God is not here todayFrancine Cunningham
This collection of short stories by a Cree author from Alberta takes us to surprising and improbable places, from God’s office to a sex shop, from the decrepit apartment of a very old couple to the trailer of a young Aboriginal woman who has inherited a special gift. Darkly funny stories that have been well received by the English-language press.
God is not here today
Hannenorak
336 pages
Celine in CongoAristotle Kavungu
While Louis-Ferdinand Céline’s anti-Semitism is well documented, his racism is less so, and the author, who teaches literature in the Toronto area, has reread his writings with this in mind. He also looks back on his years in France, where he studied before emigrating to Canada, to denounce the discourses that propagate hatred and fear toward foreigners.
Celine in Congo
Boreal
134 pages
The trophyHenri Hunt
The actor Henri Chassé launches here into a ” road trip to nowhere” where two strangers, an actor and a man he meets in the street, decide to change direction. He takes the opportunity to question the paths we take and the decisions that make us change our lives, for better or for worse.
The trophy
Hands free
198 pages
The profilerYves D. Poirier
This detective novel is the sequel to Screenwriterselected at the First Novel Meetings. We reconnects with the character of Hubert Quentin, whose peace is disturbed by a young investigator convinced that the former screenwriter with a troubled past can help him draw up the profile of a serial killer who is actively being sought – and who is about to strike again.
The profiler
Fides
222 pages
The fire and the twigMelanie L’Hérault
This third novel by a Quebec teacher who also writes for young people takes the point of view of the spouse, the one who sees her husband accused of sexual assault and who must choose. Who to believe? Her lover, the father of her daughter, or the young woman who accuses him? A heartbreaking drama that draws us into the vertigo of the indirect victims of this type of crime.
The fire and the twig
Saint John
343 pages
The woman from MontrealPauline Vincent
In Montreal in 1934, a young woman who aspires to become a journalist decides to cross-dress in order to get the job she covets at a daily newspaper. Shortly after being hired, she is invited to a gathering of xenophobic and misogynistic fanatics. She then decides to infiltrate the organization, putting her life in danger.
The woman from Montreal
Read
324 pages
Our possiblePierre Tessier
It is a cardiologist who signs this choral novel around a family that is perfect in appearance, but which will have to face infidelity and illness. For a year, the author takes us one by one into the heads of his characters — those moments, he writes, when a triggering event, added to unfavorable circumstances, accumulated fatigue and stifling expectations, comes to unleash the perfect storm, leaving the protagonists no choice but to flee, collapse or fight.
Our possible
Free Expression
240 pages