Season's Readings from D&M
As the snow falls softly and 2022 draws to a close, we at Douglas & McIntyre give thanks to talented and hard-working authors, all the book retailers and librarians who go above and beyond to creatively connect books to readers, media who champion Canadian voices and perspectives, many people behind the scenes who help D&M produce and sell books, and last but not least, readers who read and share our books, supporting Canada's diverse and vibrant literary community.
Wishing you a peaceful and relaxing holiday season.
Please note that our office is closed between December 24 - January 2, reopening on January 3, 2023.
'Have You Eaten Yet?' written by Cheuk Kwan
From small-town Saskatchewan, Canada to Cape Town, South Africa, family-run Chinese restaurants are global icons of immigration, community and delicious food.
Inspired by his 15-part documentary Chinese Restaurants, Canadian film-maker, director, writer, story-teller, & activist Cheuk Kwan’s upcoming book considers the international Chinese diaspora through the lens of food - creating an intrepid travelogue of grand vistas, adventure and serendipity,
Have You Eaten Yet? - Stories From Chinese Restaurants Around the World charts a living atlas of the global Chinese migration, revealing the synergies of politics, culture and family.
Available on-line and at bookstores now! 👏
Short Story Spectacular
May is short story month and some of the country’s best contemporary authors are getting together to discuss what makes short fiction so great, and to share short gems from their books. Join Rachel Rose, author of The Octopus Has Three Hearts (D&M), Norma Dunning, author of Tainna: The Unseen Ones (D&M), Marion Quednau, author of Sunday Drive to Gunclub Road (Nightwood Editions), and Katherine Fawcett, author of The Swan Suit (D&M), for a lively virtual event on May 29 at 2pm PT/3pm MT. The Zoom link will be posted here, and the event will be livestreamed (and will be available after for those unable to attend).
Massy Books is the official bookseller for this event, and you can find out more, or purchase the books at www.massybooks.com.
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Rachel Rose, a General Governor’s Literary Award-nominated poet, has put together an incredible debut collection of short fiction with The Octopus Has Three Hearts, which features an intriguing cast of human outcasts who find solace in the animal world.
Norma Dunning is the Danata Gleed Award-winning author of Tainna: The Unseen Ones, a collection that draws on both lived experience and cultural memory to illuminate the Inuit experience beyond the tundra. Modern-day Inuk characters in the Canadian South must rely on their wits, artistic talent, senses of humour and spirituality for survival.
Marion Quednau, who won the Books in Canada First Novel Award, is the author of Sunday Drive to Gunclub Road, stories that explore the hazy line that delineates truth; tales that Steven Heighton describes as “well-built little machines that pull us in and hold us there until they’ve left their mark.”
Katherine Fawcett is the author of the bestselling collection, The Swan Suit, which reads like a collection of feminist folklore for contemporary times, playing w
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