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Issue 88, Spring/Summer 2026

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Issue 88, Spring/Summer 2026

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  • The Unbeatable Sonya Ballantyne

    The Unbeatable Sonya Ballantyne

    Sonya Ballantyne, Rhael McGregor (Illustrator)

    Author, filmmaker, and speaker Sonya Ballantyne tells her story of growing up on the rez as a geek who loved comic books, fantasy books, and movies in this memoir for young adults. Superheroes provide the model for overcoming racism, bullying, and other obstacles, and now Ballantyne serves as an inspiration to others.

    (Portage & Main Press, $22.95 Paperback, 64 pages, ISBN: 978-17-74921-37-1)  

  • Stigmata

    Stigmata

    Scott Jackshaw

    Breaking the limits of the confessional – in both the poetic and the religious senses – these poems probe the wounded body, leaking and gushing blood and other fluids, to explore the intimacy and authenticity of queerness, language, and grief.

    (Talonbooks, $19.95 Paperback, 96 pages, ISBN: 978-17-72016-91-8)  

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