March 30, 2022 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews
For Robert Earl Stewart, polishing off four cheeseburgers on the way home from work would be only the beginning of a typical evening of gastronomical excess. A former alcoholic, Stewart found solace in 12-step fellowship, ... Read More »
In 2003, when Canadian Eliza Reid moved to Iceland “for love,” she was already embarking on a unique experience; as recently as 1996, as Reid writes in her new book, Secrets of the Sprakkar, “a ... Read More »
March 2, 2022 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews
Winnipeg author Rowan McCandless's glowing debut, Persephone’s Children, pushes the boundaries of memoir and personal essay. The discovery of voice and identity and the process of healing after an abusive relationship are central to this story. ... Read More »
January 25, 2022 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews
Emily Carrington’s debut graphic memoir is a deeply affecting and incisive examination of her experiences of childhood sexual abuse. The illustrated format allows for increased emotional impact in a story that is often difficult to ... Read More »
January 11, 2022 | Filed under: Graphica, Memoir & Biography, Reviews
The winner of the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, Permanent Astonishment is playwright and novelist Tomson Highway’s brilliant, funny, beautiful account of his childhood in both Canada’s remote North and at the Guy ... Read More »
December 7, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews
Spílǝxm takes the painful threads of one Indigenous woman’s story and weaves them into a vibrant sash. Part poetry and part prose, this challenging and experimental work intimately describes the journey of Nicola I. Campbell ... Read More »
December 1, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews
Writer, journalist, and filmmaker Omar Mouallem’s Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas is a fascinating exploration of the many manifestations of Islam across cultures, traditions, communities, and political lines. Mouallem’s journey takes ... Read More »
November 1, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews
Shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, Permanent Astonishment is playwright and novelist Tomson Highway’s brilliant, funny, beautiful account of his childhood in both Canada’s remote North and at the Guy Hill ... Read More »
October 29, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Native Peoples, Reviews
It was 1963 when a young Jean-Yves Soucy, the late Montreal-based writer, publisher, and journalist, arrived by floatplane for a summer job as a fire warden in the thick boreal forest of Waswanipi in central ... Read More »
October 6, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews
“My mother fantasized about becoming a writer. So did her father. Their fantasies became mine. Slowly a strong desire took over and ruined me forever,” writes Jaspreet Singh in his memoir, which marks a return ... Read More »
October 6, 2021 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews