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Desire Lines

Desire Lines features an eclectic collection of Toronto writer/poet Ewan Whyte’s astute essays and reviews on art, poetry, and culture, both high and low. Among the subjects included: the Roman poet ...

Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit

Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit—meaning all the extensive knowledge and experience passed from generation to generation—is a collection of contributions by well-known and respected Inuit Elders.

Wine from Raisins

This remarkable memoir traces the life of Josef Svoboda—political prisoner, climate change pioneer, scientist, and a man of profound faith. From his earliest days in Czechoslovakia, Svoboda had to overcome ...

Violence Against Indigenous Women

Violence against Indigenous women in Canada is an ongoing crisis, with roots deep in the nation’s colonial history. Despite numerous policies and programs developed to address the issue, Indigenous ...

Curry

By (author) Naben Ruthnum
Categories: Literary essays
Series: Exploded Views

Curry is a dish that doesn’t quite exist, but, as this hilarious and sharp essay points out, a dish that doesn’t properly exist can have infinite, equally authentic variations. Following in the footsteps ...

J. J. Steinfeld

A critical look at Prince Edward Island writer J. J. Steinfeld’s extensive and prolific writings in poetry, fiction, and theatre, ranging from his early work on Holocaust themes to his later examinations ...

Polish(ed)

What is the literary and cultural benefit of a diaspora anthology? It presents work from a community, a family of writers. It represents a cultural contribution to Canadian literature. It makes it known ...

Love Her Wild

By (author) Atticus
Categories: Poetry

The first collection of poetry by the New York Times bestselling author of The Dark Between Stars.

Love Her Wild is a collection of new and beloved poems from Atticus, the young writer who has captured ...

Struggling With My Soul

By (author) George Rich
Categories: Biography: general

George Rich’s Struggling with My Soul is a story of growing up caught between two worlds. A Labrador Mushuau Innu, George’s family and people gave up their nomadic way of life to settle in Davis Inlet. ...

Read, Listen, Tell

“Don’t say in the years to come that you would have lived your life differently if only you had heard this story. You’ve heard it now. ” —Thomas King, in this volume

Read, Listen, Tell brings ...