Katie Welch
August 13th, 2025
When a massive earthquake devastates the Pacific coast in 2045, Del Samara flees into isolation—abandoning her family, her ruined home, and her spiralling addiction. Three years later, grief over her dog’s death compels her to re-emerge into a world that has dramatically changed. Ladder to Heaven (Wolsak and Wynn $26.00) follows Del’s perilous journey across a fractured landscape—where animals now communicate telepathically and technology has collapsed—as she seeks redemption and a reunion with her daughters. Along the way, she meets a sailor who shares her sense of loss and opens a path toward healing, even as the truth of Del’s past slowly begins to surface. Katie Welch’s debut novel Mad Honey (Buckrider Books, 2022) was nominated for the 2023 OLA Evergreen Prize and she was shortlisted for the 2023 CBC Short Story Contest. 9781998408276
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