Lauren B. Davis’s new novel EVEN SO is published Sept/Oct 2021 by Dundurn Press. She has also published THE GRIMOIRE OF KENSINGTON MARKET, a story about a drug called Elysium, a bookstore open only to those intended to find it, and flying caribou. It has been named one of the "Best Books of 2018" by the Globe & Mail and called "An important and timely novel" by the Toronto Star. She is also the author of AGAINST A DARKENING SKY, a novel set in 7th c. Northumbria; the bestselling novel, THE EMPTY ROOM, a powerful portrayal of the chaos and pain of alcoholism. Named one of the “Best Books of the Year” by The National Post, and the Winnipeg Free Press, “Editors’ Pick” by Amazon and a “Critics’ Pick” by The Coast (Nova Scotia). Her previous novel, OUR DAILY BREAD, was longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and named as one of the “Best Books of the Year” by The Globe & Mail and The Boston Globe. She is also the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed novels, THE RADIANT CITY, a finalist for the Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Prize; and THE STUBBORN SEASON, a named as one of the Top 15 Bestselling First Novels by Amazon.ca and Books in Canada. She has also published two short story collections, AN UNREHEARSED DESIRE and RAT MEDICINE & OTHER UNLIKELY CURATIVES. Her short fiction has been shortlisted for the CBC Literary Awards, the ReLit Award and she is the recipient of two Mid-Career Writer Sustaining grants from the Canadian Council for the Arts. Lauren was born in Montreal but lived in Toronto for fifteen years and in France for ten years before she and her husband, Ron, moved to Princeton in 2004, where they now live with their dog, Bailey, known as the Rescuepoo. For more information, please visit her website at: www.laurenbdavis.com