Books tagged: Magical Realism
59 Glass Bridges
By Steven Peters
In 59 Glass Bridges, an unnamed narrator travels through a maze that is at once mutable and immutable: walls fall to vine-filled forests, hallways to rivers, bridges to lamp-lit boats. What remains is the desire to escape. He is led along his harrowing path by Willow, a mysterious ... Read more
Adjacentland
By Rabindranath Maharaj
A man awakens with no memory in a strange, rundown institution. Struggling to make sense of his surroundings, he begins to piece together the story of his life from clues someone has left for him – drawings that line the walls of his room and fragments of letters hidden in ... Read more
All Creatures Weird and Dangerous
By Timm Otterson
An improbable journey through the world of strange and mysterious creatures.
All Creatures Weird and Dangerous describes the author’s experiences as a veterinarian drawn by chance to care for a variety of cryptozoological creatures. As a practicing veterinarian, the author ... Read more
All Inclusive
By Farzana Doctor
A story about one all-inclusive resort, the ghost of an unknown father, and the tragedies we can’t forget.
What’s it like when everyone’s dream vacation is your job? Ameera works at a Mexican all-inclusive resort, where every day is paradise — if “paradise” means ... Read more
Arctic Smoke
By Randy Nikkel Schroeder
Shortlistedfor Best Cover Design at the 2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards!
Onthe eve of his thirtieth birthday, ageing punk Lor Kowalski is unsure of hissanity. He is haunted by hallucinogens and harbingers, strung out on brokenstories that he cannot piece together into a lucid ... Read more
Arctic Smoke
By Randy Nikkel Schroeder
Shortlisted for Best Cover Design at the 2020 Alberta Book Publishing Awards!
On the eve of his thirtieth birthday, ageing punk Lor Kowalski is unsure of his sanity. He is haunted by hallucinogens and harbingers, strung out on broken stories that he cannot piece together into ... Read more
Autant
By Paulette Dubé
“If heaven is full of angels like me, hell must be empty. ” So begins Autant, a tale woven over the course of four days and fifty-four years, based on the relationship between bees and one Franco-Albertan family, the Garances, of Autant, Alberta. Tension emerges in the balance ... Read more
Behold Things Beautiful
By Cora Siré
After twelve years in exile, living and teaching in the safety of Montreal, Alma Alvarez has been persuaded to return to Luscano by her old friend Flaco, who has invited her to give a lecture at his university on the tragic Uruguayan poet Delmira Agustini, a writer with a cult-like ... Read more