The Longest Bloom

by Rashah Solun

At seventy-five, Juliet stands naked in the mirror and decides: she’s not done yet. A widowed painter with a dry brush and a restless heart dares to rediscover passion, joy, and Ruby, the girl who once stole her breath, and maybe still holds it.
The Longest Bloom is a gloriously queer, second coming-of-age story about desire, memory, and starting over when the world says you’re finished.

For anyone who’s ever bloomed late or loved boldly.

PREORDER- Releases August 29, 2025

VenCo

by Cherie Dimaline

Métis millennial Lucky St. James is barely hanging on when she learns she’ll be evicted from the tiny Toronto apartment she shares with her cantankerous but loving grandmother Stella. But then one night, something strange and irresistible calls out to Lucky. She burrows through a wall to find a tarnished silver spoon, humming with otherworldly energy, etched with a crooked-nosed witch and the word SALEM.

Lucky is familiar with the magic of her indigenous ancestors, but she has no idea that the spoon connects her to a teeming network of witches across North America who have anxiously awaited her discovery.

Summer Breakdown

by J.S. Jasper

This summer is Frankie’s. She’s an overprepared Black lesbian, and her rugby team is a few months away from doing the unthinkable: being promoted to the premiership. Jasmine is using this summer as a fresh start. She’s spent her life hiding who she is, and she’s not doing it anymore. She packs up her children and runs to the prettiest place she can find. When the two meet at a bar, their lives are entangled. But will it be for the better, or are they headed for a breakdown?

Great Black Hope

by Rob Franklin

A gripping, elegant debut novel about a young Black man caught between worlds of race and class, glamour and tragedy, a friend’s mysterious death and his own arrest, from an electrifying new voice.

Emerald Road

by Orlando Ortego-Medina

Isaac Perez, a young dreamer caught in the crossfire of El Salvador's civil war, is forced to flee north after his life is torn apart by military brutality. His journey to the United States is fraught with peril, but he’s not alone; by his side is Ahbhu, a loyal Australian Cattle Dog with whom he shares a mysterious, telepathic bond. Together, Isaac and Ahbhu brave treacherous landscapes and cross paths with unforgettable allies: Suchi, a fierce protector of LGBTQ migrants, and Diego, a young man whose kindness rekindles Isaac’s hope for a future beyond survival.