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{"id":6582770171963,"title":"Up Up Up","handle":"up-up-up","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUp Up Up\u003c\/em\u003e heralds the arrival of a writer of astonishing range, compassion, and acuity. In this stunning short story collection, Julie Booker grabs the reins from writers like Lydia Millet and Miranda July and takes off at full speed, and in directions all her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pair of plus-sized friends make tracks for a kayaking trip in Alaska. A woman vacations with her parents at a Texas trailer park, wondering why she can't meet a man. A worldly member of a tour group selects sacrifices from among the most cherished belongings of her fellow travellers. A young man dreams of rescuing an abusive friend's girlfriend -- and of having her for himself…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough these deceptively simple storylines, Booker reminds us of the power of words to enlighten and move us -- but most of all, to delight us. Her writing is a revelation -- wildly whimsical and yet razorsharp, highly unusual and yet prompting gasps of recognition on every page. Reader, prepare to meet your new favourite writer.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-05-13T13:17:05-04:00","created_at":"2021-05-13T13:17:05-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Short Stories","Astoria","By (author) Booker Julie","pub date: 2011-04-16"],"price":1695,"price_min":1695,"price_max":2295,"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":39403479564347,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770890244","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Up Up Up - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770890244","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":39414052094011,"title":"trade paperback with flaps","option1":"trade paperback with flaps","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9780887843006","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Up Up Up - trade paperback with flaps","public_title":"trade paperback with flaps","options":["trade paperback with flaps"],"price":2295,"weight":281,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9780887843006","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":39414052225083,"title":"mobi","option1":"mobi","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770897908","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Up Up Up - mobi","public_title":"mobi","options":["mobi"],"price":1695,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781770897908","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cc334428-2afb-4ee9-8d26-66085f9aea96.jpg?v=1723949970"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cc334428-2afb-4ee9-8d26-66085f9aea96.jpg?v=1723949970","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24743102971963,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.668,"height":599,"width":400,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cc334428-2afb-4ee9-8d26-66085f9aea96.jpg?v=1723949970"},"aspect_ratio":0.668,"height":599,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_cc334428-2afb-4ee9-8d26-66085f9aea96.jpg?v=1723949970","width":400}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUp Up Up\u003c\/em\u003e heralds the arrival of a writer of astonishing range, compassion, and acuity. In this stunning short story collection, Julie Booker grabs the reins from writers like Lydia Millet and Miranda July and takes off at full speed, and in directions all her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA pair of plus-sized friends make tracks for a kayaking trip in Alaska. A woman vacations with her parents at a Texas trailer park, wondering why she can't meet a man. A worldly member of a tour group selects sacrifices from among the most cherished belongings of her fellow travellers. A young man dreams of rescuing an abusive friend's girlfriend -- and of having her for himself…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough these deceptively simple storylines, Booker reminds us of the power of words to enlighten and move us -- but most of all, to delight us. Her writing is a revelation -- wildly whimsical and yet razorsharp, highly unusual and yet prompting gasps of recognition on every page. Reader, prepare to meet your new favourite writer.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Up Up Up
Up Up Up is Julie Booker’s radiant debut, a taut collection of 20 short, powerful stories brought to life with a unique voice.
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Her debut novella, \u003cem\u003eHum\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 2018 by Metatron Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","ContributorRole_1":"Translated by","Contributor_0":"Bergeron, Chris (CA)","Contributor_1":"Hero, Natalia","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA genre-bending speculative look at a dark future, \u003cem\u003eValid\u003c\/em\u003e shares the story of one trans woman leading a revolution.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a mutiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf our mutiny is to succeed, I must name things well, without diversion. Lacking this, you will not deviate from your certainties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere it is: I am trans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs in transgression. I have broken genres. I have removed myself from the rules. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am trans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs in translation. I have dragged the elements that make up my person from one state to another. My geometry is variable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd tonight, I am a revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\/warning: code red… fetch-query protocol enabled… transmission failed… standby\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in a disturbingly transfigured Montreal in the year 2050, \u003cem\u003eValid\u003c\/em\u003e is a monologue delivered over the span of eight hours by Christelle, a seventy-year-old trans woman forced to live as a man in order to survive. Speaking to her captor, an ever–more powerful AI, she turns the tables and mounts her own revolution by showing her truest self. Part autofiction, part dystopic speculation on an all-too-possible future characterized by corporate power, ecological collapse, and political havoc, \u003cem\u003eValid\u003c\/em\u003e is an ambitious work that is as much philosophical as it is confessional.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781487011130","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781487011130\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"Arachnide Editions","MetaKeywords":"dystopian;science fiction;genre bending;gabriel chollette;scenes from the underground;manifesto;liminal;jordan tannahill;nonbinary;canadian literature;books in translation;quebec writers","NumberOfPages":"248","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eChris is a debut author.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExperimental fiction, \u003cem\u003eValid\u003c\/em\u003e is presented as a monologue delivered by Christelle over eight hours to an Artificial Intelligence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis work is full of present-day issues: trans rights, the pandemic, ecological collapse, the fear of AI replacing human workers and decision-makers, and economic inequality. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChris Bergeron is the VP of Content Experience at the marketing firm Cosette. She has given several interviews and talks on being a trans woman in marketing. In 2020, \u003cem\u003eAdWeek\u003c\/em\u003e named her among 18 North American Champions of Diversity in the field of communications. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslation from French-language publisher Éditions XYZ.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem \u003eValid\u003c\/em\u003e is a brutal dystopian novel about what can happen when prejudice, fear, and complacency take the place of compassion, acceptance, and action.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Foreword, STARRED REVIEW","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem \u003eValid\u003c\/em\u003e draws a canny portrait of one very real trans woman in a world full of compromise, punctuated by energizing moments of corporate-algorithm-busting truth.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10":"\u003cp\u003eAn autobiographical science fiction novel with a dystopian flavor, a hybrid object both unusual and powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_10_Src":"Elle Québec","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Montreal Review of Books","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003eThis novel is so utterly unique that it is difficult to find many comparison points. Due to its highly theoretical and philosophical nature, \u003cem \u003eValid\u003c\/em\u003e will undoubtedly find its way into many a college syllabus. However, anyone interested in queer history, theory, the evolution of feminism, and the dangers of AI will find something of interest in this novel and it is accessible and interesting enough that it could very well find a wider audience as well.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"West Trade Review","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003eIn this intelligent and rather audacious ‘autobiographical science fiction novel,’ which pushes many boundaries and preconceptions, Chris Bergeron sensitively portrays the delicate journey of a transgender woman who tries to assert her ‘validity’ in a highly formatted universe, a dystopian world plagued by health and ecological crises that are all too easy to imagine. Canada has given us a queen of SF: Margaret Atwood. Chris Bergeron does not need to shy away from the comparison.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"L'Obs","OtherText_Review_4":"\u003cp\u003eA superb and moving novel. \u003cem \u003eValid\u003c\/em\u003e is an inventive and didactic, esoteric and activist novel, which uses literature as a key to open up imaginations, activate empathy, and disarm preconceived ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Elle France","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003eQuebec literature is fascinating, and Chris Bergeron confirms this with \u003cem \u003eValid\u003c\/em\u003e, a delightful identity thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Têtu Magazine","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003eFrom self-confessions to confessions to the machine, a revolution is underway … An identity thriller written with brilliance and finesse.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Public Magazine","OtherText_Review_7":"\u003cp\u003eBrimming with references to popular culture, from \u003cem \u003eStar Wars\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem \u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e, and including Sylvie Vartan and Cirque du Soleil, and benefiting from an enlightened view of society and a formidable sense of expression, \u003cem \u003eValid\u003c\/em\u003e transports us about thirty years into the future … While [her] first novel offers a fine philosophical reflection on society, Chris Bergeron considers it more as a cry from the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"Le Devoir","OtherText_Review_8":"\u003cp\u003eA gripping identity thriller where autofiction meets science fiction … With her sharp vision, [Bergeron] imagined this dystopia set in 2045, which is chillingly realistic.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"La Presse","OtherText_Review_9":"\u003cp\u003eChris Bergeron signs a novel full of sensitivity about the life of a transgender woman in a dystopian world that is not so unimaginable ... 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A work of queer autofiction and a speculative look at our dark future, Valid is the story of a trans woman who leads her own revolution.
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{"id":6813780377659,"title":"Vantage Point","handle":"vantage-point","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe highly anticipated fourth instalment in the critically acclaimed MacNeice Mysteries series finds MacNeice and his team on the hunt for a sophisticated serial killer who draws his inspiration from classic works of art — perfect for fans of Dan Brown’s mysteries with a historical twist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo bodies have been found in the master bedroom of a mansion in Dundurn’s old-money neighbourhood under the mountain. Howard Terry and his son, Matthew, have both been shot twice in the chest. Under Matthew’s body is a doll with blood-red cotton wadding spilling out of its head. Nearby, a mannequin in a nightshirt lies on its back, with two bullet holes in the chest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the other side of town, a body is discovered below the Devil’s Punchbowl waterfall. 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Vantage Point
In the fourth novel of the series, MacNeice and his team on the hunt for a sophisticated killer who draws his inspiration from classic works of art.
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Vaudeville! is an enchanted tale on the scale of New York itself, overflowing with puzzles and horrors.
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Victim Without a Face
The first book in the Fabian Risk series, Victim Without a Face is a chilling novel about the ultimate revenge.
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Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged!
A picture-book biography of Viola Desmond, Canada’s Rosa Parks, who was arrested for refusing to sit in the segregated section of a movie theater.
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In this powerful story, a young girl navigates social anxiety at family gatherings and works with her father to find a solution.
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Walking Trees
Lily wants a tree for her birthday. She promises to water him every day. But even Lily can't imagine how their daily walks will change the street!
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The plainspoken narration draws you in and makes you feel at home, yet all the while Wangersky is cranking the thumbscrews, the grip tightening and tightening until you're left utterly breathless. Think The Silent Wife, think Gone Girl — that same sense of mounting menace, a feeling that things ain't quite right beneath the surface calm. You can read this book in one sitting but I guarantee it'll stay with you for years.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Craig Davidson, author of Cataract City","OtherText_Review_1":"Meet Walt. Obsessed with shopping lists he picks up in the supermarket where he works, and the women they lead him to. Possibly a stalker. Possibly a peeping Tom. Possibly a murderer. Russell Wangersky's fine novel takes you into the mind of a character you're not likely to forget in a hurry and to places beyond your comfort zone. It's all done with great style, economy, and dollops of dark humour that make it a joy to\r\nread and difficult to put down.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Peter Robinson, author of the Inspector Banks series","OtherText_Review_2":"Read him: Cross of Ishmael Reed and Lou Reed. Here be expert experimentalism: The dictionary exploded and reloaded; the canon fired and melted down.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"George Elliott Clark, author of I \u0026amp; I and Poet Laureate of Toronto, 2012-15","OtherText_Review_3":"One of the most unsettling crime novels I’ve read this year…Wangersky can write extraordinarily well in a number of disciplines, so it’s only reasonable to expect that, when turning his attention to psychological suspense, he’d excel at this, too.","OtherText_Review_3_Auth":"Sarah Weinman","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"National Post","OtherText_Review_4":"a full-on psychological thriller in the vein of John Fowles’ 1963 classic The Collector....contains a number of chilling scenes....Wangersky does a good job keeping the reader guessing as to whether Walt is a bona fide killer, or just another garden-variety creep.","OtherText_Review_4_Auth":"Stacey Madden","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Quill and Quire","OtherText_Review_5":"a frank, penetrating thriller... the wordcraft here is crisp, tight and evocative","OtherText_Review_5_Auth":"J.M. Sullivan","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"St John's Telegram","OtherText_Review_6":"[Russell] has a gift for astute observation, wisely chosen detail, and characterization that nods in certain directions without forcing or pushing. Just as vitally, he and Walt demonstrate the ways the rhythms and music of words can be used to build sensation — and serious unease — on the page.","OtherText_Review_6_Auth":"Joan Barfoot","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"London Free Press","OtherText_Review_7":"a character-driven literary novel, with the suspense of a thriller…rich, evocative writing makes everything in the book feel remarkably real","OtherText_Review_7_Auth":"Chad Pelley","OtherText_Review_7_Src":"The Overcast","OtherText_Review_8":"[Wangersky] follows in the footsteps of Mailer and Dostoevsky, delving into the psychology of a deeply disturbed character…","OtherText_Review_8_Src":"That Shakespearean Rag","OtherText_Review_9":"a cracking good story","OtherText_Review_9_Auth":"David Pitt","OtherText_Review_9_Src":"Booklist","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A dark, psychological thriller about a man that is being pursued by police unsatisfied with the answers he’s given about his wife’s disappearance.","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback with flaps","PublicationDate":"2014-09-05","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"A dark, psychological thriller about a man that is being pursued by police unsatisfied with the answers he’s given about his wife’s disappearance.","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
Walt
A dark, psychological thriller about a man that is being pursued by police unsatisfied with the answers he’s given about his wife’s disappearance.
