Canadian fiction

  • Empty spaces

    Creator

    Abel, Jordan

    Abstract

    Jordan Abel's extraordinary new book and debut work of fiction, Empty Spaces, grows out of his groundbreaking visual expression in NISHGA. That book integrated descriptions of the landscape from James Fenimore Cooper's settler classic The Last of the Mohicans into visual compositions. In Empty Spaces, Abel reinscribes those words on the page itself and in doing so subjects them to bold re-writings.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    McClelland & Stewart

    Not specified
  • A grandmother begins the story

    Creator

    Porter, Michelle

    Abstract

    National Bestseller. Finalist for the 2023 Writers' Trust Atwood Gibson Fiction Prize. Five generations of Métis women argue, dance, struggle, laugh, love, and tell the stories that will sing their family, and perhaps the land itself, into healing in this brilliantly original debut novel. Carter is a young mother, recently separated. She is curious, angry, and on a quest to find out what the heritage she only learned of in her teens truly means.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Viking

    Not specified
  • Hold your tongue

    Creator

    Tétreault, Matthew

    Abstract

    Upon learning his great-uncle Alfred has suffered a stroke, Richard sets out for Ste. Anne, in southeastern Manitoba, to find his father and tell him the news. Waylaid by memories of his stalled romance, tales of run-ins with local Mennonites, his job working a honey wagon, and struck by visions of Métis history and secrets of his family's past, Richard confronts his desires to leave town, even as he learns to embrace his heritage. Evoking an oral storytelling epic that weaves together one family's complex history, Hold Your Tongue asks what it means to be Métis and francophone.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [Calgary, Alberta]

    NeWest Press

    Not specified
  • Good to know : Good to know, book 1

    Creator

    Marchwell, D. W.

    Abstract

    Jerry McKenzie is a reclusive and antisocial artist, quite content to ride his horses and work in his studio, keeping to himself. It's not any kind of life for a child, and when Jerry finds out he’s been named his orphaned nephew’s guardian, he panics. He doesn't know what to do with a child and isn't sure he can give William the affection and the love the boy so desperately needs.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    USA

    Dreamspinner Press

    Not specified
  • An earlier heaven : Good to know, book 2

    Creator

    Marchwell, D. W.

    Abstract

    Sequel to Good to Know It's been almost a year since William lost his parents and left the only life he knew for a new home in Canada. But now there's nothing William loves more than being with his two new dads. His uncle Jerry McKenzie adopted him and then married David Loewenberger, and William is learning what it means to be part of a family. But despite all the love and care the two men lavish on him, William is still lonely.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [s.l.]

    Dreamspinner Press

    Not specified
  • Shying away

    Creator

    Sherwood, Kate

    Abstract

    Quinn Donahue will do anyone once, so when Aaron Miller spots Quinn making his moves in a Vancouver gay bar, Aaron thinks he's found just the guy to relieve him of his unwanted virginity. Quinn, however, has apparently decided to make an exception to his usual open-bed policy. He may be an unrepentant connoisseur of one-night stands, but he's not going to disappoint a sweet kid like Aaron by giving him a hot night and then leaving while the sheets are still warm.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    USA

    Dreamspinner Press

    Not specified
  • Noah : Englishmen stories, book 1

    Creator

    Ryder, Ben

    Abstract

    Callum Walker is feeling listless in his life in London. When his job takes him to Canada to install communications software for a new sports arena, he’s glad for a change of scenery. During his stay, he befriends Noah Lukas, the strikingly handsome star player of the Toronto Bobcats professional hockey team.  Callum knows nothing will ever come of it, but he can’t stop his attraction.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    [s.l.]

    Dreamspinner Press

    Not specified
  • Windblown

    Creator

    Manceau, Édouard

    Quinn, Sarah

    Abstract

    Where did all these pieces of paper come from? Who do they belong to?  The chicken is sure that they belong to him, but so is the fish, and so is the bird, and the snail, and the frog… Using the same small scraps of paper over and over again to create a new animal on each page, Édouard Manceau has created a timeless cumulative tale that will delight and enchant children as they try to figure out just who the pieces of paper do belong to…

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Owlkids Books Inc.

    Not specified
  • The Vole Brothers

    Creator

    Schwartz, Roslyn

    Schwartz, Roslyn

    Abstract

    From the creator of the beloved Mole Sisters series comes an irresistible tale about two ravenous rodents, wanted for snacking on too many strawberries, daisies, tulips, and other vegetation. And after these rodents chomp and chew all the plants they can find around their home — a drainpipe in an urban alley — they’re still hungry! So hungry, in fact, they could even eat a cat! Using an imaginative paper bag disguise and a natural talent for tunneling, this mischievous pair sets off in pursuit of a feline-sized feast — and finds a slice of pepperoni pizza.

    Publisher (Source)

    Toronto

    Owlkids Books Inc.

    Not specified
  • What's Up, Bear? A Book about Opposites

    Creator

    Wishinsky, Frieda

    Moore, Sean L.

    Abstract

    In Where Are You, Bear?, Sophie and her best friend Bear discovered Canada from A to Z. Now, they’re off to explore New York City through nearly twenty pairs of opposites!  Sophie can’t wait to see New York, while Bear would much rather they just stay home. Sophie loves speeding around in a taxi cab, but Bear wishes the driver would slow down. Up and down, stop and go, tall and short, and many more opposite pairs are illustrated using iconic New York experiences, buildings, and landmarks.

    Publisher (Source)

    [S.l.]

    Owlkids Books Inc.

    Not specified