Art and Rivalry: The Marriage of Mary and Christopher Pratt

Canadian landscape painter Lawren P. Harris told Mary Pratt in the early days of her career that if two artists were to wed, only one would become a success. In her case, Harris declared, that ... Read More »

November 21, 2019 | Filed under: Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Our Future: How Kids Are Taking Action

By Janet Wilson

The new non-fiction book Our Future was released in the same month as the wave of global climate strikes inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg; but in this roundup of modern youth activists – who ... Read More »

November 18, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Kids’ Books

Bawaajigan: Stories of Power

By Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler and Christine Miskonoodinkwe Smith (eds.)

In the introduction to Bawaajigan: Stories of Power, the 18th instalment of Exile’s Anthology series, co-editor Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler explains the volume’s title: “Bawaajigan,” he writes, is “the Anishinaabemowin word for dream, or vision.” ... Read More »

November 18, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Short

Safe Harbour

By Christina Kilbourne

The idea of “safe harbour” began as a nautical concept, referring to a place of safety for seafaring vessels during wartime or storms. It is neither a departure point nor a destination, but a sheltered ... Read More »

November 14, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

On the Edge

By Lesley Strutt

November 14, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Trygg the Dinosaur

By Paula Louise Salvador and John Bindon (ill.)

With the lovability of The Land Before Time and the accuracy of an encyclopedia, Trygg the Dinosaur is an immersive tale set in the Western Canada region over 76 million years ago. The early chapter ... Read More »

November 11, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

The Journey Prize Stories 31: The Best of Canada’s New Writers

By Carleigh Baker; Catherine Hernandez; and Joshua Whitehead (eds.)

When I lived in Manhattan as a fledgling writer, I often went into the big bookstores to browse the selection of literary journals on the racks. Flipping through their pages packed with new fiction and ... Read More »

November 11, 2019 | Filed under: Fiction: Short, Reviews

Best Canadian Poetry 2019

By Rob Taylor (ed.)

November 11, 2019 | Filed under: Poetry, Reviews

The Very, Very Far North

By Dan Bar-el and Kelly Pousette (ill.)

With the publication of The Very, Very Far North, Dan Bar-el has added to the distinguished company of lovable literary bears: Duane the Polar Bear can hold his white furry head high alongside such notables ... Read More »

November 7, 2019 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

Power Shift: The Longest Revolution

By Sally Armstrong

In the new book Power Shift: The Longest Revolution, journalist Sally Armstrong conveys a synopsis of recent progress in the realm of gender dynamics that goes like this: old power was hoarded, new power is ... Read More »

November 7, 2019 | Filed under: Politics & Current Affairs, Reviews

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