Writing this book, I looked to literatures of the past like The Epic of Gilgamesh. It emerges a mere 6,000 years ago, when humans formed city-states and organized themselves in terms of property relations. What I discovered is that even back then, the writer of the epic is concerned with our desire to dominate and… Continue Reading “The problems of Gilgamesh are the problems of our species.”
Years later, he would reach out for her hand as she walked, oblivious, past where he was standing on the train paused at Lionel-Groulx. By then she will have drawn the nectar from every memory, dried the fallen petals with constant thought—the slightly ridiculous sway of his hips to jazz, the kisses in her creased… Continue Reading Montreal as the Fifth Character in Bindu Suresh’s 26 Knots
What do we love most about our Invisible reading guides? They’re conversation starters written by the authors themselves — to you, the reader! We have fresh guides from Eric Schmaltz (Surfaces), Cameron Anstee (Book of Annotations), and Susannah M. Smith (The Fairy Tale Museum). Go here and click on the cover image of your choice… Continue Reading New reading guides available!
“Bees look soft to touch but they sting like sons of bitches.” February 14 only, receive 14% off your purchase of Glory, by Gillian Wigmore! “When faced with a choice between a life as a mother, where all the tomorrows look just like yesterday, Renee chooses her new friend Glory, plunging the reader into a… Continue Reading Valentine’s Day Sale!