Better Next Year
An Anthology of Christmas Epiphanies
Published on 1. November 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
226 pages
978-1-990160-27-1 (ISBN)
Description
Christmas is trumpeted as a time of peace, joy, bounty and goodwill. Believers and non-believers alike covet the spirit of the holidays even when circumstances are screwed up.
Recollections from acclaimed Canadian authors combine with emerging voices from across the country in an anthology that debunks the popular depiction of Christmas while delivering its messages of hope and renewal.
Writers marginalized by personal circumstance, faith, and race share memories of surviving bleak Christmases past: holidays spent in shelters, or on the streets; families marred by alcohol and violence; personal struggles with addiction, poverty or grief; isolation and loneliness. Despite these and other obstacles, contributors strive to salvage the spirit of the season.
With contributions from:
Recollections from acclaimed Canadian authors combine with emerging voices from across the country in an anthology that debunks the popular depiction of Christmas while delivering its messages of hope and renewal.
Writers marginalized by personal circumstance, faith, and race share memories of surviving bleak Christmases past: holidays spent in shelters, or on the streets; families marred by alcohol and violence; personal struggles with addiction, poverty or grief; isolation and loneliness. Despite these and other obstacles, contributors strive to salvage the spirit of the season.
With contributions from:
- Tolu Oloruntoba, winner of the Governor-General's Award and Griffin Prize for poetry
- Sonja Larsen, winner of the Edna Staebler Award for creative non-fiction
- Joseph Kakwinokanasum, winner of the PMC Indigenous Literature Award 2023
- JJ Lee, shortlisted for the Governor General, Hilary Weston and Charles Taylor prizes for non-fiction
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 to 99 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
277 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-990160-27-1 (9781990160271)
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JJ Lee is the author of The Measure of a Man: The Story of a Father, a Son and a Suit (2011), a finalist for the Governor General’s, Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust and Charles Taylor prizes for non-fiction. His essays have appeared in publications including Elle, Montecristo, The Georgia Straight, Canadian Architect and more. He currently mentors a non-fiction workshop at Simon Fraser University’s The Writer’s Studio and has edited all three volumes of the Better Next Year series. He lives in New Westminster, BC.