J.R. Léveillé

Translated by S.E. Stewart

With an introduction by Marc Gontard

Angèle is a young Métis woman who dreams of becoming an architect. One evening in a Winnipeg art gallery at a show by a Native artist... >>