{"product_id":"monoceros-paperback","title":"Monoceros - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuzette Mayr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the W.O. Mitchell Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2012 Relit Award for Best Novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2011 Scotiabank Giller Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Alberta Literary Award for Best Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the W.O. Mitchell Award for Best Calgary Fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2011\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA seventeen-year-old boy, bullied and heartbroken, hangs himself. And although he felt terribly alone, his suicide changes everyone around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis parents are devastated. His secret boyfriend's girlfriend is relieved. His unicorn- and virginity-obsessed classmate, Faraday, is shattered; she wishes she had made friends with him that time she sold him an Iced Cappuccino at Tim Hortons. His English teacher, mid-divorce and mid-menopause, wishes she could remember the dead student's name, that she could care more about her students than her ex's new girlfriend. Who happens to be her cousin. The school guidance counselor, Walter, feels guilty--maybe he should have made an effort when the kid asked for help. Max, the principal, is worried about how it will reflect on the school. And Walter, who's secretly been in a relationship with Max for years, thinks that's a little callous. He's also tired of Max's obsession with some sci-fi show on TV. And Max wishes Walter would lose some weight and remember to use a coaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then Max meets a drag queen named Crepe Suzette. And everything changes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzette Mayr\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three previous novels: \u003ci\u003eMoon Honey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Widows\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVenous Hum\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Widows\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book in the Canada-Caribbean region, and has been translated into German. \u003ci\u003eMoon Honey\u003c\/i\u003e was shortlisted for the Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction and the Henry Kreisel Award for Best First Book. Suzette Mayr lives and works in Calgary, Alberta.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzette Mayr\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six novels including her most recent, \u003ci\u003eThe Sleeping Car Porter\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction, and the City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. The novel was also shortlisted for the inaugural Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, and the Republic of Consciousness Prize (US and Canada). Mayr's other novels have won the ReLit Award and City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize, and been nominated for the Commonwealth Prize for Best Book in the Canada-Caribbean Region, the Writers' Guild of Alberta's Best First Book and Best Novel Awards, and the Ferro- Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction. Mayr has done interdisciplinary work with Calgary theatre company Theatre Junction, and visual artists Lisa Brawn and Geoff Hunter. She has also published articles in journals such as \u003ci\u003eHorror Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStudies in Canadian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a former President of the Writers' Guild of Alberta. Mayr teaches Creative Writing at the University of Calgary, and is a Killam Laureate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Triangle Awards (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53477463327027,"sku":"9781552452417","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/wn9zT_ZHe-9781552452417.webp?v=1781610444","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/monoceros-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}