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Tuco: the parrot, the others, and a scattershot world
By Brian Brett. 2015
Both a biography of an irreverent African Grey parrot--given to asking "Whaddya know?" and announcing "Party time!"--and an exploration of…
the history of birds/dinosaurs, the relationships between humans and birds, our notions of language and intelligence, and our tendency to "other" anything that is different from us, "Tuco" also describes Brett's own painful experience of being othered as an androgyne. Provocative, profound, hilarious, and moving, Tuco is most of all the extraordinary story of Brett's decades-long relationship with this singular bird, what Brett calls "a story we made together." Winner of the 2016 BC Book Prize. 2015.Transmitter and receiver: poems
By Raoul Fernandes. 2015
The three parts of this collection are variations building on a theme—at times lonely, sometimes adoring, but always honest. Wider…
areas of contemplation—the difficulty of communication, the ever-changing symbolism of language and the nature of human interaction in the age of machines—are explored through colloquial scenes of the everyday: someone eats a burger in a car parked by the river (“Grand Theft Auto: Dead Pixels”), a song plays on the radio as a man contemplates suicide (“Car Game”), and a janitor works silently once everyone else has gone (“After Hours at the Centre For Dialogue”). Winner of the 2016 BC Book Prize. 2015.The quotations of bone
By Norman Dubie. 2015
In his twenty-ninth collection of poems, Norman Dubie returns to a rich, colour-soaked vision of the world. Strangeness becomes a…
parable for compassion, each poem leading the reader to an uncommon way of understanding human capacities. In this futuristic sphere, the mind wanders meditatively into an imaginative and uncontainable history. Winner of the 2016 Griffin International Poetry Prize. 2015. Uniform title: Poems.Curieuses histoires de plantes du Canada
By Alain Asselin, Jacques Cayouette, Jacques Mathieu. 2014
Le Vinland que les Vikings visitent vers l'an 1000 pourrait-il se situer dans la région de Québec ? En 1534,…
Jacques Cartier décrit l'usage du maïs, du tabac et d'une mystérieuse plante, l'annedda, qui guérirait du scorbut et de la syphilis. Mais quel est donc ce miraculeux conifère ? Quel usage fait-on de la gomme de sapin dans les églises en Europe ? Quelle sorte de chapelet mangeaient donc les Amérindiens ? Il est stimulant de constater que plusieurs questions concernant les premières observations des plantes canadiennes demeurent sans réponse et requièrent encore des efforts de recherche. Cette histoire détaillée, palpitante et pleine de rebondissements, est aussi riche en informations scientifiques, culturelles et historiques souvent méconnues. 2014.3 fois par jour
By Marilou. 2014
Avec le premier livre de "Trois fois par jour", nous proposons plus de 99 recettes inédites, délicieuses et faciles à…
réaliser. On vous invite à découvrir notre histoire d'amour avec une cuisine simple et décomplexée à travers des recettes sans lactose, sans gluten, végétariennes, économiques, rapides, pour recevoir & mâles. 2014.Pink is for blobfish: discovering the world's perfectly pink animals
By Jess Keating. 2016
Some people think pink is a pretty colour. A fluffy, sparkly, princess-y colour. But it's so much more. Sure, pink…
is the colour of princesses and bubblegum, but it's also the colour of monster slugs and poisonous insects. Not to mention ultra-intelligent dolphins, naked mole rats and bizarre, bloated blobfish. Isn't it about time to rethink pink? Grades 3-6. Winner of the 2017 Silver Birch Express Honour Book Award. 2016.Le mal du Nord (Passages Ser.)
By Pierre Perrault. 1999
A l'occasion d'un voyage de Québec à la terre de Baffin, effectué en 1991 à bord du brise-glace Pierre-Radisson, l'auteur…
a tenu un journal de bord destiné à la radio, qu'il a par la suite remanié et qui prend aujourd'hui allure de texte testamentaire. On retrouvera dans ce livre, placé sous l'égide de René Richard à qui il doit son titre, les grands thèmes qui ont habité toute son oeuvre, et au premier chef le Saint-Laurent et la nature sauvage du Grand Nord. Prix du Gouverneur général 1999, catégorie études et essais francophones. 1999.Tibor "Max" Eisen was born in Moldava, Czechoslovakia into an Orthodox Jewish family. In the spring of 1944, gendarmes forcibly…
removed Eisen and his family from their home. They were brought to a brickyard and eventually loaded onto crowded cattle cars bound for Auschwitz-Birkenau. Winner of Canada Reads 2019. Bestseller. 2016.Vétiver: poèmes (Poesie Ser.)
By Joël Des Rosiers. 1999
"Passion des origines et origines de la passion". Ce quatrième recueil de l'auteur est dans la lignée de précédents. J.…
Des Rosiers y poursuit l'exploration de ses origines haïtiennes et de ses racines africaines. Il évoque sa ville natale (Les Cayes), son enfance et la servante qui prenait soin de lui, puis un récent séjour au pays natal et la rencontre d'une femme de toutes les confidences, à Cayenne. Ce poème-récit entremêle avec art le lyrisme d'un langage somptueux, avec les souvenirs personnels et les rappels historiques, comme l'a bien signalé R. Bertin. Grand prix du livre de Montréal, 1999. 1999.Brown: what being brown in the world today means (to everyone)
By Kamal Al-Solaylee. 2016
Brown is not white. Brown is not black. Brown is an experience, a state of mind. Historically speaking, issues of…
race and skin colour have been interpreted along black and white lines, leaving out millions of people whose stories of migration and racial experiences have shaped our modern world. The book takes a global look at the many social, political, economic and personal implications of being a brown-skinned person in the world now. Brown people have emerged as the source of global cheap labour (Hispanics or South Asians) while also coming under scrutiny and suspicion for their culture and faith (Arabs and Muslims). Packed with personal narratives and on-the-street reporting conducted over two years in ten countries from four continents. Winner of the 2016 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. 2016.Hot, wet, and shaking: how I learned to talk about sex
By Kaleigh Trace. 2014
This is a sex book. It's a book about having sex by yourself, with one person, or with twenty people…
if everyone is down. It's also about the things we don't talk about--the mystery, the expectations, and the bullshit that can go along with sex. Kaleigh Trace--disabled, queer, sex educator--chronicles her journey from ignorance to bliss as she shamelessly discusses her sexual exploits, bodily negotiations and attempts at adulthood, sparing none of the details and assuming you are not polite company. Winner of the 2015 East Coast Literary Award. 2014.Alone against the north
By Adam Shoalts. 2015
The Hudson Bay Lowlands, a trackless expanse of muskeg and lonely rivers, caribou and wolf, is an Amazon of the…
north, parts of which to this day remain unexplored. Cutting through this forbidding landscape is a river no explorer, trapper, or canoeist had left any record of paddling. It was this river that Adam Shoalts was obsessively determined to explore. It took him several attempts, and years of research. But finally, alone, he found the headwaters of the mysterious river. He believed he had discovered what he had set out to find. But the adventure had just begun. Bestseller. Winner of the 2016 Young Authors Award. 2015.3 times a day
By Marilou, Lorien Jones. 2015
Quebec pop sensation Marilou always loved food and cooking, but suffered from anorexia for six years in her late teens…
and early twenties. Now twenty-four, Marilou created a blog (Trois fois par jour) as a form of healing. Her aim was to transform the relationship people have with food for the better - and to encourage them to take a fun and unpretentious approach to how and what we eat. Offers more than 100 new recipes that are delicious and easy to make and fit any budget, skill level, or dietary restrictions. Recipes include Cream of Beet & Almond Butter Soup; Chorizo, Crab & Shrimp Paella; Lemon & Olive Chicken with Feta Couscous; Gnocchi Pan-Fried in Butter with Pancetta & Peas; and Banana & Caramel Pudding. Winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Award 2014. Bestseller. 2015. Uniform title: 3 fois par jour.Sex is a funny word: a book about bodies, feelings, and YOU
By Cory Silverberg, Fiona Smyth. 2015
A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities, this is an…
essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or "the birds and the bees," it opens up conversations between young people and their caregivers in a way that allows adults to convey their values and beliefs while providing information about boundaries, safety, and joy. The follow up to the Lambda-nominated "What Makes a Baby". Winner of the 2016 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction. Grades 2-4. 2015.My shoes are killing me: poems
By Robyn Sarah, Eric L Ormsby. 2015
Poet Robyn Sarah reflects on the passing of time, the fleetingness of dreams, and the bittersweet pleasure of thinking on…
the “hazardous … treasurehouse” that is the past. Natural, musical, meditative, warm, and unexpectedly funny, this is a restorative and moving collection from one of Canada’s most well-regarded poets. Winner of the 2015 Governor General's Literary Award for poetry. 2015.Tout peut changer: capitalisme et changement climatique
By Naomi Klein. 2015
Oubliez tout ce que vous croyez savoir sur le réchauffement climatique. La " vérité qui dérange " ne tient pas…
aux gaz à effet de serre, la voici : notre modèle économique est en guerre contre la vie sur Terre. Au-delà de la crise écologique, c'est bien une crise existentielle qui est en jeu celle dune humanité défendant à corps perdu un mode de vie qui la mène à sa perte. Pourtant, prise à rebours, cette crise pourrait bien ouvrir la voie à une transformation sociale radicale susceptible de faire advenir un monde non seulement habitable, mais aussi plus juste... Naomi Klein soutient ici que le changement climatique est un appel au réveil civilisationnel, un puissant message livré dans la langue des incendies, des inondations, des tempêtes et des sécheresses. Nous n'avons plus beaucoup de temps devant nous. L'alternative est simple : changer... ou disparaître. 2015.Snizzly snouts
By Jan Dewitte, Freya Vlerick, Marcus Cumberlege, Martin Burke. 2013
A picture and poetry book to read with your ears, see with your fingers and feel with your eyes! All…
the creatures in Snizzly Snouts are strange and quirky! They symbolize the wonderful diversity in our society. The book utilizes clear letters, contrasting and tactile pictures, audio (DAISY/MP3 or standard CD) and Braille. The CD contains a verbal description of the whole book and also serves as a GPS for the fingers, cleverly showing readers how to feel the pictures. In this way, children with and without a reading impairment learn playfully to broaden their experience of life. Winner of "White Raven Special Mention 2012" and "Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities 2013". 1 DAISY CD and 2 standard AudioCDs included. Grades K-3. 2013. Uniform title: Rare snuiters.Une colère noire: lettre à mon fils
By Ta-Nehisi Coates. 2016
Dans cet ouvrage, le journaliste américain démontre qu'en dépit des luttes pour les droits civiques, de la production d'une culture…
avec ses icônes (Frederick Douglass, Billie Holiday, Martin Luther King) et de l'élection d'un président noir, les violences contre les Noirs n'ont jamais cessé aux Etats-Unis. 2016.Between the world and me
By Ta-Nehisi Coates. 2015
Americans have built an empire on the idea of "race", a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily…
on the bodies of black women and men--bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? In a letter to his adolescent son, the author shares the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Bestseller. Winner of the National Book Award. 2015.The wicked boy: the mystery of a Victorian child murderer
By Kate Summerscale. 2016
In East London in the summer of 1895, Robert Coombes (age thirteen) and his brother Nattie (age twelve) were arrested…
for matricide and sent for trial at the Old Bailey. Robert confessed to having stabbed his mother, but his lawyers argued that he was insane. The judge sentenced him to detention in Broadmoor, the most infamous criminal lunatic asylum in the land. Shockingly, Broadmoor turned out to be the beginning of a new life for Robert. At a time of great tumult and uncertainty, Robert Coombes's case crystallized contemporary anxieties about the education of the working classes, the dangers of pulp fiction, and evolving theories of criminality, childhood, and insanity. Winner of the 2017 Edgar Award for best fact crime book. 2016.