Candas Jane Dorsey is a Canadian author who traverses genre boundaries, moving seamlessly between poetry and science fiction. Her writing is characterized by its ability to cross lines, whether in form, style, or categorization. Dorsey engages with writing through a deep interest in art and advocacy, offering a voice that is both critical and incisive. Readers will appreciate her exploration of diverse literary forms while maintaining a distinctive authorial presence.
In this gripping narrative, the witty, queer amateur detective faces a dual challenge: clearing her name after becoming a prime suspect in a murder and tackling a series of violent assaults against her unhoused neighbors. With the backdrop of her community's struggles and her personal grief over the loss of her partner, she navigates a web of deceit as she seeks justice and fights to preserve her inheritance, intended for vital social services. As tensions rise, she must confront her own unraveling while striving to protect her community.
In the second installation of the Epitome Apartments Mysteries, our wise-cracking, grammar-obsessed, pansexual amateur sleuth is called on once again, this time to help with a stalker
The protagonist, an amateur sleuth, is drawn back into the life of her mysterious childhood friend, Pris, who returns with troubling tales of a violent assault and a persistent stalker. As she delves into the glamorous yet perilous realm of the wealthy elite, her determination to uncover the truth about the threats against Pris intensifies, leading her into a web of intrigue and danger.
It's not easy "choosing not to choose," especially for a nonbinary teen in 2007.Corey was born intersex, but their father and stepmother didn’t make a big deal about it. Then Corey’s dad dies suddenly. Now Corey’s disapproving mother wants Corey to "pick a side". Corey’s old enough to say no to medical intervention—but not old enough to avoid being held in a youth psych ward when their mom makes an issue of Corey’s refusal to conform to the gender binary.In the psych ward, Corey makes friends with Kim, a teen girl diagnosed as anorexic—or is she? As they work to unravel their pasts, they discover that Kim’s situation is even more dangerous than either of them had ever imagined.“Thought provoking and innovative… this groundbreaking novel provides insight into the inner experiences and emotions of an often ignored and invisible gender… that of intersexuality. As an intersex person, I found myself reading and relating to Corey’s experiences living life in a world that exists on the binary when that binary clearly does not apply. It gave me comfort to know there was someone else out there in the pages of this book who understands how it was and how it is for intersex youth.”—Quinn Wade
The story features a pansexual private detective navigating a gritty Canadian urban landscape, drawn into a murder investigation to support a friend. With her cat Bunnywit by her side, she confronts a web of deceit and betrayal, revealing deeper criminal schemes beneath the surface of a seemingly simple street killing. Blending humor with sharp social commentary, the narrative employs pop culture references and classic mystery elements, offering a fresh, postmodern take on the detective genre that challenges conventional tropes.
"Beginning with the iconic 1988 story "(Learning About) Machine Sex" and ending with a new tale written specially for this volume, Ice gathers thirty years of the dazzingly imaginative short fiction of Candas Jane Dorsey, who, as a writer, editor, publisher, writing teacher, reviewer, anthologist, and essayist, has had a dramatic and formative effect on Canadian literary, queer and feminist speculative fiction since her debut story was published in 1977. In Ice: an alienated would-be assassin makes a hobby of destroying drowned skyscrapers... A stolen child trained to kill discovers an alternative... A detective fails to save her digital daughter from a predator... A city becomes a museum under the curation of a bored former space-traveller... An abuse survivor discovers the shocking pain that underlies an ambitious personal art project... A tough, hard-boiled poet laureate tracks down a lost raison-d'être... A bridge of virtual birds leads a shape-shifting futurist into a turbulent landscape of love, email spam, and money... These are only a few of the scenarios brought to edgy, literate, evocative life in this landmark collection."--Dust jacket flap.
As they struggle to survive in a barbarous fantasy land, a mother and daughter attempt to shake off the bonds of female slavery and escape to freedom. A first novel.
