Since first arriving in Canada, the Filipino community has contributed invaluably — and too often invisibly — to the fabric of Canadian society. In this anthology of Filipino-Canadian writing, Magdaragat explores the diverse intricacies of these growing yet underrepresented peoples, continuing the vital work of recognizing and celebrating their cultural contributions.Writers in this anthology, hailing from across Turtle Island, each provide their singular yet universally r...

'With rich settings, finely drawn characters and skillful storytelling, this impressive debut is a winner' Tracy Chevalier, author of The Glass Maker* * * *The Philippines. Teenager Grace is a loving daughter, tending to chores and caring for younger siblings. But when her family becomes caught in a conflict that threatens their place in the village, Grace is forced to make an unspeakable decision.Fifty years later...

One of the most controversial and uncompromising Canadian plays in recent memory, C. E. Gatchalian's Falling In Time is an epic exploration of armed conflict, masculinity, sexuality, love, and forgiveness. Set in Vancouver in 1994, the year of the death of North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung, the play criss-crosses two hemispheres and spans more than forty years. Through all this, four distinctly different lives intertwine. Steve is an aging, outrageous, bisexual Korean War vet who em...

The much-awaited sequel to "Sammy Tsunami and the Shadow Arrow" is finally here! Sammy Tsunami Is tall, thin and twelve with a touch of the weird and the strange. His life near the end of the sixth grade has settled back into what passes for normal. That is, until a mysterious stranger blows into town and threatens to unleash the World Cleaver What this awful sounding mystery is exactly, nobody knows. But vague clues lie in the dream country of Strangea, which Sammy visits in his sleep. On...

Sammy Tsunami is no ordinary sixth grader. For one, his fiery sapphire blue hair is always standing up--no matter how hard he combs it. Also, his head could fall off at anytime, unless his neck is always wrapped tightly with a special red scarf. As if things couldn't get any worse, his shadow is far from normal too. It is shaped like an arrow. A shadow arrow. As he starts middle school, its sinister and destructive secret begins to emerge. And unless he can manage to control it and fast, t...

C.E. Gatchalian is a queer Filipino-Canadian author and theatre-maker born, raised and based on unceded Coast Salish Territories (Vancouver). A graduate of the the University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing program, he is a two-time finalist for the Lambda Literary Award whose plays have been produced locally, nationally and internationally. Double Melancholy is his first non-fiction book.

In "Fate’s Romantic Gamble," Jenna, Alex, and Emma are caught in a whirlwind of love and sacrifice. Jenna's critical illness forces her to confront her feelings for Alex, while Emma makes the ultimate sacrifice, stepping aside to let Alex pursue a relationship with Jenna. As Jenna and Alex build a future together, Emma faces a lonely battle with illness. This poignant story explores the unpredictable twists of love and the sacrifices we make for those who matter most.

A woman accused of murder is arrested by the cop she loves in this romantic suspense.A mysterious blonde is suspected of killing Mayor Olivia Stuart, and now Josie Reynolds is in handcuffs. The arresting officer? Jack Stryker, straight-arrow cop and lover of said suspect.But a case that seemed clear-cut goes sideways when another blonde named "Jo" hits Grand Springs, linked to the mayor's murder and determined to tie up loose ends.Adversaries under ...

The Reckoners: A powerful ghostbuster raised by a spirit, her brilliantly eccentric backup team, a cat who isn't a cat at all...and a fiercely driven bounty hunter from a different dimension who brings them together when worlds collide.Skilled ghosthunter Lisa "Garrie" McGarrity not only sees dead people, she wrangles them into submission. But her beloved ghostly mentor moved on years ago, and the Southwest has gone quiet under Garrie's hand. Garrie and he...

'Of all the dystopian novels I have read in recent years, Peter Liney's The Detainee is one the best written, most engaging, heart-tugging and cinematic of all' - Amazon ReviewerThere is no point trying to run. There is no point trying to escape. The island means the end of all hope, until Clancy finds a reason to fight back.When the fog comes down and the drums start to beat, the inhabitants of the island tremble: the punishment s...

Monsters: As old as the oldest of stories, as new as our latest imaginings. From the ancient stone corridors of the labyrinth to the graffitied alleyways of the contemporary metropolis, they stalk the shadows. Leering from the darkness of the forest, jostling for space in our closets, they walk, crawl, creep and scuttle through our nightmares. Close as the clutter under the bed or the other side of the mirror, they are our truest companions.Creatures features the best mons...

Perhaps the world ended, and we brought it on ourselves. But only Joyce noticed the whimper. And she might just be tits-out crazy.Along with smarmy Sam, life's impossible tourist, a trucker's death draws Joyce down the last highway into the desert's beating heart. And at the Judgment Day Diner they will be caught up in a maelstrom of adultery, lies and hidden violence.Intended for adult readers, science fiction/humour novel Automatons is a stripping bare of the ways people ...