The Tyranny of Good Intentions, by Jack Stilborn
Jack’s debut novel from Chicken House Press is a satirical tale of love, death and plenty of politics on a condominium board of directors that serves as a microcosm of political life.
Alice in the City, by Susan J. Atkinson
Coming soon from Anstruther Press.
Light-carved Passages, by Frances Boyle
The poems in Light-carved Passages knot and weave, tracing connections through tangles of family histories, and paths along rivers. How can you pass up a book with a cover that beautiful?
Norman’s Conquest, by Don Butler
In this witty and heartfelt sequel to Don Butler’s well-received début novel, A Life of Bliss, readers are whisked into a world of eccentric journalists, travel adventures, and a protagonist who unexpectedly discovers his inner feminist. Buy this to meet Don’s interesting characters.
Bib & Tucker, by DA Brown
(#2 in the White Stockings series) It’s 1947, and Ruth Maclean has returned to nursing school at Kingston General Hospital, only to find herself on her own for yet another placement, this time in the Rockwood Asylum. Ruth must seek to understand mental illness and confront the moral dilemmas of early treatments in a challenging medical and personal landscape. As challenges surround her, Ruth finds growth, connection, and hope. We all need a little hope.
Alex’ Choice, by Doug Jordan
If you grew up in the 1960s, or wondered what it might have been like, Alex’ Choice will take you there. Sequel to The Treasure of Stella Bay, find out what happens to Alex emerging into adulthood in small town Ontario in the period of 1963-1973, more particularly, Kingston, Peterborough, and the tiny village of Stella. Follow Alex through high school, then Queen’s, and summer jobs, as he struggles with change and disappointment, scholastics and athletics, and girls, until, finally, he must make a choice. Buy this to relive your childhood.
Life, after Life — from epitaph to epilogue, by A. Garnett Weiss
This book is published under JC Sulzenko’s pen name, A. Garnett Weiss. In this, JC’s third poetry collection, she turns words and phrases found in obituaries published in the Globe and Mail into more than sixty, five-line, memorable poems.
Make No Mistake, by Julie Wise
A novel, written in 2019, about a corrupt American president, a retired women’s rights activist, and an underground book club poised to take down the patriarchy.