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By Marilyn Elliott, Janet Kitz. 2018
Eric Davidson was a beautiful, fair-haired toddler when the Halifax Explosion struck, killing almost 2,000 people and seriously injuring thousands…
of others. Eric lost both eyes-a tragedy that his mother never fully recovered from. Eric, however, was positive and energetic. He also developed a fascination with cars and how they worked, and he later decided, against all likelihood, to become a mechanic. Assisted by his brothers who read to him from manuals, he worked hard, passed examinations, and carved out a decades-long career. Once the subject of a National Film Board documentary, Eric Davidson was, until his death, a much-admired figure in Halifax. Written by his daughter Marilyn, this book gives new insights into the story of the 1917 Halifax Explosion and contains never-before-seen documents and photographs. Winner of the 2019 The Robbie Robertson Dartmouth Book Award (Non-Fiction). 2018.By Rachel Cusk. 2019
The author's first collection of essays about motherhood, marriage, feminism, and art both offers new insights on the themes at…
the heart of her fiction and forges a startling critical voice on some of our most urgent personal, social, and artistic questions. 2019.By Emma Hansen. 2020
“Still is one of those rare books that catches you up and does not let you go. With grace, courage,…
and honesty, Emma Hansen adds an important voice to this tragic and too-often silenced subject. I loved this book.” —Beth Powning, author of Shadow Child: An Apprenticeship in Love and Loss A moving, candid account of one woman’s experience with stillbirth.Emma Hansen is 39 weeks and 6 days pregnant when she feels her baby go quiet inside of her. At the hospital, her worst fears are confirmed: doctors explain that her baby has died, and she will need to deliver him, still.Hansen gives birth to her son, Reid, amidst an avalanche of grief. Nine days later, she publishes a candid essay on her website sharing photos from the delivery room. Much to her surprise, her essay goes viral, sparking positive reactions around the world. Still shares what comes next: a struggle with grief and confusion alongside a desire to better understand stillbirth, which is experienced by more than two million women annually, but rarely talked about in public.At once honest, brave, and uplifting, Still is about one woman’s search for her own definition of motherhood, even as she faces one of life’s greatest challenges: learning to live after loss.By Amy Fung. 2019
Fung takes a closer examination at Canada's mythologies of multiculturalism, settler colonialism, and identity through the lens of a national…
art critic. Following the tangents of a foreign-born perspective and the complexities and complicities in participating in ongoing acts of colonial violence, the book as a whole takes the form of a very long land acknowledgement. Taken individually, each piece roots itself in the learning and unlearning process of a first generation settler immigrant as she unfurls each region's sense of place and identity. 2019.By Michelle Good. 2023
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERA bold, provocative collection of essays exploring the historical and contemporary Indigenous experience in Canada.With authority and insight,…
Truth Telling examines a wide range of Indigenous issues framed by Michelle Good’s personal experience and knowledge.From racism, broken treaties, and cultural pillaging, to the value of Indigenous lives and the importance of Indigenous literature, this collection reveals facts about Indigenous life in Canada that are both devastating and enlightening. Truth Telling also demonstrates the myths underlying Canadian history and the human cost of colonialism, showing how it continues to underpin modern social institutions in Canada.Passionate and uncompromising, Michelle Good affirms that meaningful and substantive reconciliation hinges on recognition of Indigenous self-determination, the return of lands, and a just redistribution of the wealth that has been taken from those lands without regard for Indigenous peoples.Truth Telling is essential reading for those looking to acknowledge the past and understand the way forward.By Emily Urquhart. 2022
A journalist and folklorist explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagine—and reveals the magic in the everyday. “I’ve…
always felt that the term fairy tale doesn’t quite capture the essence of these stories,” writes Emily Urquhart. “I prefer the term wonder tale, which is Irish in origin, for its suggestion of awe coupled with narrative. In a way, this is most of our stories.” In this startlingly original essay collection, Urquhart reveals the truths that underlie our imaginings: what we see in our heads when we read, how the sight of a ghost can heal, how the entrance to the underworld can be glimpsed in an oil painting or a winter storm—or the onset of a loved one’s dementia. In essays on death and dying, pregnancy and prenatal genetics, radioactivity, chimeras, cottagers, and plague, Ordinary Wonder Tales reveals the essential truth: if you let yourself look closely, there is magic in the everyday.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.The brightly colored stories and simple poems in this magazine are perfect for parents and grandparents to read aloud and…
for little ones to explore on their own. A "Guide for Caregivers" on the last page of each issue features tips and ideas from our child development expert on getting the most out of story time. Grades P-2.