from Francis's collection of community cookbooks. In August 2018, Francis debuted a new performance piece, Box 4901, as part of the Summerworks Lab Series. Directed and co-created by Rob Kempson, featuring a cast of 13 actors and performed in part by Francis himself, Box 4901 recounts Francis's attempt at finding love via a personals ad he placed in 1992. NOW magazine gave the piece 5 Ns and said it was full of "wisdom, humour and heartbreaking honesty". The Globe and Mail called the piece a "knockout," "fascinating," and "haunting." In May 2019, Timeshare Performance announced Box 4901 would be part of the Buddies in Bad Times Theatre 2019/2020 season, running from February 27 to March 8, 2020. Box 4901 performed to sold-out audiences. CBC.ca called it a “profound must-see,” Mooney on Theatre called it “a lovely memoir that is absolutely worth seeing,” and NOW magazine said, “Francis’s writing has the sparkle of the best of David Sedaris, and his insights into his life are heartbreaking in their honesty.” Box 4901 was nominated for three 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, including Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble (Independent Theatre Division), Outstanding Lighting Design (Independent Theatre Division) and Outstanding Sound Design/Composition (Independent Theatre Division). Francis' third novel, Break in Case of Emergency, was published September 10, 2019 by HarperCollins Canada and marked his YA debut. The novel, about a 15-year-old girl and her estranged female impersonator father, deals with issues about teen mental health, suicide and sexual orientation. The novel was well received by critics with Apple Books calling it a "knockout," and The Globe and Mail saying it "packs a powerful punch." The novel was also chosen as a Best Book of 2019 by The Globe and Mail, Quill and Quire, Apple Books and CBC Books. The novel was published in the United States in February 2020 with Inkyard Press. Break in Case of Emergency was selected as a finalist for the 2019 Governor General's Literary Awards in the category of Young People's Literature - Text. The novel was also nominated for a 2021 Forest of Reading White Pine Award for fiction. On August 17, 2021, Francis published the book version of Box 4901, retitled Missed Connections: A Memoir in Letters Never Sent. It was selected as a Loan Stars August 2021 Adult Top 10 Pick, and the Toronto Star called it “thoughtful, funny, poignant, insightful and honest.” The book was selected