Author Cherie Dimaline's VenCo: A Novel was first published on February 7, 2023. VenCo follows a young millennial named Lucky St. James who lives in a small apartment in Toronto with her grandmother, named Stella. One night, Lucky hearts the calls of something strange coming from inside the walls. Eventually, Lucky discovers that a spoon which has been embedded deep inside the wall of her apartment. And once she touches the spoon, Lucky discovers that the spoon is a conduit to a large network of witches in North America. Lucky connects with the network of witches who operate under the umbrella of a front company named VenCo, they give her a mission: to find and retrieve the last spoon. With it, the witches will be much more powerful than before.
When it was published, VenCo received mixed reviews from critics across the United States and the world more broadly. On one hand, Kirkus Review said in their review of VenCo that Dimaline's novel is "propulsive read full of intriguing detail, this novel is well written, engaging, and, more than anything, enjoyable." On the other hand, Publisher's Weekly said in their largely negative review of VenCo that "All but Dimaline’s most devoted fans can skip this one."
