Guillaume Morissette (born 1983) is a Canadian fiction writer and poet based in Montreal, Quebec. His work has frequently been associated with the Alt Lit movement, with ''Dazed & Confused'' magazine describing him as "Canada's Alt Lit poster boy." He has published stories, poems and essays online and in print, in venues such as '' Maisonneuve'', ''Little Brother'', ''

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'', ''Shabby Doll House'' and ''Thought Catalog'', and was listed as one of CBC Books' "Writers to Watch" for 2014. His first novel, ''New Tab'', was published in 2014 by

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. ''New Tab'' was shortlisted by the

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for the 2014 Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, and for the 2015 amazon.ca First Novel Award. Morissette is also the author of the collection of stories and poems ''I Am My Own Betrayal'', which was published in 2012 by Maison Kasini.

New Tab

''New Tab'' is a novel by Canadian author Guillaume Morissette. It was released in 2014, published by

. A French translation, ''Nouvel Onglet'', was published by Éditions du Boréal in 2016. ''New Tab'' was shortlisted by the

for the 2014 Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction, and for the 2015 amazon.ca First Novel Award."Amazon.ca First Novel Award shortlist announced"
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'', April 1, 2015.

Plot

''New Tab'' follows a year in the life of Thomas, a twenty-six year old French Canadian video game designer who starts living with Anglophone roommates in Montreal's Mile-End district.

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Author's page
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