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Bianca Marais

Bianca Marais holds a Certificate in Creative Writing from the University of Torontos SCS, and her work has been published in World Enough and Crime.

Before turning to writing, she started a corporate training company and volunteered with Cotlands, where she assisted care workers in Soweto with providing aid for HIV/AIDS orphans and their caregivers.

Originally from South Africa, she now resides in Toronto with her husband.

Genres: Fantasy, Literary Fiction

New and upcoming books

June 2025

A Most Puzzling Murder

Novels

   Hum If You Don't Know the Words (2017)
   If You Want to Make God Laugh (2019)
   The Witches of Moonshyne Manor (2022)
   A Most Puzzling Murder (2025)

Novellas and Short Stories

The Prynne Viper (2022)

Bianca Marais recommends

Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things (2025)
(Sisters of Light and Shadow, book 1)
Breanne Randall
"As sweet and spicy as a freshly baked ginger biscuit drizzled with honey, Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things is witchy romantasy at its finest. I flew through it, delighting in every page."

Hate Follow (2024)
Erin Quinn-Kong
"Erin Quinn-Kong's incisive debut pulls back the curtain on influencer culture to reveal a heartbreaking story of a mother and daughter struggling to navigate social media fame and what they owe one another. HATE FOLLOW opens up a necessary conversation about the very real consequences of our actions online."

The Crescent Moon Tearoom (2024)
(Spellbound Sisters, book 1)
Stacy Sivinski
"Prepare to fall in love with the singular Quigley sisters in this heart-warming tale whose every page will make you feel as though you're basking in the glow of a cozy fire. As lovely and surprising as life itself, The Crescent Moon Tearoom will delight and entertain even as it challenges you to reflect on where sisterhood ends and selfhood begins."

My Mother Cursed My Name (2024)
Anamely Salgado Reyes
"My Mother Cursed My Name is a heartfelt debut that sits at the intersection of Everything I Never Told You and The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina. Salgado Reyes has woven a moving story of three generations struggling to come together and confront their decades-long baggage with a little magic and a lot of meddling."

That Night in the Library (2024)
Eva Jurczyk
"Filled with as much keen observational insight as there are twists and turns, That Night in the Library will keep readers guessing even as its razorblade social commentary will make them squirm. A thoroughly entertaining and thought-provoking read."

Recipe for a Good Life (2023)
Lesley Crewe
"Reading Recipe For a Good Life was like being on the receiving end of an enormous hug just when you need it most. Bursting at the seams with heart and humour, this book is a most glorious love letter to the amazing women of rural Cape Breton. I now want to get a time machine and move to South Head Road!"

Big Gay Wedding (2023)
Byron Lane
"My heart grew three sizes reading Big Gay Wedding. This charming book had me snorting unattractively, laughing uncontrollably, and ugly crying in between. A poignant delight from start to finish. Read it, damn it! Just read it!"

Such Big Dreams (2022)
Reema Patel
"Such Big Dreams charts the ambitions, disappointments, and dreams of two people who are improbably thrust together as they try to find their way in--and make their mark on--a bustling Mumbai that's indifferent to their struggles. Unflinching and unsentimental, yet written with compassion and insight, Such Big Dreams is a richly textured and powerful novel that, like Mumbai itself, pulsates with humanity. Reema Patel is a writer to watch. I absolutely loved this book."

When We Were Young (2021)
Richard Roper
"Delightfully life-affirming and funny, a moving exploration of friendship and finding the path to redemption. Fans of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry will love it!"

Take What You Can Carry (2021)
Gian Sardar
"Take What You Can Carry is a poignant tale of love and loss, persecution and betrayal. Gian Sardar vividly portrays the heartbreak of two lovers swept up in a political turmoil that threatens to tear them apart as it rips at the fabric of the Kurdish way of life. It’s both a sweeping love story and an epic adventure that will have you frantically turning pages while brushing away tears."

The House of Deep Water (2020)
Jeni McFarland
"Beautifully crafted, deeply moving, this timely debut novel is a masterful exploration of class, race and what it means to be a woman. McFarland has written that rare novel: a compelling page turner that has you savoring every sentence."

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