Ollmann has been called the best writer of short stories working in comics today. Featuring a lengthy introduction, this is the definative collection of those stories. Although the term graphic novel
The long anticipated second installment of Julian Lawrence's trilogy (based on Stephen Crane's work) is here! The Red Drip of Courage finds our hero, Drippy the Newsboy, preparing to go to war with th
In Give My Love to Rose, Dwayne Brenna reveals the intimacy of a long marriage with warmth and astonishing generosity. These poems of a life partnership are fresh, resonant and honest. With the succes
"What does it mean to come to know a place when you are a foreigner - transformed and transforming - watching the birds, climbing the mountains, dreaming in whole-wheat phrases taken from the
Following the coast on their summer vacation, the Henrys stop at the beach to break up the monotony of their road trip. Matty and Nat build castles in the sand as Anne and David take turns minding the
When acclaimed Canadian writer Brian Dedora travelled to Spain in 2012 to explore "Lorca's Granada," he experienced an unexpected transformation that set him on a path of understandi
In daily love letters written to her husband and soul companion, Brian, over the year following his death from brain cancer, critically acclaimed author, playwright, and jazz singer Martha Brooks lead
To Calvin White, "political" means taking a stand on issues that matter, wading into the nitty-gritty of who we are as humans and the lives we live and are sometimes forced to live.
The Secrets Men Keep is about the secrets men keep, and the comic possibilities that arise from our shifting sense of what it means to be a man. Taking an off-kilter approach to revealing the intricac
Would it be possible to compose a book that appears to be "about" its author, but is indirectly about something else, like identity or relationships or language? Maybe a book not wri
How did a former bank executive and a kid from a car wash cross paths to discover a shared passion for crafting memorable customer experiences? From Mindless to Mindful answers this question while wea
Poems Suitable to Current Material Conditions demonstrates how seductive everyday wordsthose euphemisms and new expressions often mean more than we think they do: how when we speak them we can be tric
From poems set in the eastern Mediterranean, with its abiding reverberations of the ancient Greek world, and informed by sacred sites and classical stories, to aseries of sonnet responses to the Gospe
The travelers in the Stone Soup folktale creatively offer a share of the nourishment to come by inviting the townspeople to contribute whatever they can. This simple gesture dispels fear and forges co
Homage to Happiness, by Judith Krause of Regina, and Saskatchewans newly appointed Poet Laureate writes in a subtle, yet rich, lyric architecture in these poems that house past loves, present loves, m
Jellybean Mouse is the second tale in the exciting new picture book series, Happy the Pocket Mouse. When a boring trip to the laundromat to wash their clothes frustrates Happys insatiable appetite for
We may be lost but we are never alone. That is the message to be found in Brenda Hasiuks new collection of short stories, Boy Lost in Wild. Adrift in unfamiliar surroundings, strangers to the stranger
Some days I wish something truly bad would happen so that I would have something genuine to worry about.When his parents car is hit by a train, Luke, a failed actor, returns to his Edmonton hometown t
Wherever Randy Craig goes, trouble seems to follow. With the help of her friend Denise, Randy has landed a summer job with a high school theatre program linked to the FreeWill Shakespeare Festival. B
In his adaptation of Amerika, which took seven years to achieve, Godbout has tried to remain as faithful as possible to Kafkas novel, while using the clear line aesthetic he has perfected in his serie
During a major power outage in the heat of a Montreal summer, two shy young neighbours finally take the time to slow down, meet, and spend time together. Beaulieau takes a microscope to the lives of a
Since 2009, Spain & Morocco was serialized weekly at www.spainandmorocco.com, to much acclaim and a steadily growing readership. The story follows two young roommates, Walt and Dan, who decide to
The titleNight Visionrefers firstlyto thenight vision goggles that enable soldiers to see through the darkness in order to destroy and kill,and secondly to a vision of the political and ecological nig
This Could Be Anywhere describes experiences of places, landscapes, and encounters that do not seem to respond to our natural and spontaneous interest in them. The poetry collection visits various pla
Its Bring Your Kids to Work Day and Dad is taking Nat and her polar bear to Mr. McDermotts Detergents and Soaps. Nat promises Bear will be no trouble until she hears that Floppery Flippery Slippery Sl
After beating back the might of Surtr, Ted Callan is getting used to his immortal powers. The man who once would stop at nothing to rid himself of his tattoos and their power, might even be said to be
Revelator is the opening poem in a major sequence entitled Universe. Its the jumping off point for a work that, were Ron Silliman to live long enough, would take him three centuries to complete. We ar
Akin to a bookkeepers accounting of whats given and taken in a fraught, uncertain exchange, The Counting House goes on to record the pageantry and pedantry of courtly affection gone awry. Symbols and
I Dont Know How To Behave combines the true story of Canadian daredevil and stunt driver Ken Carter (1938-1983) with imagined biographical elements from the lives of Canadian film director Bruce McDon
Things are not well with the Wittenbergs. Alice has given birth to her second child with a genetic disorder. Millicent has withdrawn into a depression. Joseph has to choose between being principal of
Havent we all been driven, at some point, to Google ourselves? And what did you find? That there are people out there who seem to have something in common with you? Dates, places, interests? How coinc
What would you do if someone you trusted asked you to believe what you thought was impossible? When high school science teacher and pragmatic realist Mark is inexplicably drawn to renting a cheesy sc-
Leah is haunted: by the things shes done, and the things she has failed to do. And then there's the the ghost of her brother. She has to learn to let go of the past if she, or her brother, are ever go
Kate Cayley bioKate Cayley’s is a mind both studious and curious, deeply attuned to the question “what if?” What if Nick Drake and Emily Dickinson met in the afterlife? What if a respected physician s
Set in present-day Toronto, Incidental Music is a novel about three very different women. Petra is new to the city and eager to establish roots, but she keeps losing jobs, and finds it impossible to m
The Criminals Handbook is an unflinching and practical documentthat delivers important survival techniques for anyone unfortunateenough to be arrested, tried, and incarcerated in Canada.Each year almo
A sharply original debut collection, How To Get Along With Women showcases Elisabeth de Mariaffis keen eye and inventive voice. Infused with a close and present danger, these stories tighten the knot
A companion piece to Drop-in, Lapps critically-acclaimed account of working in inner city Toronto drop-in centres, but People Around Here takes it to the streets! Always the consummate observer, Lapps
Prepare to be alphabetized! Ever wonder what goes on in the secret lives of letters? Surely they dont just huddle quietly under the covers waiting to be read. This collection of visual fictions gives
