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FeaturesDelightful and magical visit to Métis family farm fills new children’s book
Maddy’s Sash follows the plucky and curious Madeleine on her first solo visit to her grandparents’ farm in Northern Saskatchewan. Author Marion Gonneville (originally from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and currently living in Vancouver) was inspired by her own childhood and her Métis grandmother. -
FeaturesRobertson writes a path to the future with weekly handbook, reflections on mental health
“Stories heal.”: That’s the message at the crux of David Robertson’s most recent books, All the Little Monsters: How I Learned to Live with Anxiety and 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing. -
FeaturesAnthology marks 15 years after art project which introduced red dress as symbol for MMIWG2S
REDress: Art, Action, and the Power of Presence is an anthology that aims to raise awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people (MMIWG2S), a highly important issue in Canada. -
FeaturesFreehand Books celebrates 100th release, and they’re no stranger to award nods by now
Since 2007, Calgary-based Freehand Books has been publishing a carefully curated list of award-winning Canadian fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. The press was originally established as the literary imprint of Broadview Press, an academic publisher, but in 2016 they made the move to become independent. -
Non-FictionPreviously unpublished stories, essays by Carol Shields join magazine articles in new collection
“I wanted to bring the unpublished works to light,” says editor Nora Foster Stovel about her new project, a collection of writings by the late author Carol Shields, titled The Canadian Shields: Stories and Essays. -
Non-FictionMaking municipal finance fun: Michel Durand-Wood writes in plain language for those curious about cities
When Michel Durand-Wood, a.k.a. the Elmwood Guy, started his blog Dear Winnipeg in December 2018 with the tagline “A Fun Blog About Infrastructure and Municipal Finance,” he didn’t foresee the ripple effect that his postings would have in terms of educating Winnipeg’s civic-minded readers. -
Non-FictionTrinh reflects on wanderings from Vietnam to Egypt to China in search of spiritual awakening
In her compelling new book, Seeking Spirit: A Vietnamese (Non)Buddhist Memoir, Linda Trinh takes readers on her path of discovery as she searches for spiritual connections and fulfillment in her life. -
Non-FictionSoufi digs behind the headlines to find community impacts after three men he knew became ‘homegrown radicals’
What are the consequences of the “War on Terror”? Homegrown Radicals: A Story of State Violence, Islamophobia, and Jihad in the Post-9/11 World investigates this question by looking at two figures thought to represent Muslims since 9/11: the homegrown radical versus the moderate. -
Young Adult/ChildrenDouble feature: Mystery where a cat runs the show, and a history of humanity’s relationship to water
Colleen Nelson, a middle school teacher in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is releasing two new titles for middle years readers this spring: Mystery at the Biltmore #2: The Classified Catnapping, and Making a Splash: How Humans Consume, Control and Care for Water, a non-fiction book about water use and conservation across the globe and throughout history. -
Young Adult/ChildrenEvil lives in the ‘least likely, most surprising of places’ in middle-years fantasy that centres on trees
A subversive villain and a love of trees come together to create an unsettling read in Edmonton-based Alison Hughes’s new novel, In the Forests of the Night, her first foray into the fantasy genre.
