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Northern Light is a book by Kazim Ali.(Goose Lane Editions) Kazim Ali was the child of South Asian immigrants, who unexpectedly spent years of his childhood in the small Manitoba town of Jenpeg, a town that existed because of the hydroelectric dam nearby. As an adult, he found himself wondering about the town: did it even exist anymore? And if it did, what was it like? These questions sent him on a journey, one that looked at the environmental destruction the dam caused, and the local Pimicikamak community that fought against it.  Northern Light is Ali's story, the story of the Pimicik...

comments Books make great gifts. From history to fantasy and everything in between, here are some suggestions for your mom on Mother's Day. If your mother likes mother/daughter stories, try  My Mother's Daughter is a memoir by Canadian Olympian Perdita Felicien.(Martin Brown, Doubleday Canada) Perdita Felicien's mom Catherine was a poor young woman in St. Lucia when she was given a seemingly random, but ultimately life-changing, opportunity: to come to Canada with a wealthy white family and become their nanny. But when she gets to Canada, life is tougher than she expected, as she endures po...

A mother’s wish, a son’s gratitude: Picture book shares family lullaby with the world When Jacques Shore was born, his mother Lena Allen-Shore composed a lullaby for him. Decades later, they adapted it together for the picture book Sleep, My Baby. Author of the article: Susan Schwartz  •  Montreal Gazette Publishing date: Apr 28, 2021  •  April 28, 2021  •  4 minute read  •  “My mother was all about building bridges between religions,” Jacques Shore says of Lena Allen-Shore, who inspired many as an educator, poet, philos...

You like free stuff. We’ve got free stuff. Canadian Giveaway: Win a Copy of THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn! Shucks! If you'd like to be notified whenever we have a giveaway, subscribe to our Giveaways newsletter using the form below. A lot has changed in the years since Ambrosia Wellington graduated from college, and she’s worked hard to create a new life for herself. But then an invitation to her ten-year reunion arrives in the mail, along with an anonymous note that reads “We need to talk about what we did that night.”

The Crash Palace is a book by Andrew Wedderburn.(Coach House Books, Malcolm Overend) The Crash Palace is about a woman named Audrey, who used to work in the oil fields and attend parties at a remote lodge in the wilderness known as the Crash Palace. Audrey has long left that life behind her, and now has a daughter. But one night, she is compelled to return to the now-abandoned Crash Palace — where she must also reckon with her past. When you can read it: Jan. 12, 2021 Andrew Wedderburn is a writer from Alberta. He is also the author of The Milk Chicken Bomb, which was a finalist for the A...