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"It was February 29 again, and I was wondering which member of my family would try to kill me this time." From this intriguing premise, the stories in this collection of short fiction by

Toward the North is the first anthology of thirteen short fiction pieces written and translated by Chinese-Canadian writers during the last two decades, each of which depicts the contemporary lives

The Scent of Mogra and Other Stories is a collection of four short stories about strong female characters dealing with difficult life-changing situations.

A bush party leads to self-immolation. A cab ride ends in warfare. A squirrel is eviscerated. A universally impossible dare is accepted and proves not to be fatal. The weird kid triumphs.

GODMOTHER OF CAPE BRETON FICTION, and an essential figure in contemporary storytelling, Tessie Gillis has inspired Nova Scotia writers including Lynn Coady, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Alistair MacLeod, a

Nova Scotia-born Will R. Bird miraculously survived the First World War and returned to Nova Scotia.

In Nova Scotia Love Stories, Lesley Choyce has assembled some of the province's most beloved authors who explore through fact and fiction the myriad ways in which a love story exists.

Christian McPherson's second collection of short stories serves up a boozy menu of mixed cocktails.

Holy Days of Obligation is a collection of short stories which weaves together the family history of a working-class Catholic family.

A small-town Bill Clinton look-alike agonizes over whether to accept a tempting offer from the CIA; an obese young woman finds love in a prairie cafe; a lonely child encounters a supernatural being

This debut short-story collection showcases Mary Hagey's uncanny ability to capture the essence of being human.

The stories in Night Watch, a new collection from Susan Zettell, delve deep into dark waters.

A movement in the sonata form traditionally comprises thee sections -- exposition, development and recapitulation -- which explore two themes according to set key relationships.

Brilliant is a collection of short stories set in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, a polyglot city where cultures collide and converge, where money -- and sometimes justice -- is no

Black Teeth is a compelling collection of linked stories that explore growing up in Winnipeg's famously multicultural North End through its 1960s Golden Age and beyond, examining the strange d