Frances Itani

Frances Itani is the author of #1 best seller Deafening, which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book (Caribbean and Canada region), and the Drummer General's Award for Fiction. It was a finalist for the IMPAC Award and for Canada Reads 2006; movie rights have been optioned. Her other books include two collections of short fiction: Leaning, Leaning Over Water and Poached Egg on Toast.