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Evocative and superbly rakish, these essays are a generous diagnosis of the often offbeat worlds of family, writing, travel, sex and death as interpreted through the real life adventures of Susan M

After the move to Delwood, Matt Humphreys, sixteen, comes to understand that his father, Jack, is a broken man not looking to heal after the death of his wife.

These short stories interconnect the friendships of four First Nations people — Everett Kaiswatim, Nellie Gordon, Julie Papequash, and Nathan (Taz) Mosquito — as the collection evolves over two dec

One rainy night by the river, PI Kate Kinsella's dog Jasper finds a soaked, frightened young woman.

Bertrand Smith’s father, Alex, thinks he’s making the world a better place by developing a breed of super-intelligent canines.

When one describes fictional characters as “leaping off the page” the cliché generally invokes one of two ideas: either the characters, through their sheer force of presence, leave the reader desir

Jake Woods gave up his law enforcement career a decade ago to settle down as a criminal justice professor and family man. Jake is shocked by the disappearance of the teenage son of good friends.

This vibrant collection of short fictions explores how families work, how they are torn apart, and, in spite of differences and struggles, brought back together.

Josh Dempster fantasizes about achieving material success with the comic book series that he is drawing from visions in his sleep.

As The Path of the Jaguar opens in 1997, Guatemala is emerging from thirty-six years of civil war.

Luke Stewart lands in trouble wherever he goes. When popular bar girl Stella is assaulted, the town decides that Luke has to be to blame.

In his third novel, Richard Scarsbrook returns to the fictional Faireville of his previous novels Cheeseburger Subversive (2003) and Featherless Bipeds (2006) to present Philip Skyler in a three pa

The stories in this collection represent the coming of age of a young writer. His earliest published work is here along with his later more sophisticated literary efforts.

Mr. Pringle is unhappily travelling Australia with the Friends of Nuclear Energy, seeking a friend's missing grandchild.

A primitive story of transgression and transformation weaves its way through the centuries and cultures into the lives and conflicts and personal dramas of our own time.