Andre Alexis

THE GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOKS OF 2021 CBC BOOKS THE BEST CANADIAN FICTION OF 2021 A fresh take on the romance novel from the Giller Prizewinning author of Fifteen Dogs. From their first meeting, it was clear that Gwen and Tancred were meant to be together. But, as we know, the course of true love never did run smooth....

Botanist Alfred Homer, ever hopeful and constantly surprised, is invited on a road trip by his parents' friend, Professor Morgan Bruno, who wants company as he tries to unearth the story of the mysterious poet John Skennen. But this is no ordinary road trip. Alfred and the Professor encounter towns where Black residents speak only in sign language and towns...

WINNER OF CANADA READS WINNER OF THE GILLER PRIZE WINNER OF THE WRITERS' TRUST FICTION PRIZE A special edition celebrating the tenth anniversary of Andre Alexis's modern masterpiece, with a foreword by Eileen Myles and an afterword by Andre Alexis. I wonder, said Hermes, what it would be like if animals had human intelligence. I'll wager a year's servitude, answered...