Conundrum Press

In ACTIVE GODS, Michael J. Henry examines what it means to be both the parent and the son, and his poems reveal threads between these dual identities in small, specific moments: the shared experience...

A poignant fable about a young woman who is captivated by a set of recently discovered notebooks and leaves her isolated community to search for their author--a journey that ultimately makes her...

Chris Ransick, appointed Denver Poet Laureate in 2006, is the author of five books: LANGUAGE FOR THE LIVING AND THE DEAD; NEVER SUMMER: POEMS FROM THIN AIR (Winner of the Colorado Book Award); A...

A memoir of perseverance over learning disabiliesAuthor: Joan SteacyPublisher: Conundrum PressPublication Date: Apr 16, 2019Number of Pages: 250 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...

A story about a newly realized lesbian woman in her 40s, hellbent on reaching spiritual enlightenment. Even if it kills her. Cheryl just came out and she's been doing just fine, thanks for asking!!!!...

A bittersweet, darkly funny graphic memoir of a social misfit.Author: D. BoydPublisher: Conundrum PressPublication Date: Apr 23, 2019Number of Pages: 152 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

The tension between free-spirited off-grid living and prosaic adult responsibility runs through Alison McCreesh's tender and loving ode to the people and landscapes of the Far North. --Joe Sacco,...

This is the much anticipated follow-up to Belliveau's collection of zines, the great hopeful someday. This time around the book features full colour artwork and a series of texts the artist has been...

In the serene fjordlands of Norway in the early twentieth century, Ingrid has led a blissful childhood until, through no choice of her own, she becomes holder of her family's secrets. Her father, a...

Nina Bunjevac's brilliant debut graphic novel returns in this expanded 10th Anniversary edition. "Powered by an expressive black and white drawing style, reminiscent of Robert Crumb and the...

Author: Stanley WanyPublisher: Conundrum PressPublication Date: Sep 07, 2021Number of Pages: 240 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1772620637ISBN-13: 9781772620634

"Hot To Trot is a beautifully told story of friendship, introspection, personal growth and empathy. I don't just read Veronica Post's comics, I dive into them."--Noah Van SciverAs Langosh and Yeva...

As Lina steps into adulthood, she turns to the work of Virginia Woolf and Patricia Highsmith for insight into who she--and her friends--will become It's a typically sticky Toronto summer and Lina's...

Author: Veronica PostPublisher: Conundrum PressPublication Date: May 05, 2020Number of Pages: 240 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1772620440ISBN-13: 9781772620443

"The voice of these poems lives in myth and dream, and therefore holds the secrets of our deepest hopes and desires. Ransick knows how to beautifully turn a line, forging music and image into moments...

This graphic novel is a fascinating historical drama about a pioneering Russian immigrant in the 1920s. Lillian Alling gets off the boat at Ellis Island then works as a seamstress in the factories of...

Skiing--like surfing, fishing, sailing, mountaineering and climbing--is an environment sport. It doesn't come to us--we must go to the places where it happens. The ones who are most committed to...

Set in a generic Fredericton suburb called Skyline Acres, this is the fictional biography of Martin Peters, a teenager with type one diabetes. The story revolves around Martin's relationship with his...

Music and nostalgia take center stage in this gently humorous road trip story Following a major life upheaval, Lester LaFleur decides to leave the city for good. With his guitar on his back and...

"Never Summer" speaks tenderly...layered so the perception of reality becomes almost super-real. This book is an everyday world where tragedy and bad news occasionally intrude. So does an ironic...

Nothing to See HereAuthor: Howard ChackowiczPublisher: Conundrum PressPublication Date: December 10, 2019Number of Pages: 220 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1772620424ISBN-13:...

"When I first saw it, when at last the bear of my girlhood unlocked itself from the stone shadows and I could see the fine frosted hairs of its crooked dog legs, I could not leave it." From forest...

Fractures form in a tight-knit Mennonite community, echoing the struggles experienced in small towns across North America When a non-denominational megachurch opens on the edges of a rural Mennonite...

Robert King's poems ruminate and celebrate, embrace and release, laying moments of insight and feeling on our open palms like fragrant pine needles. The poet leads us from what he calls "first days"...

Author: Sonja AhlersPublisher: Conundrum PressPublication Date: Nov 02, 2021Number of Pages: 240 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1772620629ISBN-13: 9781772620627

Jonathan Reid Sevigny was born and raised in Cowansville, in the Eastern Townships of Quebec, a culture so unique and full of rare and local treasures that become significant to those who grew up...

An homage to the taxi driver in the age of Uber. Aim? de Jongh, one of the brightest new talents in Europe, creates her first autobiographic work, focusing on taxi rides from four cities: Los...

With a strong leader at the helm, what can possibly go wrong?Author: Marc J. Epstein, Rob SheltonPublisher: Conundrum PressPublication Date: Sep 03, 2019Number of Pages: 170 pagesLanguage:...

This might be the best story about childhood that I've ever read (or heard). It's a masterpiece. --Chester Brown Dave Lapp's new memoir unpacks a long, hazy 1970s summer and reveals that when we look...

Set in the future, The Grey Museum is a galactic romp, following a small group of survivors as they fend with mystic beings, interstellar parasites and themselves. Everything here is decided by...