Can a machine replicate the anointing of the Holy Spirit?In a world where success is measured in likes, views, and engagement, what happens when the Church begins to measure spiritual growth by the same standards as the digital world?What if technology could build the perfect church—but could never give it a soul?Faith and Technology is a provocative work at the intersection of faith, artificial intelligence, social...

Brilliant and tense, Dany Laferrière's first novel, How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired, is as fresh and relevant today as when it was first published in Canada in 1985. With ribald humor and a working-class intellectualism on par with Charles Bukowski's or Henry Miller's, Laferrière's narrator wanders the streets and slums of Montreal, has sex with white women, and writes a book to save his life.With this no...

After the tragedy of 9/11, a sign suddenly appeared on a suburban Edmonton lawn that read: “Osama bin Laden lives closer than you think.” The sign pointed to Dany Assaf's house. Dany was born in Edmonton, where he played hockey and dreamed of the NHL, a life familiar to any Canadian kid. Yet suddenly, despite generations of family history in Alberta, he and his family were branded as Muslim terrorists: the “other” to be feared and shunned.Dany, now a top Bay Street competition lawy...

At the age of twenty-three, the narrator hurriedly packed his bags and left behind the stifling heat of Port-au-Prince for the unending winter of Montreal. It was 1976, and Baby Doc Duvalier's regime had just killed a journalist colleague. But thirty-three years later, after his father's death, he decides to return him to Baradères, the village where he was born.How does one return from exile? In Dany's case, he grounds himself in a hotel room in Port-au-Prince, afraid to see the c...

A devilishly intelligent new novel by the internationally bestselling author and Prix Médicis winner, Dany Lafferière.A black writer from Montreal has found the perfect title for his next book I Am a Japanese Writer. His publisher gives him an advance on the strength of the title alone. The problem is, he can't seem to write a word of it. He can scarcely summon the energy to put pen to paper, and so he nurses his writer's block by taking l...

On January 12, 2010, novelist Dany Laferrière had just ordered dinner at a Port-au-Prince restaurant with a friend when the earthquake struck. He survived; some three hundred thousand others did not. The quake caused widespread destruction and left over one million homeless.This moving and revelatory book is an eyewitness account of the quake and its aftermath. In a series of vignettes, Laferrière reveals the shock, rage, and grief experienced by those around him, the acts of heroi...

Have you ever felt that your faith has become a routine? That you do everything right, yet your heart still feels empty?In a small room in the San Martín neighborhood, seven people meet every Tuesday to seek God. From the outside, they seem like the perfect group: a devoted leader, a dedicated college student, a gifted musician, a tireless prayer warrior, and other seemingly faithful believers.But behind the smiles, open Bibles, and words of faith, each of ...

When the heart chooses to ignore reason, it opens doors to dark paths where desire mixes with danger and passion borders on madness. In search of her missing twin sister, she loses herself in a labyrinth of secrets and blood. Amidst the darkness, she finds a man marked by crime—but instead of fleeing, she finds herself entangled in a web of fascination and surrender, where every look is an abyss and every touch, a sin. This book is an invitation to dive into the cruelest boundary of love: ...

Before the rebellion, there was a city.Before the war, there was a dream.Before the fall, there were foundations.2032. The world is about to tip over. Richard Roy prepares the advent of a new society: a city under a dome where every citizen will carry a chip under their skin — the I.E.M.But behind the promises of security hides a darker project.Thomas Morin watches his parents' dream...

A new collection volume highlighting the strengths, variety and sheer wonder of The Walters Art Museum’s unique Asian and Islamic collectionsThe Walters Art Museum is among America’s most distinctive museums, forging connections between people and art from cultures around the world and spanning seven millennia. The museum features a stunning array of objects, from richly illuminated Qur’ans and images of the Buddha, to captivating narrative paintings and artfully crafted ceramics a...

The Changing of the Seasons explores the profound and fleeting moments that shape our lives. From Anna Leigh’s Petals in Passing to Lucky Fauho’s Journey Through the Endless Summer, these evocative poems and short stories celebrate the relationship between nature’s transformations and our ever-evolving sense of self. We invite you to pause, ponder, and embrace the beauty in both change and continuity—one page at a time.The Ink & Wit Society showc...

Blue Monday is a poignant anthology that delves into the depths of human emotions and the quiet strength it takes to overcome them. From Dany Prince’s Tabula Rasa to Ashlynn Falls’ The Sloth, these powerful pieces capture the essence of resilience and self-discovery. We invite you to reflect, connect, and rediscover the beauty in overcoming struggles—one page at a time.Ink & Wit Society showcases poems and short stories b...