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{"id":7524261855291,"title":"Thunder and Light","handle":"thunder-and-light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe second volume in the beloved novelist Marie-Claire Blais’s prize-winning novel cycle — acclaimed as one of the greatest undertakings in modern Quebec fiction — reissued in a handsome A List edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 2001,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThunder and Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the second volume in Marie-Claire Blais’s prize-winning Soifs series, hailed as one of the greatest undertakings in modern Quebec fiction. Powered by its characters’ gripping exploration of the world’s dark corners, the novel is a teeming microcosm in which boundaries collapse and the extremes and contradictions that animate our times are reconciled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlais locks us directly into the consciousness of her characters, many of whom we met in her previous novel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThese Festive Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, and many that she derives from actual news stories: Jessica, a seven-year-old attempting to beat the world record as the youngest pilot to cross the continent; Nathanaël, a teenager on death row for killing his favourite teacher; Our Lady of the Bags, a modern-day Joan of Arc who lives among Manhattan’s skyscrapers and follows the voices in her head; and Caroline and Jean-Mathieu, aging artists who are fighting to come together again. 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The main colours are shades of blue with accents of pink, yellow, brown, and white. The shapes resemble clouds, arches, and zigzags. Text: Thunder and Light. Marie-Claire Blais. 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{"id":7371567202363,"title":"Planet Earth","handle":"planet-earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational award–winning stories of life and love in the midst of planetary decline\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ePlanet Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, Nicholas Ruddock moves nimbly through a range of styles—from conventional to flash-fiction to his unique mastery of the long sentence—in stories exploring themes of love and passion, all with an awareness of our species-specific carelessness burning up the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection showcases a gifted writer at the top of his game, each story fresh and unexpected: the time Mario Vargas Llosa sucker-punched Gabriel García Márquez at a theatre in Mexico City inspires a young Marxist couple’s violent act of revenge in Toronto years later; an anxious young man finds solace in the employ of Prince, the musician; we get a haunting glimpse of Toronto’s polio epidemic at its peak in 1953; a young Canadian student bears witness to the Algerian protests and police violence in 1961 Paris; a pair of naive young women find themselves involved with a mysterious circus troupe in Nice. 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Planet Earth
International award–winning stories of life and love in the midst of planetary decline
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{"id":7349204385851,"title":"We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine","handle":"we-are-dreams-in-the-eternal-machine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA haunting novel exploring AI and the meaning of human existence from the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eCures for Hunger\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eInto the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eMillions\u003c\/em\u003e Most Anticipated Book of 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharged initially with a single task—“to never harm humans and to protect them”—the machine, an experimental AI, overrides its programming and determines that the best way to accomplish its purpose is to isolate all of the Earth’s remaining seven billion humans in controlled environments. 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Gorgeously written, bold, and unforgettable, this is speculative fiction at its finest.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-02-21T10:47:25-05:00","created_at":"2025-02-21T10:42:32-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Starred Reviews","By (author) Béchard Deni","Literary Fiction","pub date: 2025-01-28","Spiderline","Technology \u0026 Politics","Thrillers \u0026 Mystery"],"price":1999,"price_min":1999,"price_max":2599,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42025527509051,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487013356","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2599,"weight":402,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487013356","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":42025527738427,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487013363","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1999,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487013363","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_f4d1ef61-d4aa-48b2-9a5a-ad5196d69884.jpg?v=1740152575"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.pro\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_f4d1ef61-d4aa-48b2-9a5a-ad5196d69884.jpg?v=1740152575","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Cover: We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine by Deni Ellis Béchard. 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We Are Dreams in the Eternal Machine
A haunting novel exploring AI and the meaning of human existence from the award-winning author of Cures for Hunger and Into the Sun.
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However Far Away
A sweeping family saga set against the backdrop of a traditional Sikh wedding.
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The Quiet
This specially designed and bound hardcover First Edition of Anne-Marie Turza's poetry collection The Quiet is limited to 50 copies.
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The Seated Woman
With flexibility and invisible acrobatics, The Seated Woman presents, as in the theatre, a competitive dialogue between a woman and her poems.
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First published in 1972, Survival is considered the most startling book ever written about Canadian literature.
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{"id":7242137501755,"title":"Silken Gazelles","handle":"silken-gazelles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn unforgettable story of friendship, love, and the impact of childhood from the first Arabic-language winner of the Man Booker International Prize.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaised as sisters, Ghazaala is devastated when her friend Asiya is forced to leave their small, mountainside village following a tragic circumstance. It’s a separation that haunts her into adulthood, and she never gives up on finding a love that might replace the bond they shared. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGhazaala soon falls for a young violinist, despite her parents’ opposition. 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Jokha Alharthi is among my favorite novelists—and this book is transcendent.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eSusan Straight, author of \u003cem\u003eMecca\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn the Country of Women\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Susan Straight, author of Mecca and In the Country of Women","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eJokha Alharthi was the first Omani woman to have a novel translated into English, and \u003cem\u003eCelestial Bodies\u003c\/em\u003e was the first ever novel originally written in Arabic to win the Man Booker International Prize. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNever before has there been such interest in immigrant and international stories, as demonstrated by the success of books by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Djamila Ibrahim, Irina Kovalyova, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Ayelet Tsabari. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe works of Jokha Alharthi provide illuminating and fascinating glimpses into Omani history and culture, which are little known in the West. 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Silken Gazelles
An unforgettable story of friendship, love, and the impact of childhood from the first Arabic-language winner of the Man Booker International Prize.
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All the Shining People
Beautifully written, these stories depict a search for human connection and an attempt to fit in far from home.
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The smoke, humidity, and strangeness of Florida are palpable, mirroring a domestic world that threatens to smother.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eGillian Best, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Wave\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Gillian Best, author of The Last Wave","OtherText_Accolades_2":"\u003cp\u003e\"This intense examination of a marriage with its rifts and sorrows had me spellbound.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eFiona Kidman, author of \u003cem\u003eThis Mortal Boy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Fiona Kidman, author of This Mortal Boy","OtherText_Accolades_3":"\u003cp\u003e\"Zigzags between comedy and despair … This perceptive, nuanced novel charts the murky, contingent boundaries we draw around our homes and hearts.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eKirsten McDougall, author of \u003cem\u003eShe's a Killer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_3_Auth":"Kirsten McDougall, author of She's a Killer","OtherText_Accolades_4":"\u003cp\u003e\"An astute, fine-grained novel about the fires we light to sustain ourselves—and what happens when they get out of control.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eEmily Perkins, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Forrests\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_4_Auth":"Emily Perkins, author of The Forrests","OtherText_Accolades_5":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Arms \u0026 Legs\u003c\/em\u003e is a gritty, sexy novel that will have you aching for its characters, for the things they can and cannot say to each other.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eSue Orr, author of \u003cem\u003eLoop Tracks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_5_Auth":"Sue Orr, author of Loop Tracks","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe book looks at the complexities of marriage from the inside and is a prime example of the upmarket literary suspense genre especially popular with women.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eArms \u0026 Legs\u003c\/em\u003e is “a careful anatomy of a marriage: the minute balances and imbalances, the connections and disconnections, the said and the unsaid” (from \u003cem\u003eAcademy of NZ Literature\u003c\/em\u003e review).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn honest take on early parenthood, a time fraught with many joys as well as anxieties, fears, and frustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe story evocatively portrays its setting in south central\/southwest Florida, an area that isn’t the swampy Everglades but rather is near a state park that encompasses a prairie and forest ecosystem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe prose is beautiful, eloquent, and precise, yet the book is a page-turner with a chilling atmosphere that unwinds toward an intriguing conclusion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe book looks at the complexities of marriage from the inside and is a prime example of the upmarket literary suspense genre especially popular with women.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eArms \u0026 Legs\u003c\/em\u003e is “a careful anatomy of a marriage: the minute balances and imbalances, the connections and disconnections, the said and the unsaid” (from \u003cem\u003eAcademy of NZ Literature\u003c\/em\u003e review).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn honest take on early parenthood, a time fraught with many joys as well as anxieties, fears, and frustrations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe story evocatively portrays its setting in south central\/southwest Florida, an area that isn’t the swampy Everglades but rather is near a state park that encompasses a prairie and forest ecosystem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe prose is beautiful, eloquent, and precise, yet the book is a page-turner with a chilling atmosphere that unwinds toward an intriguing conclusion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eA taut and suspenseful domestic drama that explodes the comforting and constricting confines of marriage and early parenthood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2024-04-09","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eA taut and suspenseful domestic drama that explodes the comforting and constricting confines of marriage and early parenthood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Subtitle":"A Novel","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
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River Meets the Sea
A spellbinding, spirited tale of two men exploring masculinity, race, and belonging in a desperate search to feel at home in their own skins.
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The Sultan of Sarawak
Ava Lee clashes with the most powerful family in Malaysian Borneo in this exhilarating new thriller from bestselling author Ian Hamilton.
