Eleven-year-old Edgar and his mother move to Dawson, a town in Yukon, Canada, for a new start, but when Edgar fears his mother's destructive behavior will force them to leave, he turns to a dog named Benjamin to help him stop the worst from happening.
Prepare to be blown away - or rather, carried away on huge muscular wings - by this blissfully outlandish, bracingly-smart and completely original YA novel! Sheils is very happy with her perfectly controlled life. She's smart, powerful, the Student Body Chair, and has a doting boyfriend. What more could a girl ask for? But everything changes when the first-ever interspecies transfer student, a pterodactyl (what?) named Pyke, enrolls at her school. There's something about him - something primal - that causes the students to lose control whenever he's around. When Pyke's band plays at the Autumn Whirl dance, his music sends the whole school into a literal frenzy. The next day no one can even remember what happened at the dance, but Shiels learns that she danced far too long with Pyke, her nose has turned purple, and she may have done ... something that she shouldn't have... Who is this winged boy, with incredible pecs and rock-star talent that has swooped in on her carefully constructed life? Hilarious and relatable (despite the dinosaur), Hot Pterodactyl Boyfriend is about breaking free and discovering your true self, oh, and finding out that going primal isn't always a bad thing.
The story follows Bob Sterling, a middle-aged professor whose seemingly stable life unravels within a week after a trip with an intense student, Sienna Chu, ignites a long-hidden fetish. As his marriage, career, and sanity teeter on the brink, the narrative weaves in the challenges posed by his wife's ailing mother, a timid night prowler, and Sienna's chaotic roommate. Blending poignancy with gritty humor, it explores unexpected emotional connections amid life's chaos, creating a tantalizingly erotic and darkly comedic tale.
Bill Burridge, after a harrowing experience with terrorists in Santa Irene, returns to Ottawa to establish a human-rights organization while grappling with haunting memories and a crumbling marriage. When a democratic revolution threatens chaos in Santa Irene, he reluctantly joins a Truth Commission to uncover past atrocities. The novel unfolds through Burridge's sharp, sardonic perspective, exploring themes of betrayal, loyalty, and the complex nature of human relationships, culminating in a gripping and climactic conclusion.