Shortlisted for the 2026 Trillium Book AwardLonglisted for the 2026 Carol Shields Prize for FictionAn Apple Books Best Book of 2025Among the CBC’s Best Canadian Fiction of 2025A Necessary Fiction Best Book of 2025“These stories give literary realism a good name.”—Kirkus ReviewsFifteen stories replete with an intimate...

“We all lined up for our whipping by the shouting beauty and tender traumas of life. All of us so sensitive, and now this beautiful girl, with soft brown hair that was shot with gold in the sun. Another one of us starting to stumble.”Peter plays the trumpet and works in a kitchen; Stasi tries to climb the corporate ladder and lands in therapy. These sensitive siblings struggle to find their place in the world, seeking intimacy and belonging – or trying to escape it...

Peter plays the trumpet and works in a kitchen; Stasi tries to climb the corporate ladder and lands in therapy. These sensitive siblings struggle to find their place in the world, seeking intimacy and belonging—or trying to escape it.A promising audition, a lost promotion, intriguing strangers and a silent lover—in rich, sensual scenes and moody brilliance, The Clarion explores rituals of connection and belonging, themes of intimacy and performance, and how far we wander t...