Brilliant (22 page)

 

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
(Éditions 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
.

 

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 warm—Denise Roig's
Butter Cream
is a sumptuous read—both confection and feast. I loved every last bite.” —Diana 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 realistic—even naturalistic—yet deeply imbued with ideas. Heartbreaking. Wincing. Beautiful.” —David 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.” —Grace Paley

978-0921833-40-6

Ebook: 978-1897109-78-6