Blinded by smallpox at the age of six, John Metcalf (1717–1810) led a life that might have featured in an eighteenth-century novel. Popularly known as 'Blind Jack of Knaresborough', Metcalf had many and varied careers, including musician, horse trader, fish supplier, textile merchant and stage-wagon operator.  Meer

A fresh take on the genre of shapeshifters (often limited to werewolf tales), which focuses on a broader definition of strange transformations (tree, bridge, flatworms, hares.  Meer

A satirical novel about one man's attempt to maintain sanity and sense of humour in the face of mounting odds.  Meer

‘John Metcalf has written some of the very best stories ever published in Canada. He comes as close to the baffling, painful comedy of human experience as a writer can get.  Meer