Join us as we travel down memory lane to celebrate 25 years of the Frye Festival!You can see the menu here. 

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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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Canadian short stories are always a cause for celebration. Host Stephanie Domet is joined by Lisa Moore, editor, as well as contributors Sharon Bala and Ryan Turner to talk about what makes a good story, what attracts them to the form, and perhaps share who has written some of their personal favorites.

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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...