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This draws in readers as the stories in \u003cem \u003eNothing Could Be Further from the Truth \u003c\/em\u003ereflect our lives and the crazy world around us.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“This is a wonderful collection from a sure-footed writer with a great ear for dialogue. 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Nothing Could Be Further from the Truth
In stories both absurd and all-too-real, Christopher Evans paints a portrait of the uncanniness of modern life.
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In this innovative memoir, a daughter tells the story of her mother, a pan-African hero who faced down misogyny and battled corruption in Nigeria.
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The 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology
The prestigious and highly anticipated annual anthology of the best Canadian and international poetry from the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist.
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Passengers
The sixth and, on the surface, most peculiar poetry collection from Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Michael Crummey.
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Fugue With Bedbug
The eagerly awaited second collection from acclaimed poet Anne-Marie Turza.
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My Grief, the Sun
The highly anticipated debut collection from acclaimed poet Sanna Wani.
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Ava Lee clashes with the most powerful family in Malaysian Borneo in this exhilarating new thriller from bestselling author Ian Hamilton.
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Some Maintenance Required
From the bestselling author of Autopsy of a Boring Wife, a tender coming-of-age story.
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Out of the Sun
Two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize winner and internationally bestselling author Esi Edugyan delivers an incisive analysis of the relationship between race and art.
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Finale
The fourth and final installment in Ian Hamilton’s exhilarating Ava Lee spin-off series The Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung.
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Some believe in things most people would like to: dying with dignity and autonomy; facing up to our transgressions with truthfulness; living with integrity and compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eBy turns devastating and uplifting, and captured in snapshot-vivid detail, these six profiles — a death doula, a geologist who believes the world is six thousand years old, a lecturer in neurobiology who spends his weekends ghost hunting, the fiancé of a disappeared pilot and UFO enthusiasts, a woman incarcerated for killing her husband after suffering years of domestic violence, and Mennonite families in New York — will leave you convinced that the most ordinary-seeming people are often the most remarkable and that deep and abiding commonalities can be found within the greatest differences. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eVivid, unconventional, entertaining, and full of wonder, \u003cem\u003eThe Believer \u003c\/em\u003einterweaves these stories with compassion and empathy, culminating in an unforgettable tour of the human condition that cuts to the core of who we are as people, and what we’re doing on this earth.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487010362","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487010362\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8.5","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Anansi International","MetaKeywords":"alternative communities;obsessions;alien life;surrender joanna pocock;outsider;faith;grieving;international literature","NumberOfPages":"416","OtherText_Accolades_0":"\u003cp\u003eSarah Krasnostein’s \u003cem\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/em\u003e is filled with everything the world needs more of: compassion, curiosity, and tenderness. Krasnostein brilliantly shows us how to look more carefully, listen more closely, and love more expansively. A complicated, lyrical portrait of belief, meaning making, and the stories we tell that might save us.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Sarah Sentilles, author of Stranger Care","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe COVID-19 pandemic forced many people to confront their beliefs.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eDuring the Trump presidency, conspiracy theories (like QAnon) jumped out of the internet and into our real lives and governmental policies.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eWill appeal to fans of TLC-style reality television and conspiracy theory podcasts.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"Krasnostein’s writing is lyrical and stylish, and imaginative in a way that often feels invigorating … The Believer is a fascinating book, and one that asks big questions — about connectedness and separation, certainly, but also about love and grief, resilience and faith, and all the ways in which we situate ourselves within the world. And it is informed always by a sprawling curiosity and deep humanity, which make it an affirming, and deeply moving read.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Guardian","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003eKrasnostein walks a very careful line between religion and belief, with forays into both the divine and devastation. The way in which the writer brings out the humanity of … various believers is lyrical and full of images that allow the reader a glimpse into the hearts and minds of people with a passion for what they believe, even in the face of opposition from friends, family, society as a whole and, of course, factual reality.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10":"\u003cp\u003eWhat’s most intriguing in this book [is] Krasnostein herself as the writer, grappling throughout with skepticism, curiosity, personal biases and even embarrassment …\u003cem \u003e \u003c\/em\u003e[\u003cem \u003eThe Believer\u003c\/em\u003e] is a fascinating depiction of one individual disbeliever’s encounter with the irrational: a portrait of the author’s expanding capacity for embracing the reality of inexplicable experiences in life on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10_Auth":"Broadview","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Broadview","OtherText_Review_11":"\u003cp\u003eShakespeare’s \u003cem \u003eHamlet \u003c\/em\u003efamously reminded us that there are more things in heaven and Earth than have ever been dreamt of within our philosophy. Krasnostein offers her own elegant version of this when she writes that ‘there is much more in the world than wind and wave.'\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_11_Auth":"Ottawa Citizen","OtherText_Review_11_Src":"Ottawa Citizen","OtherText_Review_1_Auth":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Winnipeg Free Press","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003eA sympathetic inquiry into the vicissitudes of faith.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Kirkus Reviews","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003eThe author has the rare combination of skills that allows her to not only build enough trust and rapport with her interview subjects that they will reveal intimate details about their lives, but to also distil a person down to their essence and put that on the page in a way that is simultaneously informative, sensitive and enthralling . . . The true strength of \u003cem\u003eThe Believer \u003c\/em\u003eis in each compellingly rendered story . . . Readers who liked \u003cem\u003eThe Trauma Cleaner\u003c\/em\u003e or Ramona Koval’s \u003cem\u003eA Letter To Layla\u003c\/em\u003e will find much to appreciate in \u003cem\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Books+Publishing","OtherText_Review_4":"This book has got me thinking far more than most. Sarah Krasnostein tells the stories of people who live in mindsets unfamiliar to her with compassion and respect … Krasnostein’s art is that she never places herself on the throne of judgment … The result is both beautiful and unpredictable. Krasnostein is neither naïve nor cynical. She is an existential adventurer.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Sydney Morning Herald","OtherText_Review_5":"Transcendent, expansive writing that does the thing that many writers strive for but only few achieve: to show us humanity in clear and compassionate detail, to deepen our understanding of it and to reveal the mysterious and myriad ways in which we are all connected. It is nothing short of astounding!","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"WellRead","OtherText_Review_6":"Krasnostein writes beautifully, and emerges as a thoughtful and compassionate observer … The Believer is, in many ways, my favourite kind of book: one that requires a little extra attention and engagement, calling on the reader as an active participant in its project of making meaning … The result is a meditative and intensely rewarding reading experience, the impact of which lingers long after the final page.","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"West Australian","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003eSarah Krasnostein, who blew us all away with her fantastic book The Trauma Cleaner, brings her inquisitive nature and empathetic way with people to her new book \u003cem\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/em\u003e … By seeking such disparate subjects, Krasnostein has woven the threads of their stories, and their very different belief systems, into a tapestry that is rich with life, love, and stories. I expect this will be running off the shelves, and deservedly so.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Readings","OtherText_Review_8":"[Sarah Krasnostein] listens and records and keeps going back for more until she has built up a picture, complete with all the subtleties that human emotion, faith, and intellect offer …There is no judgement here, just the healthy scepticism of an inquiring mind willing to listen, even when the encounters make her uncomfortable or challenge her own theories and convictions.","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"Herald Sun","OtherText_Review_9":"A fascinating journey, with an erudite, compulsively reflective companion.","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"InDaily","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom award-winning author Sarah Krasnostein comes a book about ghosts and gods and flying saucers and certainty in the absence of knowledge.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2022-03-01","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"From award-winning author Sarah Krasnostein comes a book about ghosts and gods and flying saucers and certainty in the absence of knowledge.","Subtitle":"Encounters with the Beginning, the End, and Our Place in the Middle","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
The Believer
From award-winning author Sarah Krasnostein comes a book about ghosts and gods and flying saucers and certainty in the absence of knowledge.
