For their third anthology, the editors have uncovered tales from a mix of recognized masters. Theirs are stories of characters long overdue payback, whose time is coming, sure as winter. Readers will savor their cold-blooded Revenge like fine cognac, hand-warmed on a crisp northern night.
Jeff Latosik considers states of durability and longevity in an age of ephemeral mores and instant gratification. Probing the pressure points where notions of physical, psychological, and technological strength continually threaten to erupt into their opposites, these poems ask which aspects of our daily lives might actually last beyond the here and now, beyond their own inherent limitations of time, person, and place.
Gillian Savigny's "Notebook M" imagines what scientific creativity might accomplish if given the space to play, free of the burden of empirical proof and the need to control meaning. Inspired by Charles Darwin's own Notebook M, in which he brought his scientific sensibility towards decidedly unscientific notions of metaphysics, morals, imagination, and expression, in this collection the poet dons a lab coat and brings together the techniques a...
One of the original 'Storm Warning' poets, Bill Howell is now at the height of an award-winning literary career spanning four decades. These poems are rich in both wry observation and narrative playfulness. They succeed in erasing the artificial lines we draw not only between our past selves and the masks we wear in the present, but also between the constructs of our urban sanctuaries and the perceived threats of the natural world. Free of art...
In the stories that make up "Selected Blackouts", characters struggle with questions of faith, diet, sex, addiction, mortality, while often on the verge of -- or in the midst of -- cracking up: A cooking show host, for example, breaks down after a guest on his show refuses to eat barbecued pork spare ribs ("Emperor 'Q"), a young man starts to unravel, while drinking with friends at Christmastime, believing that they all know embarrassing secre...
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in North America-it is an epidemic. Criminals are getting smarter every day and seem to be one step ahead of us all. They can steal your identity, your money, and your valuable assets-including your home. This book describes all of the common schemes, techniques, and technology used by criminals to commit identity theft and fraud. It tells numerous true stories about many types of fraudulent ...
The sequel to Karen X. Tulchinsky's much-praised first novel, Love Ruins Everything, picks up the story four months later as the characters prepare for the approach of the Millennium. Over the course of the year 1999, Nomi Rabinovitch and her lover, Julie Sakamoto, negotiate the joy and pain of a long-distance relationship, Nomi's cousin Henry devotes more energy to AIDS activism, even as he must cope with intense treatments as his health decl...
Everyone has their Bogeyman. But who -- or what -- is scaring Saskatoon locals to death? Private detective Russell Quant is roused from sleep only to fall into a nightmare case when the family of a suicide victim hires him to uncover the real cause of death. But what is real and what is imaginary? Quant works to narrow his list of suspects only to find the number of victims growing. Russell is mystified as the trail of fear connects him to a v...
In a mix of short fiction, poetry, dub poetry and hip hop, some of Black Canada's foremost writers from across generations explore history, community, love, and healing. The collection consists of writing from Catherine Bain, George Elliott Clarke, Gayle Gonsalves, Joanne C Hillhouse, Clifton Joseph, Dwayne Morgan, Motion, Jelani Nias (J-Wyze), Djanet Sears, Mansa Trotman and the editor, Althea Prince.
Andrew Szymanskis debut fiction collection takes on subjects such as idealised love in an illogical world, ruminations on the realities of failed relationships, and the inability to make meaningful connections. In these stories, a man recruits a sexual companion to chase his lost lover across the globe, a recent graduate remembers with bitter nostalgia his formative years, a man and woman contend with their own neuroses and anxieties in trying...
This is an unflinching and practical document that delivers important survival techniques for anyone unfortunate enough to be arrested, tried, and incarcerated in Canada. Each year almost a quarter of a million adult Canadians are admitted into some form of custody. If you or someone you know is facing charges or serving time, then this book gives valuable information about how to survive the justice system and prison culture. In the book, you...
Sweeping changes are transforming the financial services industry. More and more Canadians are turning to investment advisors to help them achieve lifelong financial security, but how do we know who to trust with our money and our retirement plans? All too often, argues John DeGoey, an advisor who appears to be a dispassionate professional giving objective advice turns out to be a salesperson, recommending a product because of the size of the ...
Invester Relations 4 Suckers outlines the manipulations and shenanigans embedded within financial information, from annual reports to investor prospectuses. This highly readable book explains how companies alter their financial statements and more, to dupe shareholders. Written in the tradition of Confessions of an Advertising Man, it will appeal to both novice investors and seasoned professionals.
The third Calli Barnow mystery celebrates family: lost, found, chosen, and unexpected. Calli faces her most difficult challenges yet, confronting the unthinkable, armed only with the love of her friends and her own inner resources.
When poetry meets theatre in the mind of Jason Christie, a smashing performance results! Then as the curtains close, Christie sneaks off the stage, through the scenery, and out into the wilds of the Internet -- and straight into the footlights and teleprompters of human experience. Like a method actor in character long after the credits have rolled, off set, off his rocker, Christie runs wild from Goethe's Faust to Burton's, through 1984 and B...
