LONGLISTED FOR THE 2016 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE Most of the things Pillow really liked to do were obviously morally wrong. He wasn't an idiot; clearly it was wrong to punch people in the face for money. But there had been an art to it, and it had been thrilling and thoughtful for him. The zoo was also evil, a jail for animals who'd committed no crimes, but he just loved it. The way Pillow figured it, love wasn't about goodness, it wasn't about being right, loving the very best person, having the most ethical fun. Love was about being alone and making some decisions. Pillow loves animals. Especially the exotic ones. Which is why he chooses the zoo for the drug runs he does as a low-level enforcer for a crime syndicate run by André Breton. He doesn't love his life of crime, but he isn't cut out for much else, what with all the punches to the head he took as a professional boxer. And now that he's accidentally but sort of happily knocked up his neighbor, he wants to get out and go straight. But first there's the matter of some stolen coins, possibly in the possession of George Bataille, which leads Pillow on a bizarre caper that involves kidnapping a morphine-addled Antonin Artaud, some corrupt cops, a heavy dose of Surrealism, and a quest to see some giraffes. Andrew Battershill is a writer and teacher currently living in Columbus, Ohio. A graduate of the University of Toronto's MA in creative writing program, he was the fiction editor and co-founder of Dragnet Magazine.

A sleepless BOY. A tired PILLOW. And an exchange of letters that helps them both get some rest. Blowing the covers off the traditional bedtime story, DEAR PILLOW, makes children laugh and lets parents talk about bedtime with a smile!

What secrets does your pillow know about you? In the journey of life, as questions arise, with who do you sort them through? Is your comforter the steady who holds you at night? The listener of much as you worry or pray? Pillow Talks and Comforters has steered its readers toward finding their gratitudes and strengths, at times in giggles and sometimes in tears. In her vulnerable sharing of real life moments, this book will leave you wondering if Denise has been reading your mind! True stories about real people and life changing moments! Whether light hearted laughter or deep soul searching, your own Pillow Talks and Comforters moments will forever be changed.