Lit Nook with Yolanda Marshall
Solely As a result of It’s You: A Novel
Written by Rebecca Fisseha, an Ethiopian-Canadian author based mostly in Toronto.
“Generally it’s good to take a leap of religion to land exactly the place you’re meant to be . . .
Miz will not be the marrying variety. She’s extra of the no-strings-attached variety—no labels, solely enjoyable. So, when she finds a diamond ring in her casual-but-very-hot hook-up’s fitness center bag, she instantly ends issues and runs. Kal is one among Miz’s greatest pals, an aspiring actor who moved to Toronto from Ethiopia and is on the point of his large break. However when he’s immediately liable to having to return dwelling and depart Toronto endlessly, Miz panics. She will’t think about her life with out Kal. There’s just one resolution: Miz will marry Kal to change into his spousal sponsor. He’ll get to maintain pursuing his performing profession, and he or she’ll get to maintain her greatest buddy within the metropolis. It’ll be a fast, brief, only-on-paper marriage between pals, adopted by a quick, straightforward divorce. Nothing will change, and life will return to regular. Proper?” – Penguin Random Home Canada, Might 2025.
You By no means Know What You’re Going To Get: An Anthology of Quick Tales
Edited by: Juleus Ghunta, a Jamaican Chevening Scholar, poet, and literacy advocate, presently based mostly in Alberta, Canada.
“Ten tales. All completely different. All superior.
This guide is filled with ten completely completely different tales from ten superior authors — and each single one is filled with surprises, large emotions, and moments you’ll always remember. No two chapters are alike (identical to no two youngsters are!). One story may make you chortle out loud, one other may offer you goosebumps, and some may even make you assume, “Whoa… that would completely occur to me.”
It’s like a thriller grab-bag of tales — you by no means know what’s coming subsequent, however belief us: when you begin studying, you received’t wish to cease.
Authors and tales:-
Discovering Mimi by Jaimie Franchi
The Monster of Birch Lake by Caroline Bennett
The Different Aspect of the Island by Latoya Belfon
Murphy by Deborah Ross-Attas
Ravenous by Julianne Mundle
Disguise and Tag by Peter Tetteh Loveson
Sunday Morning Mandir with a Large Pot of Dhal by Saira Batasar-Johnie
Joey’s Not a Basketball Professional by Abigail Grimes
A Yearlong Go to to Grandma’s Home by Ndija Anderson-Yantha
Clarissa’s Letter by Gayle Gonsalves”
- Chalkboard Publishing, Might 2025.
Method Off Observe
Written by Carl Brundtland, a Jamaican Canadian author based mostly in Toronto and illustrated by Claudia Dávila.
“Nansi has by no means misplaced a race … till snobby Tania beats her in an unofficial occasion. Absolutely, it’s Tania’s flashy sneakers that gave her the sting. Nansi has to get a pair earlier than the observe tryouts! However how will she kick up $338? Incorporating Jamaican tradition and the West African trickster character, Anansi, debut writer Carl Brundtland has created an endearingly self-absorbed heroine who at all times goes the space – even when it’s the flawed approach. With award-winning illustrator Claudia Dávila’s expressive artwork, Method Off Observe hits the bottom working with humour, hijinks and an entire lot of coronary heart.” –Youngsters Can Press, Might 2025.
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