All Hookers Go To Heaven by Angel B.H. Invisible Publishing 368 pages $24 “Since the promise of eternal life was no longer on the horizon, I sought, instead, to experience the full expression of my own self-destruction. Instead of aiming for Heaven, I was now hurtling...
Mary and the Rabbit Dream by Noémi Kiss-Deáki Coach House Books 232 pages $25 A good historian understands that history is, at its core, a narrative—one usually written by those in power. Noémi Kiss-Deáki is one such historian. Mary and the Rabbit Dream, Kiss-Deáki’s...
How do we live as ourselves with courage, and what does courage ask of us? We spend time with francesca ekwuyasi's "Na Condition Make Crayfish Bend," first published in ROOM 45.1 Ancestors. This post is part of our 2025 Black Futures & Black History Month feature,...
Humour can be biting, born of grief, heartbreak, and more ⎯ it not only packs a satirical punch but also offers vulnerability and insight. Today, we're reading "This Is Not a Good Time to Forget About the Land," by Jenan Afaneh, from Room 48.1 Wits End. "This Is Not a...
This Black Futures Month & Black History Month, we're republishing brilliant works and conversations with Black organizers, writers, and artists from Room's past issues, to live on our site in perpetuity. Today, we're sitting with this conversation between Syrus...
As we consider the role of humour in revealing life's absurdities and challenging power, we’re sitting with "The Durian Demon," a new fiction piece by Room 48.1 Wits End's commissioned writer, Lydia Kwa. The Durian Demon Lydia Kwa It could use a decent...
Bird Suit by Sydney Hegele Invisible Publishing 272 pages $16.95 “The Port Peter peaches lure tourists,” begins Sydney Hegele’s debut novel, Bird Suit, and their hypnotic writing lures readers into this sickly-sweet saga just as effectively. Nestled on the shores of...
Monsters, Martyrs, and Marionettes: Essays on Motherhood by Adrienne Gruber Book*hug Press 146 pages $23 Adrienne Gruber’s memoir-in-essays cracks open the institution of motherhood with a deeply personal exploration of her own experience. Each of the collection’s...
I Will Get Up Off Of by Simina Banu Coach House Books 72 pages $24 Following her award-winning debut poetry collection POP, Montreal-based poet Simina Banu’s signature blend of pop culture, illustration, and poignant portrayal of life’s struggles continues in I Will...
Good Want by Domenica Martinello Coach House Books 109 pages $24 Domenica Martinello’s Good Want lies in the chasms separating good from bad, speech from silence, and faith from disbelief, producing a meditative collection of poems that gets to the core of desire as a...
ROOM 48.2 TRAVELLERS
In ROOM 48.2 TRAVELLERS we reflect, dream, manifest. Join us in these human ways of time-travelling, from infancy to the future, through relationships and into surreal realms.
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Step back with Room into the past, to parents, to childhood homes, and to people once known and loved; dig into themes of grief and healing; and ultimately explore what it means to come full circle in literature.
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