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FictionDes nouvelles qui partagent des moments poétiques ornés de touches de réalité
Juste une moitié de lune, un nouveau recueil de nouvelles de Lise Gaboury-Diallo, prend son titre d’un moment dans une de ses histoires. Une personne observe par la fenêtre une moitié de lune, une image incomplète mais pourtant parfaite en soi. -
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Short stories share poetic moments through fiction with bits of reality woven in
Juste une moitié de lune, the new collection of short stories by Lise Gaboury-Diallo, takes its title from a moment in one of its stories. A person looks out the window to see a half-moon, observing an incomplete image but also a perfect one. -
Young Adult/ChildrenUn conte jeunesse qui se déroule en Saskatchewan,avec un petit chien cosmonaute et une géologue de la NASA
Les Badlands d’Avonlea en Saskatchewan. Une petite chienne en costume de cosmonaute. Une géologue de la NASA. Voilà quelques éléments de Laïka, où es-tu?, le septième titre de Martine Noël-Maw dans la collection littérature jeunesse eSKapade des Éditions de la nouvelle plume. -
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Young adult tale takes place in Saskatchewan, with a little cosmonaut dog and a NASA geologist
The Avonlea Badlands in Saskatchewan. A little dog in a cosmonaut costume. A NASA geologist. Those are some elements of Laïka, où es-tu?, Martine Noël-Maw’s seventh title in the Éditions de la nouvelle plume eSKapade young adult collection. -
FeaturesPair of books celebrate Calgary Stampede traditions of chuckwagon racing, pancake breakfasts
For over 100 years people have converged on the city of Calgary for the Calgary Stampede for 10 days in July. Books celebrating the centennials of two Stampede traditions – chuckwagon racing and pancake breakfasts – are being published this year. -
FeaturesDispatches
Poetry In Voice/Les voix de la poésie (PIV/LVP) wants everyone in Canada to speak poetry. To realize this, PIV/LVP has compiled an abundance of resources for educators and various ways to engage young people in the world of poetry. PIV/LVP’s always-expanding collection of poems invites students to read, write, and recite, giving them opportunities to engage with the work of poets ranging from those of yesteryear to many of the brightest names writing today. -
Non-FictionMemoir honours mother’s complexity, journey from Jamaica to England to Saskatchewan
“I hope for readers to connect and relate to my mom, myself, and our lived experiences as described in the book,” Jennifer Wallace says of Miss G and Me: A daughter’s memoir of her mother in a collection of anecdotes, journals, poetry, and personal essays – her book about her mother, Ruth Williamson MacLeod. -
Young Adult/ChildrenInspired by children and child-like wonder, nature gets reimagined as creative force
In the colourful and poetic picture book Nature Is an Artist, by author Jennifer Lavallee and illustrator Natalia Colombo, readers can follow along as Nature shows a group of children how beautiful and artistic the natural world is. -
Fiction50 years of canoe-loving life mined for stories of romance, mystery, and dining with a duck
Ric Driediger found his life’s work and his life’s passion on a canoe trip in 1972. He had just graduated from high school and now he knew one thing for sure – he wanted canoeing to play a large part in his life. -
FictionWriter chronicles his life’s downward spiral in tale examining commitment, friendship
“The opening pages came to me in a waking dream one morning. I arose and wrote about five pages, trying to get stuff down without thinking about it very much,” says Vancouver-based author Paul Headrick about Losing Shepherd, his riveting new novel about relationships, the writing life, and betrayal.
