William Rubel: Robin Redbreast in a Cage
What happens when AI takes over humanity’s stewardship after the planet becomes unlivable? Robin Redbreast in a Cage imagines a post-collapse world where Happy Campus residents can’t turn off the best, and only, show on TV: Outsider. Who will be the next contestant? Minimalist staging, inventive light and sound, and fearless performances create a darkly humorous, Blakean, visceral exploration of survival, agency, and ecological responsibility.
Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt: Carrying War
Instead of letting fear rule her life, Tanya Bellehumeur-Allatt found ways to overcome it.
U. M. Agoawike: Black As Diamond
A cursed warrior. A reckless healer. A chance to save the world—or condemn it.
Brent van Staalduinen: The Peace Thieves
This crime/trauma fiction is about the search for peace during a civil war and through its long, complicated aftermath.
Sheila James: Outcaste
An epic tale that spans fifty years, four generations, and two continents, Outcaste revisits a complex period in India’s history while imbuing ordinary lives with extraordinarily dramatic dimensions.
Lori Thicke: Dreamer’s Daughter
A coming-of-age memoir, Dreamer’s Daughter is a life-affirming story about forgiving our parents—and ourselves. It’s a celebration of the love we find in even the most unconventional families, and how sometimes we need to leave home to find our way back.
Michelle Willms: Northern Girls
Brave, engaging and electric, Northern Girls is a collection of true stories about the fractured legacy of growing up in rural northern Ontario.
Mallory Tater: Lockers Are for Bearcats Only
A tender, unguarded exploration of loss, embodiment, and the currents that carry us through life.
Emma Cleary: Afterbirth
Eerie, macabre, and startlingly original, Emma Cleary’s haunting literary debut powerfully explores questions of maternity, sisterhood, and bodily autonomy.