Hopeful Monsters

By Hiromi Goto
Categories: BIPOC, Asian Literature, Fiction, Women's Literature

The unbearable voices of mythic manatees, the cry of the phoenix, the whispers of kappa lovers beside a gurgling stream. The voice of the moon that is ever turned away from our gaze, the song of suns ...

Desilicious

Edited by Masala Trois Collective
Categories: LGBTQ+, Gay Literature, Lesbian Literature, Fiction, Erotica, BIPOC, Asian Literature, Anthologies

"Desi" is a Hindi term referring to "of one's own people". Desilicious is a wide-ranging compilation of erotic literature by writers of South Asian descent--a medley of arousing and thematically innovative ...

Quixotic Erotic

By Tamai Kobayashi
Categories: BIPOC, Asian Literature, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Lesbian Literature, Erotica

Step into a world of dream, of fantasy, of erotic tales spiked with poetic imagery. Step into Quixotic Erotic, the new collection of lesbian erotica from Tamai Kobayashi.

Like being awakened from a dream ...

In the Inner Quarters

By Ling Mengchu
Translated by Lenny Hu
Categories: Fiction, BIPOC, Asian Literature, Erotica

From translator Lenny Hu, who brought the acclaimed erotic Chinese novel The Embroidered Couch back into print, is this collection of five erotic stories, also from Ming dynasty China.
Ling Mengchu (1580-1644) ...

Pulse

By Rajinderpal Pal
Categories: BIPOC, Asian Literature, Poetry

Rajinderpal S. Pal's first, acclaimed collection, pappaji wrote poetry in a language i cannot read, was an exploration, a search not only for a place in the world, but for a sense of one's self.

Pulse ...

All Amazed

Edited by John O'Brian, Naomi Sawada, and Scott Watson
Categories: Anthologies, Poetry, Visual Arts, BIPOC, Asian Literature

All Amazed celebrates the life and work of the late Roy Kiyooka (1926-1994), one of Canada's first multi-disciplinary artists whose work transcended categorical and cultural exclusivity.
At various periods ...

The Short, Happy Life of Harry Kumar

By Ashok Mathur
Categories: BIPOC, Asian Literature, Fiction

Ashok Mathur's debut novel, Once Upon an Elephant, was a hilarious murder mystery steeped in Hindu mythology and starring elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesh.
The Short, Happy Life of Harry Kumar continues ...

Swallowing Clouds

Edited by Andy Quan & Jim Wong-Chu
Categories: Anthologies, Poetry, BIPOC, Asian Literature

Work by writers of Chinese-Canadian heritage have achieved international success: this includes books by Wayson Choy, SKY Lee, and Denise Chong, as well as the acclaimed anthology of Chinese-Canadian ...

Once Upon an Elephant

By Ashok Mathur
Categories: Fiction, BIPOC, Asian Literature

Once Upon an Elephant is a contemporary tale of Hindu deity Ganesh and what happens when worlds, cultures, and stories collide.

A whimsical, contemporary retelling of the creation story of Ganesh--the ...

The Yellow Pear

By Gu Xiong
Categories: Visual Arts, BIPOC, Asian Literature

The Yellow Pear is a brave and moving document, using words and art, of what it means to be Canadian.
Co-published with the Burnaby Art Gallery, this is a collection of deeply moving narratives (in both ...