Pauline Holdstock: 6 books

After undergoing a cosmetic treatment to recover her lost youth, a middle-aged woman finds herself reconnected to her alienated daughter – a young woman still searching for her own path in life – in an unexpected and incredible way. A modern-day fable from two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize nominee...

FPQ Complete Collection 1 contains sixteen exceptional stories that were hand-picked by the Found Press staff and originally published in FPQ volumes 1-4. With a stunning range of voices, the unforgettable narratives included in this anthology will take you on a journey around the world, and pull...

Peter Thomas's fated meeting with a mysterious old fisherman reveals the tumult that runs far below the still surface of his life. A haunting fable from two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize nominee Pauline Holdstock.

Betty is the sudden gust of wind that unknowingly knocks the sleepy town of Arbford to the ground in Grace O'Connell's Mike Mike Mike Mike. Set against the backdrop of vibrant Addis Ababa nightlife, The Expansiveness of My Sound by Andrew Forbes is an evocative account of the political discord...

In Kirsty Logan's Suckers, a comic book-obsessed vampire learns that (eternal) life isn't about what you spend it on - it's about who you spend it with. In Off the Main Highway by Courtney McDermott, a young woman recalls her childhood at a family-owned motel under the thumb of her overbearing...

What Endures is a story of powerful love. It is a story that will break your heart. Inspired by true events, it tells of the incredible bond between a mother and daughter, and with gut-wrenching poignancy reminds us of the little things that make life worth living.   “Holdstock’s...