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Jeff Miller’s debut novel Temporary Palaces was published by the House of Anansi Press in April 2026. His award-winning creative nonfiction collection Ghost Pine: All Stories True was published by Invisible Publishing. He holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia and lives in rural Nova Scotia.
| Format | Paperback |
| Pages | 320 |
| Year Published | 2026 |
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In the fevered summer of 2001, charismatic activist Rob and his collective set up a squat in an abandoned house. His bandmate and lover, Ben, watches anxiously as his own plans are threatened by Rob’s choice of radical politics over music. Meanwhile, photographer Alex finds herself torn between documenting the chaos of the scene and saving the friendship that binds them together. When the police break up the squat, Rob vanishes, and the dream dies.
Ten years later, Alex and Ben find each other again―she’s conquering Montreal’s contemporary art world, he’s running a thriving restaurant in Ottawa. But their success feels hollow. As they excavate their shared past, they must confront the ghost of Rob’s disappearance and the trauma that pushed them apart.