Travels without leaving

“Cathalynn Labonté-Smith reviews Jan DeGrass’s (left) collection of stories inspired by travel, memory and imagination. FULL STORY

Author Archive

Paul Sunga

Paul Sunga’s Because of Nothing at All (Goose Lane Editions $24.95) follows the story of an abduction of international health… FULL STORY

Andrew Boden

Set against the backdrop of WWII, Rainor Schacht had no idea of the dark reality about to descend upon him… FULL STORY

Carly Butler

Carly Butler’s childhood in 1990s Montana was marked by a lively imagination and a strong, independent mother, DJ. They engaged… FULL STORY

Eric Jamieson

Eric Jamieson’s Arctic Patrol: Canada’s Fight for Arctic Sovereignty (Caitlin $28.00) details the tale of Canada’s efforts to secure its Arctic territories… FULL STORY

Marilyn Bowering

Mary MacLeod (Màiri nighean Alasdair Ruaidh) was a rare female bard in 17th-century Scotland, honored for her lyrics yet marginalized… FULL STORY

R.W. Butler

R.W. Butler’s book, Letters from Gerald (FriesenPress $22.49) follows Eleanor Hutchinson, a young woman in post-war England navigating new societal… FULL STORY

A wilderness pantry

In her debut book, Mikaela Cannon documents twelve months of wildcrafting, showing readers how to enhance their self-sufficiency while increasing… FULL STORY

Bob McDonald

In Just Say Yes (D&M $34.95), due out in September, Bob McDonald offers a memoir spanning his early struggles in… FULL STORY

Brooke Carter

Seventeen-year-old Lucy “Lucky” Graves is a witty and determined rugby player, devoted to her championship team until a devastating ankle… FULL STORY

Bailey Macabre

Métis author Willie Poll’s book, Minnow: The Girl Who Became Part Fish (Medicine Wheel Publishing $22.99) for 6-10 years, follows… FULL STORY

Philippa Joly

“Learning about plants might seem like a waste of time when you have homework to do or a snap to… FULL STORY

The outsider

Peter’s granddaughter, Vera Maloff, revisits his memoirs to shed light on Peter’s experiences growing up in the Canadian Doukhobor community,… FULL STORY

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