2019 Evergreen Award Winner Announced!
Congratulations to author and journalist Waubgeshig Rice, who won the Evergreen Award for his novel Moon on the Crusted Snow, published by ECW Press.
The dystopian novel explores what happens within a northern Anishinaabe community when outsiders arrive as society in the south collapses.
We are saddened to hear of the passing of author Elizabeth Wurtzel at age 52. Wurtzel is best known for Prozac Nation, her 1994 memoir describing her experiences with depression and addiction. Her honest portrayal of her struggles normalized depression and paved the way for others to write about mental illness openly. She followed Prozac Nation with Bitch: in praise of difficult women and More, Now, Again: A Memoir of Addiction (available as a Bookshare title). Our condolences go out to her family, friends and fans.
CBC article about Elizabeth Wurtzel
On September 5, 2018, the New York Times published a bombshell essay and took the rare step of granting its writer anonymity. Described only as "a senior official in the Trump administration," the author provided eyewitness insight into White House chaos, administration instability, and the people working to keep Donald Trump's reckless impulses in check. With the 2020 election on the horizon, Anonymous is speaking out once again. In this book, the original author pulls back the curtain even further, offering a first-of-its-kind look at the president and his record.
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