The Strangers by Katherena Vermette
It should come as no surprise that The Strangers, Katherena Vermette’s companion to the multi-award-winning novel The Break, garnered a spot on the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist and the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize shortlist. Revisiting the character of Phoenix, arguably…
Speak, Silence by Kim Echlin
In her latest novel, Giller-shortlisted author Kim Echlin focuses on one landmark trial in 2000, which established that the use of rape as a weapon of war was not just a crime against an individual but a crime against humanity.
The Diamond House by Dianne Warren
How does one measure the worth of a life? By deeds done or money earned? The number of family and friends one holds close? Years lived? And how do these measurements differ when applied to a woman versus a man?…
How the new Greystone Kids imprint found the right people at the right time
Ask Greystone Books publisher Rob Sanders about the new Greystone Kids imprint, and the word “serendipity” comes up a lot. Though Greystone – the former Douglas & McIntyre imprint that rose from the ashes of the D&M bankruptcy in 2012 – has released…
First Snow, Last Light by Wayne Johnston