Braiding together personal, collective, and historical explorations of what it means to "go west," Amy Kaler's Half-Light: Westbound on a Hot Planet offers deep reflections on the meaning of life, middle age, and climate catastrophe....
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For fifty years the Michener Awards have honoured outstanding and unbiased Canadian journalism that results in positive change for the public good. Journalism makes a difference. In-depth investigation and reporting can break...
- Author: Martin, DavidSummary:
At the close of the twenty-first century, a prison population awaits transport to a world where their memories will be Cleaned, and where they will be Harmonized into the language of New English, made up of only 850 words. One person,...
- Author: Rice, RobertaSummary:
Across North and South America, Indigenous people play a dual political role, building self-governing structures in their own nations and participating in the elections of settler states. Doing Democracy Differently asks how states are...
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Protest and Partnership explores in detail the processes and institutions used to engage Indigenous peoples in resource development. The development of equitable relationships and outcomes among Indigenous communities, resource...
- Author: Hansen, Robin F.Summary:
A scathing critique of the colonial legal system's denial of children's rights. One afternoon in 2016, lawyer Robin Hansen receives a call. On the other end of the line is "Jacquie"--a pregnant Indigenous woman, nine weeks from her due...
- Author: Whittaker, Alice IreneSummary:
A memoir about abandoning an exhausting commuter lifestyle to move to a cabin in the woods, embracing imperfection while cultivating a life of care for self and nature. Alice Irene Whittaker interviews dozens of people who are finding...
- Author: Carter, ClaireSummary:
Contemporary Vulnerabilities centres on critical reflections about vulnerable moments in research committed to social change. Exploring the many vulnerabilities within social science research, this interdisciplinary collection gathers...
- Author: Hertwig, BenjaminSummary:
A novel about four friends from Edmonton who are part of the military, and who serve in Afghanistan in 2007. Drawn from the author's experiences as a soldier in Afghanistan, Juiceboxers tenderly traces the story of a young man's journey...
- Author: Phipps, GregorySummary:
This interdisciplinary book develops a dialectical narrative about the beginning of the universe by combining Hegel's philosophy with texts about the Big Bang theory. Scientific accounts of the Big Bang indicate that the first second of...
- Author: Ballantyne, SonyaSummary:
The inspiring true story of how Indigenous activist Michael Redhead Champagne found his voice to create change in his community. Michael might be young, but he's got a big heart and a strong sense of right and wrong. He knows it's right...
- Author: Garneau, MarcSummary:
A captivating and inspiring memoir by Canada's first man in space. On October 5th, 1984, Marc Garneau made history. Blasting off from the Kennedy Space Center aboard the U.S. Space Shuttle and reaching a speed of 28,000 km/hour, he...
- Author: Fox, CandiceSummary:
#1 New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling author Candice Fox delivers a compulsive new crime thriller with Gone by Midnight . Crimson Lake is where people with dark pasts come to disappear - and where others vanish into thin air...
- Author: Wharton, ThomasSummary:
La ville minière de River Meadows est l'une des seules au monde à produire du minerai fantôme, une nouvelle source d'énergie valant vingt-huit fois son poids en or. Mais l'extraction de la matière est aussi liée à...
- Author: Santos, KyneSummary:
Unleash your inner math diva. Join sensational drag queen Kyne Santos on an extraordinary journey through the glamorous world of . . . math? This sassy book is your VIP pass, taking you behind the scenes with a TikTok superstar who...
- Author: Forget, Jean-GuySummary:
Lorsque son cousin décède de façon tragique, le narrateur est incapable de pleurer. Le jour des funérailles, le jeune garçon, submergé d'émotions qu'il ne comprend pas, repousse le plus longtemps possible le moment des adieux....
- Author: Pierrot, EmmanuelleSummary:
Elle croyait qu'ici, à l'autre bout du monde, au confluent de la rivière Klondike et du fleuve Yukon, elle aurait le droit de vivre libre. De coucher avec qui elle veut, d'aimer qui elle veut, à visage découvert et sans honte. Mais...
- Author: Dubé-Moreau, Florence-AgatheSummary:
De plus en plus de femmes sont visibles dans le sport professionnel masculin. De spectatrices, cheerleaders ou conjointes d'athlètes, elles atteignent désormais les rangs de coachs, d'arbitres et même de directrices d'équipe. Est-ce...
- Author: Rolland, MathieuSummary:
Sophie, Benoît, Tom. La mère, le père, le fils. Ce deuxième roman de Mathieu Rolland nous présente un portrait de famille. Comme dans un tableau de Jean Paul Lemieux, chaque figure s'y détache, nimbée de silence, contre une ligne...
- Author: Smith, SydneySummary:
From the creator of Small in the City and the illustrator of Town Is by the Sea and Sidewalk Flowers, comes a moving look at how memories are made. Tucked in bed at a new apartment, a boy and his mother trade memories. Some are idyllic...
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