Because I have no voice anymore what I say has no air. Did I strangle you? I killed you to let the wind in.Chantal Neveu's A Spectacular Influence inclines bodies and worlds, registering their turn as
Basil Johnston is one of the foremost Anishinaabe writers and storytellers, and his comedic stories about life in Residential School, Indian School Days, is a classic. Candies is Johnston's first coll
How are self-regulating systems such as cities, languages, and ant colonies alike or unalike? What does a medieval love poem have to do with neocolonialism? What politics does interspecies desire enta
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
Over the past decade, the North, or at least the idea of it, has slowly made its way back to our consciousness, a notion that the North is synonymous with a lawless, rugged freedom. But at first glanc
The secret world of Mauritian street-gangs is not for the faint of heart. Fraught with peril and mischief, its inner workings are a mystery to the daughter of one of its most valued members: Serge, th
Jim McDowell's new biography of the little-known Spanish explorer Jose Maria Narvaez, reveals his significant discoveries during the European exploration of what is now Canada's Pacific Northwest Coas
A remarkable debut that expresses a humanism grounded in physiology. At the heart of Karyotype is the Beauty of Loulan, a woman who lived four thousand years ago, her body preserved in the cool, dry s
A mother's story. A son's story. Poems that touch us. Breathing Room, by Beth Gobeil narrates a difficult story; a mother's journey, beginning at the point her son is diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. S
Sneha Madhavan-Reese's debut poetry collection, Observing the Moon, was a finalist for the 2013 Alfred G. Bailey Prize and sparkles with compositional flair -- and lyrical balance. These poems of fami
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
It is 1980. The buildings and storefronts at Barton Street and Sherman Avenue are dilapidated remnants of Hamilton's once-thriving steel industry. The corner is also the nexus of a violent street gang
Teen-agers Darek Dabrowski and Eleanor Hanson come from two different worlds. In communist Poland, all Darek cares about is Levi Strauss jeans, Adidas sneakers and a one way ticket to America. Oh and
Award-winning poet Nick Papaxanthos's first collection is a rollicking, fast-frame, strobe-light-illuminated tour through the surrealism of the ordinary. These poems, composed while getting a haircut
In James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein, the doctors clumsy assistant, Fritz, reaches for the jar marked "Normal Brain." When he drops that one, he turns to the jar marked "
In this quirky and beautiful vaudevillian debut, Tara Azzopardi employs sharp social observation and a pop-culture universe from the past and present to explore the struggles we face in constructing o
New and revised edition of an early work by the Governor General's Award-winning poet.On the occasion of the press's 40th anniversary, Brick Books is proud to present the last of our six new editions
Robin Kent doesn't understand how everyone around her, including her husband, is so certain of everything. The only explanation is that they're all following the same Guidebook--a copy of which Robin
Memory Serves gathers together the oratories award-winning author Lee Maracle has delivered and performed over a twenty-year period. Revised for publication, the lectures hold the features and style o
An obsessive perfectionist, Samuel Andreyev inhabits several worlds: he writes in English while living in France; he is an internationally known composer, performer, and teacher; and he is an experime
Set in the near future in the mountainous and fielded cusp between BC and Alberta,The Plotline Bomber of Innisfree by Josh Massey is the story of Jeffery Inkster, an ex-hipster-turned elk farmer. Inks
You are a couple months out of your mother's belly. You're brand new! You don't even have a name yet. Well you do -- but it's not very nice. The couple that own you fight all the time. So much so that
The mythological Graeae (a trio of sea nymphs) shared a single eye, yet each sister captured a different view of the world around them. Escape Plans follows the Kiriakos family as they struggle with i
Winner of 2015 Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry, Sideshow Concessions is the first book from queer performance artist and professor, Lucas Crawford. A themed collection focusing on the circ
Paul, who is not always the same Paul, but could very well be a similar Paul, another Paul in a long line of Pauls. Paul runs through forests, drinks in student housing, flirts with girls, at times is
Literary Nonfiction. History. Photography. LIVE SOULS presents 250 of the photos that Alec Wainman took in the middle of the Spanish Civil War, along with his personal story of his time as a volunteer
When Andy Warhol's a, A Novel was first published in 1968, The New York Times Book Review declared it "pornographic." Yet over four decades later, a continues to be an essential docu
Long Red Hair is Meags Fitzgerald's follow up to her acclaimed Photobooth: A Biography. In this graphic memoir, Fitzgerald paints a childhood full of sleepovers, playing dress-up, amateur fortune-tell
Set over one long night in Auckland New Zealand in 1994, a group of anarchist punks have hatched a plan to sabotage the opening of a multi-national fast-food restaurant by blowing it sky-high come ope
Steven Ross Smith is one of the preeminent sound poets in Canada. He is also one of the few poets in Canada currently engaged in writing a life poem (a long poem that encompasses a life)--Emanations i
Remember Bonnie & Clyde? A complex, dramatic rendering of a familiar story made new.Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are the stuff of legend - why tell their story again? Chances are you don't k
Emu is a literary cult named after a bird improvised from the spare parts of other birds, a bird that never flies because flying is a cliche. Emu is I AM YOU AND YOU ARE ME spoken at the speed of ligh
These "riddlu" are a lighthearted but heartfelt attempt to combine two poetic forms that demand extreme concision and that value the suggestive power of metaphor: the riddle and the
"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
Fame can be fickle. Nobody knows that better than overnight sensation Gabriel Pegg . . . you know, Port-o-Potty Guy . . . from Erratic Automatic. Remember him? He went from the penthouse to the outhou
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
New light on Michael Crummey's classic depiction of Newfoundland and Labrador's past.On the occasion of the press's 40th anniversary, Brick Books is proud to present the fifth of six new editions of c
Poetry. Time touches everything, and in doing so changes everything. THE ARROW OF TIME examines the challenges, transformations and surprises wrought by change, and celebrates the ways we attempt to m
Poetry. Philip Resnick's FOOTSTEPS OF THE PAST constitutes a powerful set of reflections on the modern human condition. The book contains poems dealing with memory, recognition, and the slow passage o
Showcasing a selection of stories from Armin Wiebe's 30 year writing career, Armin's Shorts features tales from the familiarly fictitious Mennonite community of Gutenthal, re-imagined origin stories f
