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08/07/2025

MINARETS ON THE HORIZON: MUSLIM PIONEERS IN CANADA by MURRAY HOGBEN gives a detailed look at the Muslim presence in Canada, starting with the pioneer settlers from Syria/Lebanon and the Balkans in the early twentieth century and moving on to the more modern midcentury arrivals from South Asia and Africa.

“[A] relevant and timely reminder of the history of Muslim presence in Canada and the challenges and achievements that have accompanied this ongoing journey.”
—Monia Mazigh, rabble.ca

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08/05/2025

I LEFT YOU BEHIND by NAZNEEN SHEIKH was reviewed by Sumaiya Matin for THE FIDDLEHEAD: https://thefiddlehead.ca/content/sumaiya-matin-reviews-i-left-you-behind-nazneen-sheikh

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08/01/2025

Happy Friday! We're almost to the long weekend, and what better way to start the weekend than by reading some of our summer reading recommendations!

Head over to our website to see what books we recommend for the summer:

From Mawenzi House Publishers to our devoted readers, summer has officially started! This summer we want to shine some sunlight on our fiction titles. From teenagers attempting to destroy Shakespeare’s manuscripts, to small Indian Muslim communities torn apart by archaic social customs, embark on ...

07/21/2025

ADRIFT by LOREN EDIZEL follows John as he arrives at the Montreal airport. This novel explores his identity by following his daily movements and thoughts, as well as his connections to those he encounters.

The story unfolds through non-linear narrative connections that flow across city blocks, continents and oceans, and meander in and out of characters’ minds, dealing with questions of displacement, identity and meaning.

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07/18/2025

Love to share book reviews and read ? Consider signing up for our reviewer/influencer program! You’ll be able to snag advanced PDFs of our upcoming books, and you can request finished copies as well. Applications are open to Canadian and American postal address only.

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07/15/2025

A QUIET DISAPPEARANCE by RABINDRANATH MAHARAJ was reviewed in the Quill and Quire: https://quillandquire.com/review/a-quiet-disappearance/

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07/11/2025

Cover Reveal for TRACHEA AND OTHER STORIES by MAYANK BHATT.

Trachea and Other Stories is a novel in linked episodes, told in unaffected direct prose, about the life of an Indian man called Sharad, who becomes a Canadian—of sorts.

Trachea and Other Stories is out on July 22, and is now available to pre-order from our website: https://bit.ly/3U6OMLu

07/08/2025

A PHIAL OF PASSING MEMORIES by JAMES YÉKÚ lingers on a poetics of elsewhere, as seen through poems that evoke various memories.

This poetry collection is hot off the press as it was released on June 30!

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