Dream Dresses
Hilary Scharper

Read the review in The Toronto Star

Did you ever dream of a dress? Not just any dress. But the dress, the dress that would make you perfect. The dream dress. . . .

So begins Dream Dresses, a short story collection about women’s dreams and the dresses that come to express them. Situated in Toronto, Canada and covering the life span of women from childhood to old age, these stories explore how the fabric of women’s dreams and aspirations become so entangled with attire that the dress and the dream become one and the same.

Dream Dresses goes beyond fashion predation and the Cinderella syndrome. These original, creative stories lay bare the deep, unique interpenetration of wardrobe and wishes – of dreams, desires, and the clothing that clings to them.

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The Year of Numbers
Paulina Wyrzykowski

Paulina Wyrzykowski has written a remarkable and poignant novel, a story of love and memory set among Cairo's African asylum seekers, deftly blending her narrative with the crosscurrents and horror of modern refugee life. It is hard to put down.
~ Caroline Moorehead, Biographer and author of Human Cargo

Wyrzykowski's unexpected page-turner ventures into the painful silences that arise when two people cross boundaries and become refugees – from their countries, from their upbringing… and from conventional expectations. A must read.
~ Chris Dolan, PhD, Director of Refugee Law Project, Kampala, Uganda

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Looking for Cardenio
by Jean Rae Baxter

"Baxter sets a plot that skillfully integrates frailty, sex and greed – conditions that affect so much of life. She's a polished storyteller and writes with precision and good timing. She has a good ear for dialogue, relationships that develop within the twists and revelations of plot and descriptions that summon the reader into the action. Looking for Cardenio is a novel that does its job with flair."

~ Don Graves, Hamilton Spectator

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