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★ The Art of Looking Back: A Painter, an Obsession, and Reclaiming the Gaze

Poet and essayist Theresa Kishkan was just 23 when she met painter Jack Wilkinson at an art opening on Vancouver Island. Wilkinson, who was the same age as her father, became enchanted by her. “Was ... Read More »

July 29, 2026 | Filed under: Art, Music & Pop Culture, Memoir & Biography, Reviews

Whenever You Are

By Martine Leavitt

Whenever You Are, the new novel from prize-winning Alberta writer Martine Leavitt, is rooted in a compelling premise: 17-year-old Clemence, an aspiring poet, is nearing the end of his incarceration at “Training School,” a youth ... Read More »

July 29, 2026 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Kids’ Books

See-Me Street: My Homeless Indigenous Journey

By DerRic Starlight

In DerRic Starlight’s memoir, the Gemini Award–winning puppeteer and comedian is our guide to a world few would choose to enter by choice: life on the streets of Calgary, Edmonton, and Lethbridge. See-Me Street: My ... Read More »

July 22, 2026 | Filed under: Indigenous Peoples, Memoir & Biography, Reviews

★ Have You Ever Seen a Ghost?

By Daniel Kwan and Julia Pott; Sean Lewis (ill.)

A shy, invisible ghost is truly seen and appreciated in this interactive picture book co-written by Academy Award–winning American filmmaker Daniel Kwan and Emmy Award–nominated British animator Julia Pott, and illustrated by Toronto artist Sean ... Read More »

July 22, 2026 | Filed under: Kids’ Books, Picture Books

Library of Brothel

By Anakana Schofield

In 1941, the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges published a story called “The Library of Babel” about an infinite and eternal library containing everything ever written, or that ever will be written, in every language ... Read More »

July 8, 2026 | Filed under: Fiction: Novels, Reviews

For Blood and Soil: Far-Right Extremism in Canada

By Amarnath Amarasingam and Stephanie Carvin

As Canadians warily observe the turbocharged right-wing extremism undergirding Donald Trump’s America, two new titles serve as disturbing reminders of our own “Maple Leaf” violence, a shameful reality deeply rooted in Canadian history and increasingly ... Read More »

June 30, 2026 | Filed under: History, Politics & Current Affairs, Race & Ethnic Relations, Reviews, Social Sciences

Confronting the Resurgent Right

By Miriam Edelson; ed.

June 30, 2026 | Filed under: History, Politics & Current Affairs, Race & Ethnic Relations, Reviews, Social Sciences

Last Call for Canada: Sovereign Nation or Vassal State

By Peter McFarlane

It’s no understatement to observe that Canadians are enduring an anxious era, with threats of military invasion emanating from the U.S. ambassador, American officials openly meeting with Alberta separatist organizers, and U.S. President Donald Trump ... Read More »

June 24, 2026 | Filed under: History, Politics & Current Affairs, Reviews, Social Sciences

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