Upcoming Books
Wrestling with Cadence
by Dennis Lee
2025 • Essays
Lee is the beloved author of Alligator Pie and Civil Elegies, the song lyrics of Fraggle Rock and the erotic lyrics of Riffs. Now he looks back on what has driven him as a poet — the mysterious germinating force he calls cadence.
Unorganized Territory
by David Gurr
2025 • Memoir
“One of Canada’s most formidable writers” (Toronto Star) returns with a witty and touching memoir of a boyhood in British Columbia.
Best known for his spy thrillers, here Gurr recalls his own youth in vivid prose. Hovering over it all, unseen but not unfelt, is a dark family secret guarded closely by the author’s parents. Gurr tells the story of his topsy-turvy early life with great panache, an exceptional memory for colourful detail, and a wry sense of humour.
To Linger With You
by Donna Nebenzahl
2025 • Memoir
“This is a gorgeous gift of a memoir. Donna Nebenzahl is one gifted and righteous keeper of her family stories, which are remembered and recounted here in cinematic detail. From her childhood in the home of her well-to-do grandparents, who came to what was then British Guiana from Portugal, to her life as an emigrant to Canada, Ms. Nebenzahl's family story is redolent with love and loss.” — Lorna Goodison, author of From Harvey River: A Memoir of My Mother and Her Island
Buying on Time Again
by Antanas Sileika
2025 • Short Stories
“A moving and entertaining collection of short stories… that has the unified feel and trajectory of a novel.” (Quill & Quire)
First published in 1997, when it was a finalist for the Leacock Medal for Humour and the Toronto Book Award, Buying on Time has become a favourite of Canadian readers and a staple of this country’s immigrant fiction. Now updated and featuring a previously uncollected story, Buying on Time Again is sure to move and delight a whole new generation.