Publisher's Synopsis
A CELEBRATED AUTHOR:
- With bestselling titles such as February, Caught, and Alligator, Lisa Moore is widely recognized across North America, and she is one of Canada's most celebrated authors. February was named a New Yorker Best Book of the Year and it won CBC's Canada Reads competition. Caught was a finalist for many significant Canadian awards and is now a major television series starring Allan Hawco. Alligator was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Canada and the Caribbean), and was a national bestseller.
COURSE ADOPTION POTENTIAL:
- Lisa Moore's works are widely taught in high school and post-secondary classrooms.
A HISTORY OF SHORT STORY SUCCESS:
- Moore's previous short story collection Open was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, one of the most prominent Canadian literary awards, and was also a national bestseller.
AN AUTHOR IN THE SPOTLIGHT:
- Lisa Moore's novel Caught premiered as a Canadian television series in spring 2018.
