Montcalm & Wolfe: Two Men Who Forever Changed the Course of Canadian History

By Roch Carrier; Donald Winkler (trans.)

There have been many books written on the 1759 conquest of Quebec, some focusing on the defeated Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, others on the victorious James Wolfe. Early in Montcalm & Wolfe, Canadian literary lion Roch ... Read More »

February 5, 2015 | Filed under: History, Memoir & Biography

Compulsive Acts: Essays, Interviews, Reflections on the Works of Sky Gilbert

By David Bateman (ed.)

Sky Gilbert is arguably one of the most famous – or infamous – theatre artists in Canada. A playwright and director, Gilbert is best known for his avant-garde theatrical works, produced over a lengthy career ... Read More »

February 5, 2015 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Innocence on Trial: The Framing of Ivan Henry

By Joan McEwen

On November 28, 2014, an Ontario Superior Court withdrew a murder charge against Leighton Hay, who had spent the previous 12 years behind bars for a crime that, it turns out, he didn’t commit. According ... Read More »

February 5, 2015 | Filed under: History, Memoir & Biography

Rumours of Glory

By Bruce Cockburn

Story goes that back in the early 1980s a reporter asked Eddie Van Halen what it felt like to be the best guitar player in the world. “I don’t know,” Van Halen quipped. “Ask Bruce ... Read More »

December 22, 2014 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture, Memoir & Biography

★ She of the Mountains

By Vivek Shraya; Raymond Biesinger (illus.)

In She of the Mountains, Lambda Literary Award finalist Vivek Shraya seamlessly blends a lyrical interpretation of Hindu mythology with a contemporary coming-of-age tale. Using an intimate memoir style, Shraya tells the story of a ... Read More »

December 8, 2014 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

A Migrant Heart

By Danis Sampson

In A Migrant Heart, a contemplative book about one man’s faith in literature’s ability to anchor a life of shifting attachments and estrangements, Denis Sampson justifies the practice of memoir writing in revealing and, ultimately, ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

The Last Asylum: A Memoir of Madness in Our Times

By Barbara Taylor

In The Last Asylum, Barbara Taylor, a Canadian historian living in England, offers a searing account of her own journey through mental illness – or “madness,” as she frequently calls it. The book combines history ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words

By Malka Marom

In the rare interviews she gives, Joni Mitchell doesn’t hold back. This is even truer in Malka Marom’s new book about the musician’s life and creative process. Mitchell comes across as more candid and outspoken ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography

Boy on Ice: The Life and Death of Derek Boogaard

By John Branch

The sudden death in 2011 of National Hockey League enforcer Derek Boogaard shocked the hockey world in ways that continue to resonate today. Just 28 at the time of his death, Boogaard was the NHL’s ... Read More »

November 19, 2014 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Sports, Health & Self-help

Mr. Hockey: My Story

By Gordie Howe

Hockey great Gordie Howe had long since established himself as an elite NHL talent by the time his wife, Colleen, gave birth to the couple’s first child, Marty, in 1954. Arguably the game’s best player, ... Read More »

November 17, 2014 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Sports, Health & Self-help

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