About the Author

Michelle Winters is a writer, painter, and translator from Saint John, N.B., living in Toronto. Her written and visual work stretches the limits of the probable, explores the lushness of the industrial, and anthropomorphizes with gay abandon. Her stories have been published in THIS Magazine, Taddle Creek, Dragnet, and Matrix, and she was nominated for the 2011 Journey Prize. I Am a Truck is her debut novel.

Reviews

"Winters does a lot on the page and packs a great deal of charm into this trim, very human little book... Quirky and fun, I Am a Truck feels
like a departure from the typical Giller-nominated fare, and that's a
very good thing. Totally at home despite its smaller stature - both in
publishing house and page count - this pick lends something fresh and
unexpected to the hallowed list."--Globe and Mail"I Am a Truck,
by New Brunswick writer Michelle Winters, features a Chevy Silverado in
a short novel with the feel of a Coen brothers' film...This is a story
about driving, freedom, rock 'n' roll and the joys of taking control of
your own destiny--and destination."--Toronto Star"At once charming, funny, bizarre and highly original with a feel-good ending reminiscent of Thelma and Louise's iconic finale, the book is... driven by mystery, emotion and wholly likeable characters."--Canadian Living"This
fast-paced, quirky, heart warming and hilarious novel captures the fast
and loose crossovers of language and culture that make southeast New
Brunswick unique."--Geist"Winters is an ace at slyly
building tension; after a couple chapters we find ourselves in the
middle of a detective story, wrapped in a love story, wrapped in a
portrait of a part of French Canada that is unlike any other region in
the country."--Matrix Magazine"Tightly constructed but character-driven, Michelle Winters' I Am a Truck is
a remarkably satisfying read. For a jury who clearly appreciates the
art of driving off-road, this fresh voice deserved a nod of recognition
and it could even snag a spot in the parking lot of the [Giller Prize]
shortlist."--Buried in Print"Highly original, laced with wit and love, and it might just be the strangest, yet most feel-good, story I've read all year."--Reading Matters"I fell in love with this short book from the outset and read it slowly because I didn't want it to end."--Booklog for Charlotte"I Am a Truck is a mystery of considerable depth. And it is also very funny."--Atlantic Books Today"It's
snappy, it bounces along, it's witty without being unserious, it's
strange without being absurd, it's human without being cloying and it is
genuinely moving despite its plotty, thrillery, conceit and literary
style... I Am a Truck is a cracking work of fiction."--Triumph of the Now"The wonder-packed drama of I Am a Truck
plays itself out in the impossible intersection of a Coen brothers
movie, a James M. Cain novel and a Looney Tunes feature. Michelle
Winters has created a fresh novel overflowing with mystery, emotional
complexity and a new and welcome breed of goofy charm."--Stuart Ross, author of Snowball, Dragonfly, Jew-- "Stuart Ross"