by Alexander MacLeod (2010)
Light Lifting by Alexander MacLeod is an acclaimed literary masterpiece celebrating major critical honors and timeless storytelling.
Douglas Coupland
Five disparate people are trapped in an airport lounge during a global disaster: Karen, waiting for her online date; Rick, a down-on-his-luck bartender; Luke, a pastor on the run; Rachel, a cool blonde; and, finally, a mysterious voice known as Player One. Slowly, each reveals their true selves as the world as they know it comes to an end.
Kathleen Winter
Born a boy and a girl but raised as a boy, Wayne or "Annabel" struggles with his identity growing up in a small Canadian town and seeks freedom by moving to the city.
Johanna Skibsrud
Johanna Skibsrud's debut novel connects the flooding of an Ontario town, the Vietnam War, a trailer in North Dakota, and an unfinished boat in Maine. Parsing family history, worn childhood memories, and the palimpsest of old misunderstandings, Skibsrud's narrator maps her father's past.
Hanna Pylväinen
End of Drum-Time by Hanna Pylväinen is an acclaimed literary masterpiece celebrating major critical honors and timeless storytelling.