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  • A Message of Hope: Silmy Abdullah's Debut Story Collection Spins Beautiful Tales of Migration, Family, & Self
    A Message of Hope: Silmy Abdullah's Debut Story Collection Spins Beautiful Tales of Migration, Family, & Self
    July 27, 2021

    A Message of Hope: Silmy Abdullah's Debut Story Collection Spins Beautiful Tales of Migration, Family, & Self

    When home is in flux, our sense of who we are can feel unanchored too. Enter writer and lawyer Silmy Abdullah's debut collection of short fiction, Home of the Floating Lily (Dundurn Press), which, ...

  • Contest: Start Your Summer with Unforgettable Stories - Enter to Win a Dundurn Fiction Prize Pack
    Contest: Start Your Summer with Unforgettable Stories - Enter to Win a Dundurn Fiction Prize Pack
    June 07, 2021

    Contest: Start Your Summer with Unforgettable Stories - Enter to Win a Dundurn Fiction Prize Pack

    It's nearly summertime and that means kicking back and reading great books in parks, on beaches and balconies, and anywhere else you can curl up in the sun and sink into a great story. With all that waiting ...

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