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WINNER OF THE 2022 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZESHORTLISTED AT THE 2023 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARDSOPRAH DAILY: BOOKS TO READ BY THE FIREWhen a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a queer Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the perils of white passengers, ghosts, and his secret love affair.Baxter's name isn't George. But it's 1929, and Baxter is lucky enough, as a Black man, to have a job as a sleeping car porter on a train that criss-crosses t...

Baxter träumt davon, Zahnarzt zu werden, und spart dafür jeden Dollar Trinkgeld. Bis er sich das Studium leisten kann, muss er auf mehrtägigen Schlafwagentouren stumm lächelnd und nickend alle Aufträge der reichen, weißen, oft skurrilen Fahrgäste ausführen. Er darf weder seinen eigenen Namen verwenden noch sich den kleinsten Fehler erlauben, dort am untersten Ende der gesellschaftlichen Hierarchie, auf dem Trittschemel beim Schuhepolieren oder...

A beautiful literary novel that won Canada's renowned Giller Prize, published for the first time in the UK

An exploration of the lives of sleeping car (Pullman) porters, a significant aspect of Black History. Intersectionality at its core: a historical fiction novel exploring the complex intersections of class and race and sexuality. Award-winning author: Mayr's novel Monoceros won the W. O. Mitchell Book Prize, the 2012 Relit Award for Best Novel, and was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Black History essential reading: An exploration of the lives of sleeping car (Pullman) porters, a significant aspect of Black History. Intersectionality at its core: a historical fiction novel exploring the complex intersections of class and race and sexuality. Award-winning author: Mayr's novel Monoceros won the W. O. Mitchell Book Prize, the 2012 Relit Award for Best Novel, and was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Unicorns, Ethiopian food, a Wonder Woman drag queen: "Monoceros" offers a funny, heartbreaking look at the tragedy of teen suicide.

A funny sexy tale of love affairs magical transformation and happy endings The question is can love be relied on to save the day

Is creepy Crawley Hall just another drab campus building with bad air, or is it out to kill the academics within?

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Una scuola canadese cattolica. "Qualcuno ha scribacchiato 6 1 frocio con un pennarello rosso eul suo armadietto, e la ragazza del ragazzo di cui è innamorato gli ha tirato addosso merda di cane congelata." Così Patrick Furey, diciassette anni, si suicida, dopo essersi incontrato un ultimo glorioso martedì con Ginger nel loro posto speciale, al cimitero. Sullo sfondo la neve di Calgary e una moltitudine di ragazzi e di emozioni, perché in "Mono...

Daring to defy a world that believes old women should not be seen or heard three women steal a barrel from a travelling show and plan to go over Niagara Falls