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Fiction: Novels

The Fire Thief

By Stephen Guppy

For his first novel, Vancouver poet and short story author Stephen Guppy has set up a fictional town – Danforth, nicknamed “Atomic, U.S.A.” – near Seattle. All of it, from schools to stop signs and ... Read More »

April 8, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Flame of Separation

By Des Kennedy

After three books about gardening, eco-activist and columnist Des Kennedy’s first novel, The Garden Club, was shortlisted for the 1997 Leacock Medal. Interestingly, Kennedy’s new novel is a psychological mystery, told without any noticeable horticulture ... Read More »

April 8, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Cherry

By Chandra Mayor

In her first novel, Chandra Mayor pulls her readers into Winnipeg’s early-1990s skinhead scene, compelling them to follow an unnamed protagonist through city streets whose names come to represent a series of struggles for survival ... Read More »

April 8, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Clyde Fans: Book One

By Seth

Of all comics artists, Seth has mastered the art of suspending time, making the reader pause and experience each panel. A prestigious Canadian illustrator, his style is reminiscent of New Yorker cartoons: deceptively simple and ... Read More »

April 8, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels

Body Speaking Words

By Loree Harrell

Every year, over the Labour Day Weekend, Vancouver’s Anvil Press superintends a Three-Day Novel-Writing Contest, an impossible-sounding competition that has evolved into a kind of Canadian literary institution. The title is accurate: contestants really are ... Read More »

April 6, 2004 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels