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  • Lenin's Embalmers
    Author:

    Thiessen, Vern

    Summary:

    When Boris Zbarsky and Vladimir Vorobiev, two Jewish biochemists, are recruited by Josef Stalin to embalm Lenin after his death, both men are pushed to their limits in preserving the former Soviet

    Genre: Canadian drama, Humorous fiction

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  • Sinners
    Author:

    Foster, Norm

    Summary:

    A furniture store owner is having an affair with the local minister's wife. The situation becomes complicated when the minister comes home unexpectedly.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Humorous fiction

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  • Proud
    Author:

    Healey, Michael

    Summary:

    Shortly after the Conservatives win a majority government in the 2011 federal election, the prime minister discovers a secret weapon in his caucus—Jisbella Lyth, a single mother with a limited unde

    Genre: Canadian drama, Humorous fiction, Political fiction

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  • Five @ Fifty
    Author:

    Fraser, Brad

    Summary:

    When Olivia loses control at her fiftieth birthday party, her four best friends decide to intervene once and for all, much to the irritation of Olivia and her lover, Norma.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Humorous fiction

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  • Penny Plain
    Author:

    Burkett, Ronnie

    Summary:

    Humanity is facing extinction, and Penny Plain, elderly and blind, can only sit and wait for the end.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Epic fiction, Humorous fiction

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  • Punch Up
    Author:

    Sandler, Kat

    Summary:

    Duncan has always been a pretty boring guy, leading a simple life while working at a bread factory. Then he stumbles upon Brenda, a sad young woman who’s about to end her life.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Humorous fiction, Romance fiction

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  • I Have AIDS
    Author:

    Gilbert, Sky

    Summary:

    Following Prodon through the five stages of acceptance—Denial, Partying, Loss of Control, Religious Conversion, and Acceptance—the play pops in and out of monologues with Prodon and into scenes wit

    Genre: Canadian drama, Humorous fiction

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  • The Good Egg
    Author:

    MacLennan, Michael Lewis

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    Strilchuk, Amy Lynn

    Summary:

    They're the ultimate downtown couple—attractive, smart, and successful. They have everything they could ever want. Except a child.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Humorous fiction

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  • Never Swim Alone & This Is A Play 2nd Edition
    Author:

    MacIovr, Daniel

    Summary:

    A funny, satirical story, Never Swim Alone is about Frank and Bill, two egotisitical men locked in a ruthless competition of one-upmanship for seemingly no reason.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Humorous fiction

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  • Jenny's House of Joy
    Author:

    Foster, Norm

    Summary:

    When a tireless young runaway comes begging for a job, the girls at Jenny's house might just have to leave their lingerie behind. A delightful new comedy about the oldest profession.

    Genre: Canadian drama, Humorous fiction

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  • Pretend to Feel
    Author:

    Rosenbaum, Richard

    Summary:

    A naïve and unbalanced teenage girl with claims of extraterrestrial origins only wants two things in the whole world—family and fame—but she can’t help getting entangled in the lives of the eccentr

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Humorous fiction

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  • Hands of the Tyrants
    Author:

    Laverty, Micheal

    Summary:

    An inexperienced CSIS agent, Lucas Young, infiltrates a collective of performance and conceptual artists dubbed “Apollo’s Army.” After assuming the identity of an experimental poet, Lucas joins the

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Humorous fiction

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  • Touching Strangers
    Author:

    Madden, Stacey

    Summary:

    Aaron Cordic and Samantha Riske are a couple of twenty-something hypochondriacs living in east-end Toronto.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Humorous fiction

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  • Flam Grub
    Author:

    Dowhal, Dan

    Summary:

    What’s in a name?

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Humorous fiction

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  • The Dream King
    Author:

    Robinson, Gregor

    Summary:

    With exceptional power, Robinson exposes both the gravity and levity of relationships — formed in duty, in fear, in need — and the subtle ways we attempt to escape their persistent pull.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Humorous fiction, Short stories

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