These remarkable works address the pressures of conformity, exile, lifelong disentanglement, and grappling with darkness. Join our four authors as they share what we don't always see on the page.  

Enjoy delicious tea and sweets as four writers offer glimpses to their unique literary worlds, and read excerpts accompanied by interdisciplinary artist Martin Daigle.

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Dans le Caire des années 80, un jeune médecin suit un destin tracé pour lui. Entre son dispensaire et le prestigieux cabinet hérité de son père, Tarek n’a que peu de place pour se poser des questions. Mais la rencontre d’un être que tout semble éloigner de lui mettra en péril son mariage, sa carrière et son coeur, ne lui laissant plus d’autre choix que l’exil.

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"Violence is the domain of both the rich and poor. Or so it seems in early 20th-century Ukraine during the tumult of the Russian Revolution.As anarchists, Bolsheviks, and the White Army all come and go, each claiming freedom and justice, David Bergen embeds his readers into the lives of characters connected through love, family, and loyalty. Lehn, a bookseller south of Kiev, deserts the army and writes poetry to his love back home; Sablin, an adopted Mennonite-Ukrainian stableboy, runs wi...

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Both of these collections embody the selves we see reflected in humanity and the natural world. From love and desire to environmental collapse and capitalism, we journey deep in the natural (dis)order of things with Jake Byrne and Meghan Kemp-Gee.

A novel about the unshakeable animosity between a brother and sister and a community increasingly divided as the feud spirals further into vendettas and violence each year. Through seasons of want and uncertainty, through predatory storms and pandemics and marauding privateers, it is the human heart the reveals itself to be the most formidable adversary each person faces. A pitch-perfect evocation of a lost time and a shadowed mirror to our modern politics of grievance and retribution....

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Decisive encounters, ravages of weather, and quests for truth and justice are some of the elements we confront in these magnificent works. Join our four authors as they share what we don't always see on the page."

"Entre la taïga et la toundra, un jeune couple inuit du Nunavik se découvre et apprend à s'aimer. Accompagnés de leurs chiens, les qimmiit, Saullu et Ulaajuk parcourent un continent encore sauvage, tous libres et solidaires.Quelques décennies plus tard, une avocate est dépêchée sur la Côte-Nord pour défendre un meurtrier inuk dont les victimes sont d'anciens policiers de la Sécurité du Québec. Sa quête de justice l'emmènera au-delà de ce qu'elle avait imaginé.Roman vérité, Qimmik r...