Are any of your favourite Canadian kids' books on our list? Toronto About Blog Quill & Quire is … Dennis Bock's novel The Good German is a fictionalized account of the death of Adolf Hitler. Inform your decisions via. This segment originally aired in 2014. Little does he know, his father is coming for him. Emma Donoghue spoke with Dr. Brian Goldman, host of White Coat Black Art, about the inspiration for the novel. Find a routine and stick to it, Why Farzana Doctor believes it's a great time to be a BIPOC writer in Canada, the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist, Will Ferguson remains one syllable short of greatness. Cascade is a collection of short stories from award-winning writer Craig Davidson. Needles by William Deverell (1979) Set in Vancouver, Needles is a gritty legal thriller mixed inside a … The 2021 CBC Short Story Prize juror talks to Jeff Douglas about what makes a great short story. She spoke with Gill Deacon about the honour. American Fiction. She is also a critic and has edited science fiction anthologies. The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood 10. Francesca Ekwuyasi is a writer, filmmaker and visual artist. Thammavongsa is a writer and poet. Kambirinachi believes she was a spirit who was supposed to die as a small child. Books on LibraryThing tagged Canadian fiction. Tracing various people, families and professionals across the globe, Jack Wang creates a tapestry of experience that encompasses the trials and tribulations of a diaspora trying to find its place in the world. The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue The Pull of the Stars is on the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2020 longlist. Zsuzsi Gartner takes us through her award-nominated novel The Beguiling. Shaena Lambert wrote a novel about Petra Kelly, who was the face of the 1980s peace and ecology movement. Covid Safety Holiday Shipping Membership Educators Gift Cards Stores & Events Help. Cordelia Strube on what her family thinks of her writing. The father of cyberpunk shares insights on 2020 and what he thinks about his predictions from decades ago. His book, full-metal indigiqueer, is a collection of experimental poems that aim to provoke discussion and debate. Her son, who is a veteran, might be succumbing to PTSD, while she tries to manage the eccentrics who work in her kitchen and acclimatize to the idea that she might have a granddaughter she never knew she had. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. Historical Fiction. How to Pronounce Knife: Stories Souvankham Thammavongsa Paperback. In The Beguiling, a young woman named Lucy had dreamed of being a saint as a child. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 8. Gil Adamson is a writer and poet. In the face of a debilitating illness, Alani has to contend with painful memories from the past. The Pull of the Stars, set in a war and disease-ravaged Ireland during the 1918 Spanish flu outbreak, tells the story of three women — a nurse, a doctor and a volunteer helper — working on the front lines of the pandemic in an understaffed maternity ward of a hospital, where expectant mothers infected with the virus are quarantined. Celebrate Canada Day with our collection of bestselling fiction books by Canadian Authors. Dennis Bock talks about the thinking behind his alternative history novel The Good German. Petra is a novel inspired by the life of German activist Petra Kelly. Five Little Indians was on the longlist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Thomas King is a Canadian-American writer of Cherokee and Greek ancestry. Mexican Gothic is in development to become a TV series for Hulu. Her 2004 novel Scrapbook was translated into English in 2009. With every office workers's secret weapon: data. The Big Book of Christmas: 140+ authors and 400+ novels, novellas, stories, poems & carols (Katharti… We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. Performing the secret ritual goes against the rules of her world, which prohibits women from practicing magic while they can still bear children. Stone Diaries by Carol Shields. Will Ferguson's new novel The Finder follows a middle-aged travel writer. Kellough is a writer based in Montreal. She is also the author of the novels Signal to Noise, which won the 2016 Copper Cylinder Award, Gods of Jade and Shadow and The Beautiful Ones. 339 items. Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. Thirteen years later, Vincent disappears from a Neptune-Avramidis ship. Shaena Lambert is a novelist currently living in Vancouver. In Consent, Sara becomes her intellectually disabled sister Mattie's caregiver after their mother dies. Emma Donoghue’s thirteenth novel focuses on the intense happenings at a Dublin maternity ward, over three days during the 1918 Great Flu pandemic. When Robert re-enters their lives, Sara and Mattie get entangled with another set of sisters and their difficult relationship: twins Saskia and Jenny. In Vanishing Monuments, Alani Baum has not seen their mother since they were 17 years old — almost 30 years ago. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses. St. John Mandel is a New York-based Canadian writer. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Lucy must then confront her own lapses as a Catholic and a human being, and figure out what is happening, before it's too late. In Chawton, an English village that was the last home of iconic novelist Jane Austen, a small group of locals decide to do what they can to preserve Austen's home and legacy, and hopefully revitalize the town in the process. ... Bestsellers: Canadian Non-Fiction, November 21, 2020. General Literature. Bergen is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. He is also the author of the poetry collection Magnetic Equator, which is currently a finalist for the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize. How being a 'three-times-lapsed Catholic' shaped Zsuzsi Gartner's latest novel. Explore our list of Canadian Fiction Books at Barnes & Noble®. By staying alive, she is cursing her family — a fear that appears to come true when Kehinde experiences something that tears the family apart, and divides the twins for years. This award recognizes the best in Canadian humour writing, whether fiction or nonfiction. The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1), Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1), Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1), Never Cry Wolf: The Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves, Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, #2), The Deptford Trilogy: Fifth Business/The Manticore/World of Wonders, Anne of the Island (Anne of Green Gables, #3), The Bishop's Man (The Cape Breton Trilogy #2), The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1), The Cornish Trilogy: The Rebel Angels; What's Bred in the Bone; The Lyre of Orpheus, Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1), The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag (Flavia de Luce, #2). In Five Little Indians, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie were taken from their families and sent to a residential school when they were very small. Her stories have won an O. Henry Award and appeared in Harper's, Granta, The Paris Review and NOON. How to Pronounce Knife is a collection of idiosyncratic and diverse stories. Thomas King is hopeful that his writing has changed the world — but he's still not sure. His novel The Age of Hope was defended by Ron MacLean on Canada Reads in 2013. The complete poetry collection, Junebat​​​​, was published in spring 2020. Dennis Bock is a writer, editor and teacher from Toronto. This dream may actually come true after the death of her cousin Zoltan, and Lucy becomes someone people come to in order to confess their sins. Indians on Vacation is about a couple named Bird and Mimi, who decide to travel through Europe after discovering postcards from Mimi's long-lost Uncle Leroy, who sent them while on his own European adventure almost 100 years ago. 307 items. Literature. Jonny Appleseed, his debut novel, is about a Two-Spirit person trying to put his life back together following the death of his stepfather. Natalie Jenner is a novelist based in Oakville, Ont. Our Stores Are Open Book Annex Membership Educators Gift Cards Stores & Events Help. Here are CBC Books 's top 30 Canadian works of fiction that came out in 2019. Add some “good” to your morning and evening. Catherine Hernandez is a former theatre professional and daycare provider from Scarborough, Ont. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood 7. You must have a goodreads account to vote. Crosshairs is a dystopian novel about a near-future where a queer Black performer named Kay and his allies join forces against an oppressive Canadian regime that is rounding up those deemed "Other" in concentration camps. Great news for fans of that backwoods adventure thriller, the long-awaited follow-up has arrived. All 150 titles from the poster above in alphabetical order by author: 1. Signed. And we bet you love libraries, too. They won the RBC Bronwen Wallace Award for emerging writers for their work Selections From Junebat. We surveyed experts from coast to coast to help us create this awesome list of titles. Annabel Lyon is a writer from Vancouver. Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a Canadian author, who was born and raised in Mexico. Set in Toronto’s Little Jamaica, Zalika Reid-Benta’s debut short … At the same time, she tries to reach a middle ground in an ideologically-divided community. He currently lives in Calgary. The story takes readers to Japan, Australia and New Zealand as Interpol agent Gaddy Rhodes, photographer Tamsin Greene and travel writer Thomas Rafferty unexpectedly cross paths as they track "The Finder" — a mysterious figure who believes they can find history's lost objects, such as the missing Romanov Fabergé eggs and Muhammad Ali's Olympic gold medal. Capturing the daily lives of immigrants, Souvankham Thammavongsa captures their hopes, disappointments, trauma and acts of defiance. Comments are welcome while open. His books include the novels Confidence and Girl Crazy and the memoir Blindsided. In this CBC Books video series, author Farzana Doctor on why it's a great time to be a writer from a racialized or Indigenous community. Raven’s End Author: Ben Gadd ISBN: 0969263112 Price: $20 Available: local bookstores only. In 2005, his novel The Time in Between won the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Contributors include Nathan Adler, Darcie Little Badger, Gabriel Castilloux Calderon, Adam Garnet Jones, Mari Kurisato, Kai Minosh Pyle, David Alexander Robertson, jaye simpson and Nazbah Tom. Orca Book Publishers. The Handmaid's Tale book. Zsuzsi Gartner is a writer and journalist who currently lives in Vancouver. She is fascinated by his four wives, who are never mentioned in her family. Barely out of childhood, they are released and left to contend with the seedy world of eastside Vancouver. Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. Read 71 547 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. The Amazon first novel award, a Canada Reads finalist, a Globe & Mail book of the year... that's just a fraction of the praise heaped upon Gil Adamson's debut novel The Outlander. https://www.cbc.ca/books/the-best-canadian-fiction-of-2020-1.5819722 Meanwhile, in London in the 22nd century disastrous events have led to 80 per cent of humanity being wiped out. Petra is the story of Kelly's rise to prominence, her influence on global politics and policy and how her relationship with Gerhardt helped her international influence but was ultimately what ended everything. Similiar to our list of 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime, this list of 50 non-fiction books contains recommendations you might actually read (if you haven't already).This curated list covers the gamut of non-fiction, from compelling war stories to key feminist texts, to unbelievable struggles for survival, to tales of life in the culinary trade. As Beatrice makes her debut at "bargaining season" — an annual event where wealthy young men and women gather from all over the world to make advantageous marriages — she harbours secret plans that will upend society. Butter Honey Pig Bread is a novel about twin sisters, Kehinde and Taiye, and their mother, Kambirinachi. Subscriber content. Michelle Good is a Cree writer and lawyer, as well as a member of Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. Davidson has published several books of literary fiction including Cataract City, which was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize in 2013, Rust and Bone, which was made into an Oscar-nominated feature film of the same name, The Fighter, Sarah Court and The Saturday Night Ghost Club. Adventure Fiction. Wang's short stories have been published in Joyland Magazine, The Humber Literary Review and The New Quarterly. A variety of newsletters you'll love, delivered straight to you. Augustine Funnell Books. For more, visit: www.cbc.ca/1.5737303. From a young man painting nails in a salon, to a housewife learning English from soap-operas, How to Pronounce Knife navigates tragedy and humour. Will Ferguson has written humour, travel books and fiction. Nadine Bismuth is a writer from Montreal. It was through her work that she met her partner, a NATO general named Emil Gerhardt. As of this week, he's also one of the winners of the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize. Emily St John Mandel on The Glass Hotel, her follow-up to her breakout novel Station Eleven. Semi-orphaned and under the care of a nun, Sister Beatrice, Jack has found himself in a secluded cabin in Alberta. We wanted to make our contribution by sharing with the public the 10 best-selling print books by Canadian authors in 2020 (overall and by subject category). Set over a century and spanning five continents, We Two Alone traces the evolution of the Chinese immigrant experience. All Categories. Science Fiction Books. William Gibson is a legendary Vancouver science-fiction writer. Alexis draws from his previous publications, including Despair and Other Stories of Ottawa and Beauty & Sadness, as well as works that have not been previously published. The group comes together in surprising ways and, despite being very different, unite through their common goal. Lisa Moore Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Moore’s first two books, Degrees of Nakedness … The Glass Hotel was on the shortlist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. This year journalist Cathal Kelly won for his book Boy Wonders , a memoir about his years coming of age in the ’70s and ’80s. Ridgerunner has just been published by House of Anansi press and Gil Adamson joined our Gill Deacon for Here and Now's Tuesday afternoon book club. Bitten by Kelley Armstrong 5. Butter Honey Pig Bread was on the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist. Novelist Annabel Lyon tells the parallel stories of two sets of sisters in her new book Consent. André Alexis on what he values most, in art and friends. The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong 4. per week ... Bestsellers: Canadian Non-Fiction, November 21, 2020. The B.C.-born author, who lives in New York, says he wasn't seeing stories about the global Chinese diaspora - so he wrote them himself. Subscriber content. Skip to main content.ca. The Beguiling was on the 2020 Writers' Trust Fiction Prize shortlist. He won the 2012 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his thriller 419. Augustine Funnell Books. She has been nominated for the Governor General's Literary Award, the Trillium Book Award and longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. 100 best Canadian kids' books of all time. Natalie Zina Walschots is a writer and journalist from Toronto. Here are the CBC Books picks for the top Canadian fiction of the year. Explore our list of Canadian Fiction Books at Barnes & Noble®. First published in 2001 and reprinted by the author in June 2013, Raven’s End is a spiritual, philosophical, political, and beautifully written fictional account about the … Get your order fast and stress free with free curbside pickup. Polk concocts a page-turning fantasy with love, magic and rebellion swirling at the centre. Consent was on the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist. His son, Jack Boulton, is trapped in a life not of his own making. Sara gets the marriage annulled, driving a wedge between herself and Mattie. list created September 21st, 2008 It was Gerhardt who eventually murdered Kelly in 1992. In Agency, a gifted app tester meets her match when she is commissioned to beta test a highly social, and combat-savvy, "digital assistant." He also writes the DreadfulWater mystery series. Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance (Kindle Edition) by Alex … Whitehead is an Oji-Cree, Two-Spirit writer, poet and Indigiqueer scholar from Peguis First Nation. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. Her novel Radiance was a finalist for the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. Classic Literature. CDN$13.99 CDN$ 13. Telling stories of the Chinese diaspora across continents, and decades. In an alternate timeline, in 2017 Hillary Clinton has won the presidential election over Donald Trump. His other works include the novels The Ash Garden and The Communist's Daughter and the short story collection Olympia. Indians on Vacation was on the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize shortlist and was on the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. ", Griffin Poetry Prize winner Kaie Kellough on what it means to write about a home you've been separated from. In Misconduct of the Heart, Stevie is a recovering alcoholic and kitchen manager who is trying hard to stop her world around her from collapsing. Cordelia Strube is a Toronto-based writer. She has published several volumes of poetry, including Primitive and Ashland. Her first novel, The Outlander, won the Amazon.ca First Novel Award and was a Canada Reads finalist in 2009, when it was championed by Nicholas Campbell. C.L. Her other books include the short story collection Oxygen, the novella collection The Best Thing for You and the young adult novels All-Season Edie and Encore Edie. It is a priority for CBC to create a website that is accessible to all Canadians including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive challenges. John Elizabeth Stintzi on Vanishing Monuments. 2017 marks Canada’s 150th birthday as a country—the anniversary of Canadian Confederation. In this chaos, a government-sanctioned regime called the Boots seizes the opportunity to force communities of colour, the disabled and the LGBTQ2S into labour camps called workhouses in the city. Shaena Lambert imagines the life of German politician Petra Kelly, an electrifying progressive figure in the 1980s, in her novel Petra. Five Little Indians is her first book. Published in 1995, this sweeping yet intimate story of one woman’s … Fuelled by the trauma of their childhood, the five friends cross paths over the decades and struggle with the weight of their shared past. Her books include the novels Landing, Room, Frog Music, The Wonder and the children's book The Lotterys Plus One. Top 100 Canadian Children’s Books. Top 10 Arctic novels. The Globe and Mail's book section offers author interviews, book excerpts, bestseller lists and reviews. The Finder is an adventure novel about finding things that are lost in the world. In this collection of stories, Dominoes at the Crossroads, Kaie Kellough navigates Canada's Caribbean diaspora, as they seek music and a connection to their past. André Alexis new book is Days by Moonlight. It is a situation that has led to massive floods, rampant homelessness, unemployment and starvation. The Good German is a reimagined history in which, in 1939, Georg Elser succeeded in assassinating Hitler. Black queer voices matter — and these authors are writing a more inclusive future for CanLit. But when the three women connect years later, they must confront their past and find forgiveness. The book won the competition and not only that but also won the Hugh MacLennan prize for fiction. Her novel The Golden Mean won the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction. His classic 1984 novel Neuromancer, a thriller about hacking and artificial intelligence, won sci-fi's three biggest prizes: the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award and the Hugo Award. The Giller Prize goes to...Toronto's Souvankham Thammavongsa. She was a panellist on Canada Reads 2004, when she defended Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler. She is also the author of the poetry collections DOOM: Love Poems for Supervillains and Thumbscrews. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. It’s named after Stephen Leacock, a Canadian writer best known for Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town . Short-listed for the Speakers Book award in 2017, Seven Fallen Feathers is an investigative non-fiction book by award-winning journalist Tanya Talaga, who delves into the lives of students in Thunder Bay, ON and the history of the town that has come to represent Canada's longstanding human rights issues against Indigenous communities. British Literature. His other books include The Matter with Morris, and Stranger in 2016. Giller Prize for the best Canadian novel or book of short stories in English; Governor General's Awards for the best Canadian fiction, poetry, non-fiction, drama, and translation, in both English and French; Griffin Poetry Prize for the best book of poetry, one award each for a Canadian poet and an international poet The six stories are set in Davidson's hometown of Niagara Falls, known as Cataract City, and explore what it's like to try to make a life in a town that is struggling economically, where its residents feel left behind and where the glorious, touristy waterfalls distract from deep social, economic and political problems. Her fourth novel, Station Eleven, was a finalist for a National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award and won the 2015 Toronto Book Award. But what unfolds is an alternate history where fascism reigns in Europe, and an atomic bomb is dropped on London, and Elser must reckon with the knowledge that his act of heroism changed the course of history — and for what end? Silvia Moreno-Garcia's novel Mexican Gothic follows an heiress's investigation into her cousin's hasty marriage and mysterious illness. The book was written well before the outbreak of the coronavirus, and Donoghue was surprised by the way it mirrors our current situation but relishes the opportunity to talk about the role of health-care workers in challenging times. John Elizabeth Stintzi talks about their novel Vanishing Monuments, which follows a photographer's return to their mother's home in Winnipeg after a 27-year absence. Farzana Doctor is a Canadian novelist and social worker. 8. We Two Alone is his first book. His books include Truth & Bright Water, The Inconvenient Indian, Green Grass, Running Water and The Back of the Turtle. Hench is the story of a woman who pays the bills by doing administrative work for villains. Alexis is the author of Fifteen Dogs, which won Canada Reads 2017 and the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize, and Days by Moonlight, which won the 2019 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. Unexpected circumstances lead her to Guillaume, a policeman and single father. She is also the author of the novel Scarborough, which is being adapted into a feature film. Enter to win these Canadian fiction books for fall 2020. Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. Here are the picks by CBC Books for the top Canadian fiction of 2020. It tells the story of a young woman named Noemi who is called by her cousin to save her from doom in her countryside home, the mysterious and alluring High Place. Rather than get married, Beatrice plans to bind a greater spirit and become a full magician. by. The Night Piece is a collection of career-spanning stories by Scotiabank Giller Prize and Canada Reads winner André Alexis. All Points West host Kathryn Marlow spoke to Jack Wang before he appeared at the Victoria Festival of Authors. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. She has published novels and short story collections. David Bergen takes The Next Chapter's version of the Proust Questionnaire. 1 / 100 Photo: Puffin. Payback by Margaret Atwood 9. Catherine Hernandez's latest book is dystopian fiction that feels frighteningly real, CBC Books named Hernandez a writer to watch in 2017, currently a finalist for the 2020 Griffin Poetry Prize, the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize shortlist, shortlist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Emily St. John Mandel has no idea where she's going... and she's okay with that, Why Silvia Moreno-Garcia likes to write genre-bending novels, How writing a novel helped John Elizabeth Stintzi connect with their own genderqueer identity, On the Shores of Darkness, There Is Light, Souvankham Thammavongsa's stories explore the diversity of the immigrant experience. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? It was translated into English by Russell Smith. 100 Must-Read Books by Canadian Authors Beth O'Brien Jul 12, 2017. It went on to become an international bestseller. e-books and guides. Emma Donoghue is an Irish Canadian writer. However, apart from the big names and superstars, many of these authors are not well known outside of Canada. Stephen Leacock – Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912) At the beginning of the 20th century, … She has published four books of poetry, including 2019's Cluster. Vincent is a bartender in a prestigious hotel on Vancouver Island. But when Sara returns home, she surprisingly finds Mattie married to her mother's handyman, Robert. Just $1.99. Best Canadian Rockies Fiction Book. Butter Honey Pig Bread is her first book. His memoir Precious Cargo was defended by Greg Johnson on Canada Reads 2018. Mexican Gothic is a gothic horror novel set in 1950s Mexico. But when the confessions seem connected, Zoltan's death doesn't seem so random anymore. Emily St. John Mandel's new book, The Glass Hotel, interweaves several complex narratives. ... a book about a murderer on a 19th-century Arctic whaling ship. The Calgary writer's previous books include the award-winning novel Witchmark and it's sequel Stormsong. the shortlist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Why it took Gil Adamson 10 years to write a swashbuckling follow-up to her bestselling novel, Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist David Bergen reflects on his writing career, Craig Davidson's best writing advice? If you’re fond of writing children’s titles, Orca Book Publishers is one of the … Globe Investor Tools. The non-binary photographer ran away from home with their girlfriend, but when their mother's dementia worsens Alani is forced to run back to her. A near-future Toronto is ravaged by climate change. Meanwhile, a hooded figure scrawls a cryptic note on a wall in the hotel, and a shipping executive for a company called Neptune-Avramidis — Leon Prevant — sees the note and is shaken. Canadian fiction offers a wealth of diverse pleasures to readers, from high-toned literary works to down-and-dirty genre fiction. How food can be its own language with author Francesca Ekwuyasi, We kick off an ongoing focus on what food can reveal about life, culture and society with Francesca Ekwuyasi, the Nigerian-Canadian novelist behind the Giller Prize longlisted novel Butter Honey Pig Bread. Cordelia Strube takes the Proust Questionnaire. The Jane Austen Society is her first book. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. Kellough joined Tom Power over Zoom from his home in Montreal to talk about his winning collection of poetry, Magnetic Equator, and what it means to write about a home you've been separated from. Her novels include All Inclusive and Six Metres of Pavement. The French edition, Un lien familial, won Radio-Canada's Combat national des livres in 2020. John Elizabeth Stinzi is a novelist, poet, teacher and visual artist. In Seven, Sharifa accompanies her husband on a marriage-saving trip to India, and in order to research her great-great-grandfather — a business-owner and philanthropist. A Family Affair is a novel that follows a 40-year-old kitchen designer named Magalie, who maintains a mutually deceptive romance with her partner Mathieu. Here the Dark includes the story that won the 1999 CBC Short Story Prize, How Can n Men Share a Bottle of Vodka? Kelly was a force in Germany in the 1980s, and was a founding member of the German Green Party, which was one of the first Green Parties to rise to prominence. He has won the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour three times: for his novel Generica (now titled Happiness), his Canadian travel book Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw and his travel memoir Beyond Belfast. How to Pronounce Knife won the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize. Kaie Kellough is an award-winning Canadian poet and novelist. Love after the End is an anthology of speculative fiction that imagines a utopian future for LGBTQ and Two-Spirit people, curated and edited by poet and novelist Joshua Whitehead. Audience Relations, CBC P.O. 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