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Cover Reveal for THE DROWNED MAN’S DAUGHTERA typewriter. The page reads "This is for Verity."

Cover Reveal for THE DROWNED MAN’S DAUGHTER

Published June 9, 2025

Thrilled to share the gorgeous cover image for The Drowned Man’s Daughter, designed by Michel Vrana.

Naia never wanted to be a goddess, but everyone in her small island colony thinks that she’s the miracle child of the ocean and a drowned man who washed up on shore months before she was ever born. Naia isn’t special; she can’t actually command storms or call the waves, but that doesn’t stop everyone from asking. So she lies to survive, but the more the people she loves look at her with stalwart adoration, the more she wants to escape. But the ocean is full of deadly mer—and on land, the wicked moss creeps ever closer, wreathed in smog, carrying madness with it. There’s nowhere for Naia to go. She can’t keep pretending forever, and she’s going to be found out.

The Drowned Man’s Daughter will be available from NeWest Press in September 2025.

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Story Reprints Now AvailableA dog-headed ouroboros

Story Reprints Now Available

Published February 3, 2024

Two stories by C. J. Lavigne have been reprinted in collections with some truly fantastic Canadian authors. Both books are available from major retailers.

State of the Ark: Canadian Futurefiction, edited by Lesley Choyce (Pottersfield Press, 2023) reprints “Side Effects May Include,” in which a woman who is running out of credits and options tries to find a job with the help of her holographic assistant.

Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction vol. 1, edited by Stephen Kotowych (Ansible Press, 2023) reprints “Choose Your Own,” in which you need to get to the market–but there are dragons waiting.

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Cover Design FinalizedA dog-headed ouroboros

Cover Design Finalized

Published February 20, 2020

In Veritas has a cover, and it’s amazing! The unique, dreamy-yet-ominous artwork is by Kate Hargreaves of CorusKate Design.

The book will be released by NeWest Press on May 1, 2020. Launch dates coming soon!

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IN VERITAS forthcoming in spring 2020!A dog-headed ouroboros

IN VERITAS forthcoming in spring 2020!

Published October 18, 2018

C. J. Lavigne’s debut novel, In Veritas, has been acquired by NeWest Press and will be released in the spring of 2020. As described by NeWest, “A young synesthete leaps between the everyday streets of Ottawa and a parallel realm of magic.”

As described by C.J., “In Veritas is about people who are allergic to technology. It probes the fundamental impossibilities of human communication. It’s an experimental, nonlinear novel that ultimately examines the act of storytelling and the limitations of truth. Also, it has a dog.”

In Veritas will be available in paperback and ebook formats, in bookstores and online. For the latest updates, follow @seajaylav and @NeWestPress on Twitter, or check the NeWest site at www.newestpress.com.

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