Authors: Denise Roig
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Denise Roig is the author of two critically received collections of short stories:
A Quiet Night and a Perfect End
(Nuage Editions), and
Any Day Now
(Signature Editions), and the memoir
Butter Cream: A Year in a Montreal Pastry School
(Signature Editions). Denise's first collection was translated in 2000 as
Le Vrai Secret du bonheur
(Ãditions de la Pleine Lune) and her fiction has been heard on CBC's
Between the Covers
. As a journalist, Denise's work has appeared in
The
Gazette
(Montreal) and
The National
(Abu Dhabi). Denise is the co-editor, with her husband Raymond Beauchemin, of two anthologies of Quebec English literature:
Future Tense
and
The Urban Wanderers Reader
.
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Born in New York, raised in Los Angeles, and a longtime resident of Montreal, Denise moved to Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, in 2008. She now lives in Hamilton, Ontario.
Butter Cream
A Year in a Montreal Pastry School
Wise, funny, and warmâDenise Roig's
Butter Cream
is a sumptuous readâboth confection and feast. I loved every last bite.” âDiana Abu-Jaber
978-1897109-30-4
Ebook: 978-1897109-67-0
Any Day Now
“It is rare to encounter a writer that works in a mode both realisticâeven naturalisticâyet deeply imbued with ideas. Heartbreaking. Wincing. Beautiful.” âDavid Manicom
978-0921833-98-7
Ebook: 978-1897109-73-1
A Quiet Night and a Perfect End
These are delicate but solid, weight-bearing stories.” âGrace Paley
978-0921833-40-6
Ebook: 978-1897109-78-6