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Silken Gazelles
From the International Booker Prize–winning author and translator of Celestial Bodies, a new novel about two Omani women whose unbreakable connection is forged as nursing sisters—a bond considered akin to that of a birth sibling.
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Ultimately, what is it to have a relationship with self, culture, place, and people? \u003cem\u003eAll the Shining People\u003c\/em\u003e finds the universal in the local, and it shines.” — \u003cstrong\u003eGary Barwin, author of Yiddish for Pirates\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Gary Barwin, author of Yiddish for Pirates","OtherText_Accolades_2":"\u003cp\u003e“A smart and adventurous collection of stories that makes visible the South African Jewish diaspora in Toronto. Reminiscent of David Bezmozgis’s \u003cem\u003eNatasha and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, Friedman’s characters are vivid, desperate, and self-aware. She writes them beautifully. These are subtle stories that simultaneously make the world feel large.” — \u003cstrong\u003eCatherine Bush, author of Blaze Island\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_2_Auth":"Catherine Bush, author of Blaze Island","OtherText_Accolades_3":"\u003cp\u003e“Remarkable in its scope and its multiplicity of voices, \u003cem\u003eAll the Shining People\u003c\/em\u003e is a dazzling debut from an immensely talented writer. With astonishing compassion and insight, Kathy Friedman has conceived a cast of characters so real they leap off the page. These exquisite stories reveal the fragilities of human connection and our desperate need for redemption. This is a stunningly assured collection that is at once fiercely political and intensely intimate, darkly comic, and devastating.” — \u003cstrong\u003eAyelet Tsabari, author of The Art of Leaving\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_3_Auth":"Ayelet Tsabari, author of The Art of Leaving","OtherText_Accolades_4":"\u003cp\u003e“Powerful and haunting, Kathy Friedman’s characters leap off the page with their journey for belonging. In these stories, people search for connection in community, in their cities, and within their own families, while at the same time juggling the question: Where do I come from? Friedman’s sharp voice and keen attention to detail will reel you in and never let you go.” — \u003cstrong\u003eSidura Ludwig, author of You Are Not What We Expected\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_4_Auth":"Sidura Ludwig, author of You Are Not What We Expected","OtherText_Accolades_5":"\u003cp\u003e“Kathy Friedman’s glowing narratives and polished prose thoroughly impress as they shift from South Africa to envelop the Don Valley. And her characters’ emotions — so elegantly spotlighted and revealed — truly leave their mark. Surprising, inventive, and delightfully connected,\u003cem\u003e All the Shining People\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving debut.” — \u003cstrong\u003eDerek Mascarenhas, author of Coconut Dreams\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_5_Auth":"Derek Mascarenhas, author of Coconut Dreams","OtherText_Accolades_6":"\u003cp\u003e“A stunning and masterful collection. I found myself torn between devouring the book in a single sitting and savouring slowly to prolong the magic. True to its name, these stories so beautifully capture the prismatic ways humans illuminate, whether through life-changing kindnesses like seeing those who feel invisible or the harsh light of having one’s flaws suddenly come into focus. In a pointillistic fashion, each story simultaneously offers a profound glimpse of the Jewish diaspora experience while contributing to larger themes like the inherent tension of trying to belong anywhere, both geographically and spiritually.” — \u003cstrong\u003eLeesa Dean, author of Waiting for the Cyclone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_6_Auth":"Leesa Dean, author of Waiting for the Cyclone","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA debut author to watch!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores timely themes such as migration, diaspora, and belonging within Toronto’s Jewish South African community.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaptures the immigrant experience with deep sympathy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA debut author to watch!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores timely themes such as migration, diaspora, and belonging within Toronto’s Jewish South African community.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaptures the immigrant experience with deep sympathy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“In a dozen loosely connected short stories, [Kathy Friedman] weaves a colourful and rich tapestry of the community — and does so masterfully … While the individual tales shine on their own, each is enriched by the ones that follow, forming a beautiful constellation of work.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCanadian Jewish News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Canadian Jewish News","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Kathy Friedman takes a stirring, up-close look at where our many identities intersect in this short-story collection … Deeply moving.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eApple Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Apple Books","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“A cubist collage in transition which captures the dynamics of contemporary Jewish Diaspora … Betwixt and between, neither here nor there, Friedman’s characters shine through Kafka’s shadows, liminal migration, and the contrapposti of linked short stories.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiramichi Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Miramichi Reader","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeautifully written, these stories depict a search for human connection and an attempt to fit in far from home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_2":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"04","PrizeCode_2":"04","PrizeName_0":"Writers' Union of Canada Danuta Gleed Literary Award","PrizeName_1":"Ontario Trillium Award","PrizeName_2":"ReLit Award for Short Fiction","PrizeYear_0":"2022","PrizeYear_1":"2023","PrizeYear_2":"2023","ProductFormDescription":"Lossless Format Audio, WAV","PublicationDate":"2022-04-05","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeautifully written, these stories depict a search for human connection and an attempt to fit in far from home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
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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Arms & Legs
A taut and suspenseful domestic drama that explodes the comforting and constricting confines of marriage and early parenthood.
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As Glenn as Can Be
A warm and witty portrait of child prodigy and world-famous classical musician Glenn Gould.
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Caramba and Henry
Caramba, the only cat in the world who can’t fly, is back in this funny, sweet story about love and acceptance between siblings.
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The Remembering Stone
When Alice loses a keepsake from her grandfather, she worries that she won’t have anything to remember him by.
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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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Oy, Feh, So?
In this hilarious story, three children turn their family's weekly Sunday visit from Aunt Essy, Aunt Chanah and Uncle Sam on its head!
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Democracy on Trial
In her 1993 CBC Massey Lectures, political philosopher Jean Bethke Elshtain delves into complex issues to evaluate democracy's chances for survival.
