ArticlesIssue 83, Fall/Winter 2023/24

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  Young Adult/Children

  YA fiction inspired by the common tick considers dystopia, manipulation of reality

  Human beings are more than the sum of their parts, and included in that sum are their experiences and their memories, which make people who they are as individuals. Identity and memory are interconnected, and without history to provide context, the self can be lost quite quickly.

  By Ian Goodwillie     Issue 83, Fall/Winter 2023/24

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  Non-Fiction

  Les cartes postales anciennes : des « instantanés dans le temps » pour un livre d’histoire

  Depuis des années, Joanne Therrien a collectionné plus de 6 000 cartes postales anciennes, plusieurs de plus d’une centaine d’années. Maintenant, elle va intégrer ces images dans une série de livres historiques canadiens qui seront publiés en français et aussi en anglais.

  By Liz Katynski     Issue 83, Fall/Winter 2023/24

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  Non-Fiction

  ‘Snapshot in time’ collected on old postcards for history book

  Over the years, Joanne Therrien has collected over 6,000 vintage postcards, many over a century old. Now she is incorporating them into a series of Canadian history books to be published in both French and English.

  By Liz Katynski     Issue 83, Fall/Winter 2023/24

• Features

  Dispatches from a Diverse Bookstore

  When did you first see yourself in a story? In a character that looks like you? Speaks like you? Loves like you? How old were you when that happened? How did it feel?

  By Megan Wray     Issue 83, Fall/Winter 2023/24