New Releases by Diane Schoemperlen

A brilliant interplay between words and images informs this collection of stories, in which devotion is explored in its many forms.

In this astonishingly inventive novel, Diane Schoemperlen uses the 100 stimulus words from the Standard Word Association Test as a narrative framework for exploring her heroine''s growing understanding of the meaning of love. A tour de force of wit and wordplay, In the Language of Love is a wise and compassionate collage of one woman''s coming of emotional age.

Originally published in a 1990 collection of the same name, and later in the anthology Red Plaid Shirt, "The Man of My Dreams" pulls us into a place where we too wonder what is real and what is dreamed, and how our dreams reflect love, loss, and everyday life. Red Plaid Shirt shines with Diane Schoemperlen''s fresh and often deadpan comedic voice, offering a compulsively readable mix of deeply felt emotion and finely wrought intellect. The collection was shortlisted for the Upper Canada Brewing Company Writers'' Craft Award. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.