Inanna Fall Launch 2022
Inanna Fall Launch 2022
“I think Rebecca did a fantastic job. She had the sense of humour, she got the pacing, she understood how women talk to themselves inside their heads, and she could put that little spin on the audiobook that made it hilarious” – Sky Curtis, author of Flush: A Robin MacFarland Mystery
Watch Sky and narrator Rebecca Jenkins talk about the Flush audiobook, including why Robin MacFarland is such a compelling character, and the unique challenge of conveying a character’s transformation through voice.
To see a full list of Inanna titles available as audiobooks, visit inanna.ca/audiobooks/
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“[To get to a feminist future,] we need to try to understand each other more, and I think that understanding needs to come from having difficult conversations, and from not shying away from things that make us uncomfortable, and that’s just so exemplified in this book.” — Shauna Haracka, narrator of “The Discovery of Flight” audiobook
Watch Shauna and author Susan Glickman talk about “The Discovery of Flight” audiobook and the importance of pushing back against patriarchal and ableist narratives.
To see a full list of Inanna titles available as audiobooks, visit inanna.ca/audiobooks/
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“If you like dystopian stories, time travel, or sci-fi, but also very character-driven [writing], it’s a very cool story.” — Scott Pietrangelo, narrator of “The Rage Room” audiobook
Watch this conversation between Scott and author Lisa de Nikolits, in which they discuss the making of “The Rage Room” audiobook and explore how a feminist future starts with rooting out patriarchy from positions of power.
To see a full list of Inanna titles available as audiobooks, visit inanna.ca/audiobooks/
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“I think it’s really important that we celebrate each other, that we embrace each other as Indigenous women . . . . So that is what I am working towards as a poet, as a novelist, and in anything else I happen to do.” — Carol Rose GoldenEagle, author and narrator of “The Narrows of Fear (Wapawikoscikanik)” audiobook
Watch Carol talk about “The Narrows of Fear (Wapawikoscikanik)” and how she was uniquely qualified to narrate this audiobook.
Visit inanna.ca/audiobooks to see a full list of Inanna titles available in this format.
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“This is an incredibly rich story . . . . It’s filled with light and laughter and humour, as well as real depth of emotion and real pain.” — Alison Matthews, narrator of “The House of Izieu” audiobook
Learn more about “The House of Izieu” audiobook in this conversation between Alison and author @Jan Rehner .
To see a full list of Inanna titles available as audiobooks, visit inanna.ca/audiobooks/
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Vivian Zenari reads from Deuce
Watch! #Author #VivianZenari reads from her new novel, Deuce!
Gilda Peterborough has always worried about her twin, but when Pete deletes his page, she goes to red alert. Meanwhile, Pete and Gilda’s mother Beth frets about both of her twins, neither of whom seem to be thriving. When Pete abruptly decides to move away from Edmonton to Montreal, Gilda decides to track him down. Beth tries to help by befriending Pete’s former co-worker.
Pete (a.k.a. Philippa, a.k.a. Phil) is intersex, a biological fact Gilda believes is the root of all Pete’s social problems. As far as Pete is concerned, however, the problems all lie with his twin, who is always on his case. Both Beth and Gilda hope to find Pete and somehow reconcile the family’s unresolved past, which is haunted by the influence of Ralph Peterborough, a father who has never accepted his children forwho they are.
In Montreal, Pete meets Philip McDonald, owner of the bed and breakfast where he and Beth lived when they were on the lam more than twenty years ago. Through Philip, Pete meets members of the LGBTQIA+ community and expands his quest for liberation in ways he never expected.
'In prose as deceptively straightforward as her characters, Vivian Zenari has created a tale revealed in layers, peeled away one after another, surprising the reader with the poetry and turbulent complexity beneath the surface. With compassion and true insight, she tells of a family navigating secrets, lies and identity, travelling through time as fluid as gender.Deucereminds us that we can invent our own game with our own rules. And the win, when it finally happens, is so much more satisfying than we anticipated.'
—Darrin Hagen, author of The Edmonton Queen
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“Our identity, and being able to address issues that we have today, come from being able to tell our stories and let others know what’s important to us.” —Raven Dauda, narrator of the Black Beach audiobook
Listen to a conversation between Raven Dauda and author Glynis Guevara, and see a full list of Inanna audiobooks at www.inanna.ca/audiobooks/
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Brenda Missen reads from Tumblehome: One Woman’s Canoeing Adventures in the Divine Near-Wilderness
Watch! #Author #BrendaMIssen reads from her new #memoir, "Tumblehome: One Woman’s Canoeing Adventures in the Divine Near-Wilderness!"
On a warm August evening, Brenda Missen, a 37-year-old single, unattached writer, pitches her tent beside a lake in Canada’s 7,600 square-kilometre [3,000 square-mile] Algonquin Provincial Park. She is on a four-night “reconnaissance mission,” an hour’s paddle from the parking lot, to find out if she has the capability—and nerve—to one day take a real canoe trip in the park interior by herself. Paddling and portaging from her campsite by day and surviving imaginary bear attacks by night, she decides she’s ready. Then a ranger arrives to check her permit, and an inexplicable, powerful intuition tells her this is the person she’s meant to marry. Going solo may not be necessary after all.
But the fairy tale unravels. In the wake of a broken engagement to her One True Paddling Partner, Brenda ventures into the near wilderness on a series of solo canoe trips that blow all her perceptions of romance, relationships, God, and her own self (gently) out of the water. In our high-tech, urban age, when so many people are disconnected from the natural world, Tumblehome—part spiritual memoir, part travel adventure, and great part ode to the Earth—is a timely and important exploration of where our real roots lie.
“I hate camping, but I loved this book. It is a cleverly structured hymn to the healing power of earth and animals, sky and water, solitude and stillness; a spiritual journey of the soul to the self; and a love story of a most unconventional sort. All in all, as memoir, travel guide, adventure, prayer, and love story, a very satisfying read.”
—Jan Rehner, author of The House of Izieu and Almost True
“Almost allegorical in scope, Tumblehome sparkles with humanity.”
—Joseph Kertes, award-winning author of Gratitude and The Afterlife of Stars
“Brenda Missen, a self-described “keen canoeist,” has bee
Erika Rummel reads from The Loneliness of the Time Traveller
Watch! #Author #ErikaRummel reads from her new #ScienceFiction novel, "The Loneliness of the Time Traveller!" More at the link below, or order from your local, independent bookstore.
“It is a dreadful thing to be possessed, to be invaded by a spirit woman who commands your body and soul and looks out at the world through your eyes. It happened to me. Pray it will never happen to you.”
Adele’s diary tells the story of her domination by the incubus Lynne, a serving girl in a London alehouse who died a violent death and commandeered Adele’s body for eight years. Can Adele be held responsible for Lynne’s crimes? Will the evil spirit return and renew her tyranny over Adele’s mind?
Lynne has moved on into the twenty-first century, but transmigration has left her emotions flat. Lynne is eager to go back to her first life and experience once more the passion she felt for her lover, Jack. To do so, she needs a channel to the past: the manuscript of Adele’s diary—if only she can find it.
A time-slip novel set in contemporary Los Angeles and eighteenth-century London, The Loneliness of the Time Traveller is a story of love, crime, and adventure combined with fantasy, a little bit of Jane Austen–style irony, and a healthy serving of social criticism.
“Smart writing and a crafty plot spin us through time and into the world of Lynne, a transmigrating soul in present-day California who hopes to use an ancient text to connect her to an eighteenth-century British lover. In a vividly realized England, she functioned by occupying the body of genteel and unsuspecting Adele. Read on as the well-heeled and the impoverished tangle with mayhem, passion, and moral dilemmas. When a long-ago murder is committed, who is responsible: Adele or the more impulsive Lynne who invades her body? Expertly researched, this is the ultimate travel tale.”
—Carole Giangrande, author of The Tender Birds
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“When I heard the job that [narrator Gina Clayton] did with the novel, I was blown away. It was just perfect.” Author Andrea Thompson discusses the making of the Over Our Heads audiobook.
Learn more about Inanna audiobooks here: www.inanna.ca/audiobooks/
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“When I first heard the audiobook, it was amazing, because I felt more connected to the characters, and I think this had a lot to do with Norah Noble. She just had a powerful, beautiful voice.”— Author Sonia Saikaley
Listen to Sonia Saikaley and narrator Norah Noble discuss the making of The Allspice Bath audiobook.
Learn more about Inanna audiobooks here: www.inanna.ca/audiobooks/
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Lorrie Potvin reads from Horses in the Sand
Watch! #LorriePotvin reads from her new #memoir, "Horses in the Sand"!
A sequel to "First Gear: A Motorcycle Memoir," "Horses in the Sand" is a collection of stories that document a queer Métis woman’s journey from her sparse beginnings as a child to becoming a tradeswoman, teacher, and artist. With courage, humour, and frank honesty, the stories describe what it was like to grow up as a girl who was starkly different from “normal” and how “coming out” became a lifelong process of self-acceptance and changing identities. Potvin's tales also speak to the difficulties in participating in and maintaining healthy adult relationships when childhood foundations are rooted in violence and trauma, culminating with a triumphant account of fulfilling a long-time dream of buying land and building a home with her own hands. Ultimately, this memoir is a celebration of making art, telling stories, and of finding her birth father, a family of half siblings, and an Indigenous community whose presence she had always felt, but to which she never knew she belonged.
'Here’s rare and clear-eyed insight, without self-pity, into the complex life of a woman unafraid to have non-traditional dreams and to follow them. What a pleasure to read the story of a woman who has the courage to be all she can be, in the ways she wants to be it, with respect for the people around her and for her trade, but taking no guff. Thank you Lorrie Potvin!'
—Kate Braid, author of Journeywoman: Swinging a Hammer in a Man’s World and Hammer & Nail: Notes of a Journeywoman
'Lorrie’s stories had me laughing and crying. As an Indigenous woman who has had similar feelings and experiences I found her candor and humor refreshing. Stories from our women are certainly needed in a field once dominated by men’s stories.'
—Beverly Little Thunder, Two-Spirit Lakota Elder, author of the memoir One Bead at a Time (2016)
Melanie Mitzner reads from Slow Reveal
Watch! Melanie Mitzner reads from her new novel, "Slow Reveal!"
Set in 1990s New York, Slow Reveal paints an extraordinary portrait of artists who defy the arbiters of culture and challenge social norms. Art, addiction, and family dynamics capsize the Kanes when they discover the parallel life of Katharine, film editor, mother, lover, and wife.
“A poem is never finished, only abandoned,” wrote Paul Valéry, an outcome echoed in her decade-long affair with Naomi, a lesbian poet. Katharine’s marriage to Jonathan collapses in his struggle with sobriety when he’s ostracized for politicizing art and abandons his career for advertising. Faced with confrontations from her two grown daughters, an installation artist and an aspiring writer, Katharine hangs onto her former life. When unforeseen tragedy strikes, devotion and commitment are not the guardrails that keep their work or relationships on track but rather a form of entrapment.
A captivating story about relevance at the end of the 20th century, the novel questions the voracious demands of contemporary society through a riveting portrayal of turbulent family life, impacted by art shaped by the media and influenced by social and political injustice. Success is redefined by the courage to embark on the artistic process, as risky, messy and unpredictable as building intimacy and trust in love.
“Loving is an art in Melanie Mitzner’s ambitious debut about a discordant family of eclectic artists whose lives are thrown into question with an unexpected death. Told with compassion and intelligence, this poignant tale of love, longing and addiction provides a vivid look into the lives of talented and troubled creators, each yearning for relevance and lasting connection.”
—Christopher DiRaddo, author of The Family Way and The Geography of Pluto
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Anne Sorbie and Heidi Grogran read from (M)othering: an anthology
Watch! Editors #AnneSorbie and #HeidiGrogan read from their new anthology, "(M)othering"!
(M)othering is a universally understood phenomenon that speaks to the act of becoming something unexpected and entirely outside ourselves. And this book is a collection of writing and art about that. Fifty-six contributors illuminate the kind of gritty, body mind soul transformations that only the mothering myth can evoke. Their work will take you to wonder and wildness, kindness, beauty, grief, love.
These writers and artists show us what it means to create, to birth something, to love it, to suffer loss, to let go. They share their truths about trans-generational trauma. Some write of broken women, mothering their mothers and sisters, choosing not to be mothers. Having many mothers. Mothering grown children. Men who want to be mothered. Others tackle identity, adoption, abortion, addiction, self-care, sacrifice, nature and nurture, making art, unravelling, invention, loneliness, anger, laughter and joy. They are queer, Métis, Indigenous, French, male, Jewish, Mennonite, descendants of the Niisitapi (Blackfoot) and the Cree, settlers and immigrants. In unison, they speak about experiences far beyond the pathologizing of the pregnant female body.
“The (M)othering anthology is as varied, complex, heart wrenching, joyful, poignant, warm, fraught, funny, whimsical, tragic, contradictory, and lovely as the experience of motherhood itself. I highly recommend the beautiful literary and visual offerings of this outstanding group of wise artists.”
—Angie Abdou, author of This One Wild Life: A Mother-Daughter Wilderness Memoir
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