In his 2018 Pratt Lecture, The Quest for a 'National' Nationalism, renowned author and critic George Elliott Clarke investigates E.J. Pratt's poetic attempt to become the epic poet of Canada. And while Pratt's epic poems, such as...
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The second incisive issue of a digital literary journal born out of self-isolation. During this trying time, the journal aims to lift spirits and engage minds with stimulating poetry, works of fiction, and art, while also publishing...
- Auteur:Sylvestre, OlivierSommaire:
Dom has had a rough go of things so far. At fourteen, he has the hardened look of someone who's had to fight for everything.Fred has just moved to Not-The-City, a new place to try to disappear. But he didn't expect to actually...
- Auteur:Smith, A. G., Livesey, RobertSommaire:
The Discovering Canada series presents information, stories and activities to make Canadian history interesting to young people. Each of the eleven illustrated books focuses on a theme in Canadian history and includes primary source...
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The Canadian federal election of 2019 is extensively analyzed in this collaborative volume edited by Jon Pammett and Christopher Dornan. Bringing together leading political scientists and media scholars, the book examines the strategies...
- Auteur:Grant, ShauntaySommaire:
Set in a rural Black Nova Scotian community, The Bridgeexplores the complex relationship between two brothers strained over twenty years of secrecy, deception, and dishonour. Secrets are revealed one by one from the brothers themselves...
- Auteur:Murphy, ColleenSommaire:
Stories of the Canadian Arctic intersect in this epic five-hundred-year journey led by a one-eared polar bear. In 1535, Hummiktuq, an Inuk widow, has a strange dream about the future. The next day, she discovers a bear cub floating on...
- Auteur:Chéné, LucieSommaire:
Dans son troisième recueil, Lucie Chéné explore ces « terres fragiles » qui sont le lot de bien des êtres humains, celles de l'attente, de l'absence et de l'abandon. Elle construit un univers onirique, où le corps arrive à surmonter sa...
- Auteur:Peerbaye, SorayaSommaire:
A collection of poems partially based on the Reena Virk murder case. Virk was an Asian adolescent whose drowned body was found in the Gorge Waterway in a Victoria, BC suburb, in 1997. Some of the poems use found material from court...
- Auteur:Gidengil, ElisabethSommaire:
A wide-ranging study of the politicizing effects of social program participation, Take a Number introduces a compelling new dimension to our understanding of why some citizens are politically active while others remain quiescent.
- Auteur:Goudie, Joanne, Feore, ElaineSommaire:
Looking out over Newfoundland's breathtaking coastal scenery invokes a sense of timelessness, and it's this feeling that makes Newfoundland and Labrador one of Canada's most extraordinary regions. In Storm the Kettle,...
- Auteur:Mitton, JessicaSommaire:
A new kind of Newfoundland cookbook, Some Good is a fusion of healthy food and local traditions. These recipes include appetizers, main meals, sides, desserts, and condiments, all utilizing island ingredients with new twists on...
- Auteur:Cull, KerriSommaire:
This collection focuses on physical experience and contemplates the beauty of everyday life – the objects, the stories, and the people that drift in and out. It finds the extraordinary in the ordinary.
- Auteur:Blagrave, MarkSommaire:
Lillie Dempster of Saint John, New Brunswick, often imagines herself on the big screen. It is the one fantastic escape she can afford from her tragic daily life. In the burgeoning early years of the twentieth century, Lillie is a lot...
- Auteur:Davies, TrinaSommaire:
It only takes one spark of love to change the world forever.Mabel Hubbard Bell was a strong, self-assured woman—bright, passionate, and a complete original. Despite a near-fatal case of childhood scarlet fever that cost her the ability...
- Auteur:Quintana, ChristineSommaire:
A new year of high school is full of excitement and potential—but three teens didn't expect it to bring such a dark change to their lives. After spending a summer reinventing herself in Paris, Emma is ready for her new life to start,...
- Auteur:Heighton, StevenSommaire:
This collection of new and previously published poems by Steven Heighton, author of the Governor General's Literary Award winner The Waking Comes Late, showcases a defining lyric poet of his generation. Selected Poems 1983-2020 is...
- Auteur:Bergen, BobSommaire:
Most Canadians know little, if anything at all, about the role of the Canadian Air Force in the 1999 Kosovo Air War. Yet lives were at put at stake as mission dedication and military skill were pushed to the limit. Some of Canada's most...
- Auteur:Parsons, Barry C.Sommaire:
Break out your mixing bowls and preheat the oven because Barry C. Parsons, the bestselling cookbook author and creator of the phenomenal RockRecipes.com, is back with an extra helping of delicious recipes to delight everyone at your...
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Rising Uptraces the history and international context of living wage movements across Canada. This compassionate and astute collection of essays shines a light on alternatives to a neoliberalized labour market, examining union- and...