A Quiet Night and a Perfect End Denise Roig Named as one of Quill & Quire's 10 best books of the year, these beautifully crafted stories are about ordinary people's extraordinary ability to cope with the unexpected tragedies, large and small, that befall everyone. Heard on CBC's "Between the Covers" this fall.
	All Pure Souls John Brooke Inspector Aliette Nouvelle returns to solve the case of the murder of a Marilyn Monroe look-alike in a French brothel.
	Angloman 1 Shainblum & Morrissette Angloman is your typical, everyday superhero—bigger than life, champion of bilingualism and tolerance, and dumber than a post—aided by sidekick West-Island Lad and Poutinette, the cholesterol-powered superheroine who takes on evil, infamy, and health food. 22 weeks on Montreal Gazette bestseller list.
	Angloman 2 Shainblum & Morrissette Angloman, Quebec's best-known ethnic minority superhero, returns for another parody-rich romp through the surrealistic politics of La Belle Province. The plot thickens with the arrival of Power Chin, Canada!man, Le Capitaine Souche, Ethnoman, Matzohgirl, Blocman, Partition Man, and of course, the malevolent Torontorg.
	Any Day Now Denise Roig Inspired by the same musical form that Martha Graham used to underpin her groundbreaking modern dance choreography, Denise Roig has created a beautiful sonata in stories..
	Any Mail? and Other Stories Gérald Tougas Governor General's Award winner Gérald Tougas takes ironic aim at the "religious" education of a child in a franco-Manitoban village, an adolescent's eye-opening experiences on the male-dominated DEW Line project and the troubles faced by mature adults in Africa, France and Quebec.
	Arrowdreams Dupuis & Shainblum (editors) Some of Canada's best and brightest speculative writers—Dave Duncan, Michael Skeet, Nancy Kilpatrick, Edo van Belkom, Glenn Grant, Allan Weiss, Laurent McAllister, Eric Choi, Paula Johanson and Derryl Murphy—explore the infinite possibilities of alternate Canadian history.
	Below the Line John McFetridge & Scott Albert A behind-the-scenes novel set in Toronto, where the Americans come to shoot movies and tv series. But this one's about the the "below the line" crew members, the Canadians who work on the American productions.
	Bettina Thomas J. Childs An unusual, charming and quirky look at the nature of love in the 20th century told by an aging French bus who takes matters into her own hands as she tries to ensure that modern lovers have a chance to pursue, if not capture love.
	Cherry Bites Alison Preston On a summer afternoon in 1954 a jealous four-year-old girl named Cherry Ring bites her baby brother Pete on the cheek which will leave him scarred for life. Cherry really is sorry. But sorry isn’t going to be good enough. The bite marks the beginning of a troubled relationship between the siblings that will last a lifetime.
	Death in Cold Type C.C. Benison When Michael Rossiter, the scion of an old Winnipeg newspaper family and respected philanthropist, is found murdered, newpspaper reporter Leo Fabiani is drawn into an investigation that threatens his colleagues and the woman he loves.
	Flicker Rob Budde Flicker is a collection of micro-fiction, that odd combination of prose and poetry, flickering from a young man's experiences in the northern Alberta bush to the magic realist funeral of a mysterious clockmaker without missing a beat.
	Holy Days of Obligation Susan Zettell Set in industrial Ontario and narrated by Bertie, the oldest of nine children in a working-class Catholic family, the stories in Holy Days of Obligation uncover some of the hidden secrets and the mysterious bonds that hold families together.
	In the First Early Days of My Death Catherine Hunter As Wendy Li floats above the city, unravelling the story of her own untimely end, she learns that things aren't always what they seem. An unusual ghost story from the author of Latent Heat.
	Last Chance to Renew Scott Randall Randall's stories examine the small moments in ordinary life with the kind of exacting detail and intimate characterization we have come to know in the stories of some our best female writers. (We think that if Alice Munro were a man, she'd be Scott Randall.)
	Last Days of Montreal John Brooke This novel captures that unique Montreal joie de vivre that survives despite bitter politics, economic downturns, language laws, record snowfalls, crumbling streets and a baseball team on the verge of disappearing,
	Night Watch Susan Zettell This new collection looks unflinchingly at life's bountiful sorrows: the loss felt by abandoned children, the sudden intrusion of sickness or death, the fierce love suffered by the mother of a troubled child, the journey away from home and the shining, difficult path of return.
	No Safe House Diane Poulin Jill and Blaine are twelve years old, poised between innocence and experience, childhood and adolescence. By the end of this summer, everything will have changed for the two best friends and their neighbourhood will have become much less safe.
	Perilous Departures Margaret Macpherson With compelling exuberance, Margaret Macpherson entices her readers to leave behind their familiar comforts and join her on a unpredictable journey of hazardous navigations. In Perilous Departures, the risks are many, the rewards transformative.
	Released Margaret Macpherson A book of rare emotional honesty, Released reveals the selfishness of the so-called righteous, the intense cruelty of human beings, and their divine capability for real love.