“Wry, tender and powerfully inventive, Syncopation names the worlds and relations that may yet outlive a ravaged earth. Whitney French is herself a ‘Neo-Griot,’ creating an inhabitable future through rhythm, choral voice and incantatory memory work. This is vigilante storytelling, demanding not only speculative contexts but also generic refusals, a book that honours the sublime forms of love.”
–David Chariandy, author of Soucouyant and Brother

"A vivid, compelling, active novel in verse. The world is divided into four quadrants, each plagued by its own unexpected weather. O and Z adore each other through the ruins of memory loss, earthquake, and world collapse, as they travel together towards a new way of being. Whitney French has a wonderful sense of image and true ear for beauty. I loved especially the play with déjà vu, the society of beings who eschew names as a way to stay together, and how Hogan's Alley appears anew as roadway of the future. This is an extraordinary book – original and strange."
–Larissa Lai, author of The Tiger Flu and The Lost Century

-Promotional support from by River Street Writing
-Launches in Toronto and Vancouver
-Festival appearances
-Social media push with online interviews, blog posts, Instagram and Facebook outreach, and social media giveaways