Everything Is Fine HereIryn TushabeLabel: House of Anansi Press Ltd CanadaDescription: Longlist Canada Reads 2026A CBC Best Book of 2025A beguiling coming of age novel set in Uganda in which a young woman grapples with the truth about her sister in a country that punishes gay people.Eighteen-year-old Aine Kamara has been anticipating a reunion with her older sister Mbabazi for months. But when Mbabazi shows up with an unexpected guest Aine must confront an old fear: her beloved sister is gay in a country with tight anti-homosexuality laws.Over a weekend at Aine’s all girls’ boarding school sisterly bonds strengthen and a new friendship emerges between Aine and her sister’s partner Achen. Later a sudden death in the family brings Achen to Mbabazi’s and Aine’s village resulting in tensions that put Mrs. Kamara’s Christian beliefs to the test. Aine runs away to Mbabazi’s and Achen’s home in Kampala where she reconnects with her crush Elia a sophomore at Makerere University.In acclaimed writer Iryn Tushabe’s dazzling debut novel Aine must make hard choices with inevitable and harrowing results.
