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It may come as a shock to texters, but job recruiters, bosses, college admissions boards, and even complaint desks do not recognize "u" as a pronoun, "kthxbai" as an acceptable closing, or stream-of-consciousness as an effective technique. But, short of culling through numbingly detailed, often dated style and usage guides, where does one go for help? "Writing on the Go" quickly gives readers the confidence needed to write with speed, precisio...

In this politically astute and revelatory memoir, Patrick Brown weaves together three stories: the first is his 25-year education as a journalist and his parallel struggle with alcoholism, the second, the momentous situations he's found himself in as a reporter, and the third is China, which he first visited during the Tiananmen Square protests. In each chapter, Brown relates both a personal tale from his life and a corresponding aspect of Chi...

Unique in its honesty and depth, "Great Expectations" collects 24 moving stories in an anthology perfect for any parent-to-be. Lynn Coady describes her own traumatic teenage pregnancy and the anguish of giving her child up for adoption. Peter Behrens details the two extremes he ricocheted between during his first child's birth: helplessness and joy. Christy Ann Conlin describes pregnancy and birth at age 40. Anne Fleming contemplates her same-...

The Biblical prophet Jeremiah is reconceived as a modern protagonist, embarking upon a road trip through rural America in the days before September 11, 2001. Accompanied by his mismatched companion, Bruce, Jeremiah begins delivering devastating rants and prophecies. Alternating between Jeremiah's charged warnings and Bruce's measured descriptions, this novel in verse is a timely, eloquent meditation.

On a sparkling spring day a young woman finds the house of her dreams, complete with a charming garden and windows overlooking the sea. She immediately decides to move in. At first she is happy in her solitude, but soon strange events start to occur. The young woman gradually realizes that her "perfect" house is mirroring back to her certain shocks and surprises from her past. Seeking to control the situation, she begins to create an imaginary...

In "Valmiki's Daughter, " critically acclaimed and best-selling novelist Shani Mootoo returns to the style -- and some of the themes -- she first explored in her breakout book, "Cereus Blooms at Night." Mootoo introduces readers to the Krishnus, a well-to-do Trinidadian family firmly ensconced in the strict social hierarchy of the island. In this story of family secrets, patriarch Valmiki conceals a painful fact about his sexual identity while...

Full of the mordant wit and unflinching observations we've come to admire in Bissonette's earlier, award-winning novels and stories, An Appropriate Place is as much a commentary on the triumphs and self-deception of the political generation that refashioned Quebec as it is a dramatic story of one woman looking for her place within a disappointing world. In this final volume of The False Pretenses trilogy, Gabrielle Perron quits her job as mini...

In France Daigle's Governor General's Award-winning novel, Just Fine, the townsfolk of Dieppe dream of escape from the insular, predictable cadences of life in Acadia, and, each in their own often touching and hilarious way, changes the course of their lives. In this extraordinary sequel, we follow many of the same characters in their explorations of their newly gained freedom. And whereas Just Fine had as its central element water, rivers, de...

The third volume of The Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology includes selections from the books shortlisted for the 2003 Griffin Poetry Prize chosen by jurors Michael Longley, Sharon Olds, and Sharon Thesen. The Griffin Trust's support for poets, for poetry, and for the publishers of poetry includes two annual literary prizes, awarded for collections of poetry published in English during the preceding year. Past winners are Anne Carson (2001), Nicol...