K.S. Covert’s (National Capital Region Branch) debut novel, The Petting Zoos, will be released May 24 in Canada (June 21 in the U.S.) by Dundurn Press. The novel combines “elements of science fiction with whip-sharp social commentary,” says one reader, calling it a “punchily erotic elucidation on the human condition.” Details available at Dundurn Press.
Catherine Little‘s (Toronto Branch) picture book, Twelve in a Race (Plumleaf Press), illustrated by Sae Kimura and published March 30, 2022, is a read-aloud rhyming book that retells the origin story of the Chinese zodiac in an engaging and creative manner, while teaching children about the history and culture of Canadians of Asian descent.
Genni Gunn’s (BC Branch) novel Tracing Iris has been published in Italian as Alla Ricerca di Iris by Les Flâneurs Edizioni. Genni will be in Italy to promote the translation and present the book at ten different venues – Rome, Bari, Rutigliano, Monopoli, Siena, Forte dei Marmi, Viareggio, Torino and two in Udine – from…