Literary
I Am Venus
The life of famous artist Diego Velazquez and the hypocritical mores of 17th-century Spain are brought to life by the…
In the Mind’s Eye
In this novella set just after World War I, Caitlin, a newly graduated psychologist interning at the Toronto Hospital for…
The Dazzle
In the 1930s, fishing for giant tuna was all the rage amongst the fast set. In 1934, we’re told, Scarborough…
Ben Barka Lane
In 1964, al-Sharqi, an Iraqi political refugee, arrives in Mohammadiya, a town on the Moroccan Mediterranean coast. Finding a high-school…
The Rathbones
In the 18th century, generations of Rathbones sailed the Connecticut coastline hunting sperm whale and building an empire from their…
Trees without Wind
On the surface, this is a simple story about the Chinese village of Stunted Flats during Mao’s Last Revolution (1966-76).…
The Roving Tree
Augustave’s expressive debut traces a young woman’s search for her cultural and emotional identity. Born in rural Haiti in the…
Crossing Purgatory
In May of 1858, Thompson Grey abandons his farm in Indiana, unable to live in the present and inconsolable after…
The Promise
In Galveston, Texas, in 1899, a dying woman demands a promise of her friend and housekeeper, Nan Ogden: to look…
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