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  In the Bear’s House

  Bruce Hunter

  Previously published in 2009, this new edition brings the lyrical novel to new readers. Two perspectives – that of Trout, a Deaf boy from the Calgary subdivision of Ogden, and of his young, artistic mother, Clare – combine to tell the story of Trout as he makes his way from Ogden to the Kootenay Plains wilderness, where he learns from the mountains and the community of Nakoda families, who are facing the destructive effects of the Bighorn Dam construction.

  (Frontenac House Ltd., $24.95 Paperback, 320 pages, ISBN: 978-1-989466-98-8)  

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  Shelter in Text

  Essays on Dwelling and Refuge

  Myra Bloom (Editor), Kasia Van Schaik (Editor)

  Through an engaging blend of academic essays and creative non-fiction pieces, contributors such as Billy-Ray Belcourt, ryan fitzpatrick, David Chariandy, and Robert Zacharias examine how writing can create, illuminate, and complicate ideas about dwelling, belonging, or finding safe harbour.

  (University of Alberta Press, $44.99 Paperback, 368 pages, ISBN: 978-17-72128-29-1)  

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