“Beautifully written, with a touch of magical realism,The Orange Notebooks is unlike any book you have ever read or will ever read; I highly recommend it!”

— Rachel Cantor in Electric Literature

“In this sharp, witty, funny, and deeply political collection, Melanie Dennis Unrau raises a delicately inked middle finger to extractivist nostalgia.”

―Dani Spinosa, author of OO: Typewriter Poems

Longlisted for the 2025 Republic of Consciousness Prize

“A provocative, multi-faceted gem. Full of fierce anti-colonial rage and subtle artistry, addressing what it means to be a migrant in today’s fractured Britain.”—Judges’ citation

Longlisted for the 2025 Giller Prize

“The complex ties between a far-flung group of high-achieving friends over the course of the 21st century is the canvas of this engrossing group portrait.”—Zoomer

“An insightful, accessible, and enjoyable guide.”

—Literary Review of Canada

“A book to come back to, again and again.”

—Miramichi Reader