fiction

Five Points on an Invisible Line

Five Points on an Invisible Line

An idyllic projection of poly-queer futures, this novel underlines what lived realities may look like for those who function in opposition to the status quo.

By Val Rwigema

The Book of Records

The Book of Records

"That quality of recognition is not something that can be forced; it’s something that arises, if we are fortunate."

By Elise Moser

All Kidding Aside

All Kidding Aside

All Kidding Aside manages to explore serious moral dilemmas without being prescriptive.

By Alexandra Sweny

Count On Me

Count On Me

Count on Me startles the reader from chapter one, commanding attention throughout.

By Kimberly Bourgeois

Annapurna’s Bounty

Annapurna’s Bounty

While food is a source of nourishment, the stories in this collection show how food choices are also political choices.

By Priscilla Jolly

Tunes for Dancing Bears

Tunes for Dancing Bears

In Karafilly’s novel, as in life, the ability to carry a child and to let it go belongs to women.

By Ingrid Phaneuf

My Child is a Stranger

My Child is a Stranger

Teigland wonderfully conveys that humans and the environment are one and the same.

By Karolina Roman

Edisson and Jeremiah

Edisson and Jeremiah

Michael Carin’s skill at reproducing the contemporary American political landscape and imagining its near future comes as no surprise.

By Catey Fifield

Private Number

Private Number

Homel sets up the story for an exploration of making art that offends, and what it means to be an artist who is scorned.

By Pamela Hensley

Homebound

Homebound

The collection as a whole offers a faceted view of the Canadian microcosm specific to Quebec’s Eastern Townships.

By Gina Leola Woolsey

My Thievery of the People

My Thievery of the People

My Thievery of the People helps us believe 2025 might not be that bad after all.

By Léa Murat-Ingles

Coup de Grâce

Coup de Grâce

A modern horror story marrying classic mythologies with creepypastas, all unfolding in the bowels of the Montreal STM.

By Alexandra Sweny