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DEIBERT AND \u003cem\u003eRESET\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWinner, Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Donner Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire \u003c\/em\u003eBook of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Acute and provocative.” — \u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“No one has done more than Ron Deibert and his lab to expose the enemies of the internet — shadowy companies whose sole business is to make it unsafe for all of us. No one is better placed to explain the intersection of law and technology that makes these abuses possible — and how we can put an end to them. \u003cem\u003eReset \u003c\/em\u003eis the definitive narrative of where we went wrong and a last chance to make things right.” — Edward Snowden\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Tech is at a crossroads between oppression and liberation, and Ronald J. Deibert is our leading expert on the forces steering it in either direction. \u003cem\u003eReset\u003c\/em\u003e is a road map revealing the secret alleys and byways that brought us to this juncture, and the ways ahead that we could navigate to a better future.” — Cory Doctorow, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eRadicalized \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWalkaway\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“One thing is for sure: your phone knows a lot more about you than you know about it. Ronald J. Deibert expertly cracks open our gadgets and electronics to reveal the who, what, and why behind our communications infrastructure. From digital espionage to big-data policing, \u003cem\u003eReset \u003c\/em\u003eis a timely and critical look at how cutting-edge surveillance technologies are being weaponized against civil society. With the rise of authoritarianism around the world, Deibert’s book is a must-read for all who want to ensure that dark power stays in check.” — Ziya Tong, science broadcaster and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Reality Bubble\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Ronald J. Deibert is a rare hybrid who combines an advanced understanding of computer technology with a rich background in political science. He is also already a legend in security and tech circles because of his work as the founder and director of Citizen Lab … In \u003cem\u003eReset\u003c\/em\u003e, Deibert outlines with tremendous economy and verve the major threats that face us as a consequence of our rapidly growing dependency on internet technologies, AI, robotics, and, further down the line, machine-to-machine learning and quantum computing. The clarity of his writing enables Deibert to categorize each aspect of the threat on a profound level that will nonetheless be accessible to any reader … Covid-19 has made it clear that our globalized world faces fundamental challenges to the survival of our species, along with most others. If we listen to Ron Deibert, we are still in position to head off another of those threats.” — Misha Glenny, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMcMafia \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDarkMarket\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A reset is needed in the relation between privately run technologies and the public interest. Ron Deibert sketches what meaningful change looks like. Ron has been at the heart of analyzing the harms of technology to human rights, and increasingly to the human condition, for decades. His deep research and clear moral compass make his plea for a ‘reset’ an urgent one. To technology experts this book shines a clear light forward beyond current headline-grabbing incidents. To readers new to the depth of effects of the online information ecosystem, it is essential reading to gain clarity on where our values are at stake, and how we may preserve them.” — Marietje Schaake, International Policy Director of the Cyber Policy Center, Stanford University, and President of the CyberPeace Institute\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eReset\u003c\/em\u003e is a shocking call to action and a persuasively argued book. It is the sort of text one hopes will be read widely … After all, a reset of the basic infrastructure of life will only come through a profound political reckoning — and like the foment of 1968, it may just be a reconceptualization of what we want and why we want it that finally drives change.” — \u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“In clear, concise language, Ronald J. Deibert sounds the alarm about social media’s most dangerous and pervasive threats to human autonomy, from the commodification of data to the ever-expanding reach of the surveillance state to the proliferation of disinformation and other tools of manipulation. Paired with urgent warnings about the perils of our online world, Deibert’s three-pronged formula for change — retreat, reform, restraint – is an urgent call we all should heed.” — \u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eReset \u003c\/em\u003eis a sweeping, authoritative journey into the threats of the internet for personal and national security in Canada. Ronald J. Deibert combines leading-edge research and gripping stories to expose the dangerous, even deadly, forces lurking online. With trailblazing originality, he explains why Canadians are at risk, and why it’s time to reset the internet to thwart cybercriminals, safeguard political activists, rein in environmental costs, and restrain the mayhem of social media. \u003cem\u003eReset \u003c\/em\u003esounds a warning siren not only for Canada, but for the world.” — Writers’ Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize Jury Citation\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“As a society and a democracy, we are slowly becoming aware of the power, use and more importantly misuse of our digital data. The need for government to grapple with the oversight of this space is clear. Currently, in Canada, it is of pressing importance. In \u003cem\u003eReset\u003c\/em\u003e, an exceptionally well-written and accessible book, Deibert draws upon many real-life and startling examples (GlaxoSmithKlein’s investment in 23andMe). The information and issues, while complex, are effectively synthesized. Despite the promise the internet holds for the future of civilization, Deibert explains the forces that have undermined the nobler purposes and suggests policy to correct these malign forces. The book is compelling and clear and provides a solid case for action on the part of government. And \u003cem\u003eReset\u003c\/em\u003e will make many Canadians more thoughtful about how they use their cellphones.” — Donner Prize Jury Citation\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR RONALD J. DEIBERT AND \u003cem\u003eBLACK CODE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBlack Code\u003c\/em\u003e is terrifying. It effortlessly chronicles threats ranging from individual privacy to national security … [highlighting] the shadowy, lucrative war online, behind closed doors and in the halls of power, which threatens to control, censor, and spy on us, or worse.” — \u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Gripping and absolutely terrifying … \u003cem\u003eBlack Code \u003c\/em\u003eis a manifesto for the twenty-first-century form of network stewardship, a sense of shared responsibility toward our vital electronic water supply. It is a timely rallying cry, and sorely needed.” — Cory Doctorow, \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Ron Deibert is an excellent guide to the fascinating and disturbing world of cyber security.” — Joseph S. Nye Jr., distinguished service professor, Harvard University, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Future of Power\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“For more than a decade, Ron Deibert’s Citizen Lab has been at the forefront of decoding actions both crude and subtle to disrupt internet access and usage. A path from the Dalai Lama’s hacked laptop to a worldwide espionage ring is but one tale of many of the Lab’s singular exploits — now gathered here in this compelling volume that chronicles the ongoing wars amidst the internet’s rise.” — Jonathan Zittrain, professor of Law and professor of Computer Science, Harvard University, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Future of the Internet — And How to Stop It\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“At a time when autocrats, criminal gangs, and others are trying to control and pervert the use of cyberspace, Ron Deibert’s \u003cem\u003eBlack Code \u003c\/em\u003erings like a fire bell in the night, warning us that the price of a new global commons of shared knowledge and connectivity is vigilance in defense of free expression and the rule of law. Anyone who cares about the future of democracy needs to read this timely and most important book.” — Carl Gershman, president of the National Endowment for Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eBlack Code\u003c\/em\u003e stimulated my thinking about the potential for making the internet a much safer place.” — Vint Cerf, internet pioneer and “Father of the Internet”\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Reset \u003c\/em\u003eis a sweeping, authoritative journey into the threats of the internet for personal and national security in Canada. Ronald J. Deibert combines leading-edge research and gripping stories to expose the dangerous, even deadly, forces lurking online. 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The Real World of Technology
In this expanded version of her 1989 CBC Massey Lectures, scientist and activist Ursula M. Franklin explores the impact of technology upon our lives.
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{"id":6593565524027,"title":"Seven Fallen Feathers","handle":"seven-fallen-feathers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe groundbreaking and multiple award-winning national bestseller work about systemic racism, education, the failure of the policing and justice systems, and Indigenous rights by Tanya Talaga.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the span of eleven years, seven Indigenous high school students died in Thunder Bay, Ontario. They were hundreds of kilometres away from their families, forced to leave home because there was no adequate high school on their reserves. Five were found dead in the rivers surrounding Lake Superior, below a sacred Indigenous site. 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National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction\u003cbr \/\u003eA Best Book of the Decade, The Walrus\u003cbr \/\u003eAn Indigo Best Book of the Decade\u003cbr \/\u003eA Globe And Mail Top 100 Book\u003cbr \/\u003eA National Post 99 Best Book of the Year\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“Talaga has written Canada’s J’Accuse, an open letter to the rest of us about the many ways we contribute — through act or inaction — to suicides and damaged existences in Canada’s Indigenous communities. Tanya Talaga’s account of teen lives and deaths in and near Thunder Bay is detailed, balanced and heart-rending. Talaga describes gaps in the system large enough for beloved children and adults to fall through, endemic indifference, casual racism and a persistent lack of resources. It is impossible to read this book and come away unchanged.” — RBC Taylor Prize Jury Citation“Tanya Talaga’s powerful book is a hard-hitting story of the realities of Canadian racism, complicity, and Indigenous suffering. It is also a testament to the resilience of the Anishinaabe families who endure the crushing impacts of historic and contemporary injustices. In spare prose and a direct voice, Talaga documents the tragedies of the lost lives of Indigenous youth while creating a compelling narrative that educates the reader on the sad history of Indigenous–White relations. This book is a crucial document of our times, and vital to the emergence of a true vision of justice in Canada.” — Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing Jury Citation\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“In \u003cem\u003eSeven Fallen Feathers\u003c\/em\u003e, Tanya Talaga delves into the lives of seven Indigenous students who died while attending high school in Thunder Bay over the first eleven years of this century. With a narrative voice encompassing lyrical creation myth, razor-sharp reporting, and a searing critique of Canada’s ongoing colonial legacy, Talaga binds these tragedies — and the ambivalent response from police and government — into a compelling tapestry. This vivid, wrenching book shatters the air of abstraction that so often permeates news of the injustices Indigenous communities face every day. It is impossible to read \u003cem\u003eSeven Fallen Feathers\u003c\/em\u003e and not care about the lives lost, the families thrust into purgatory, while the rest of society looks away.” — Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction Jury Citation\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“\u003cem\u003eSeven Fallen Feathers\u003c\/em\u003e is achingly blunt in confronting recurring damage that must be repaired. The book puts a human face to the headline statistics, reveals the continuing harm of unequal educational opportunity, and delivers the evidence of systemic racism in Canada with an insistent voice. Tanya Talaga draws the reader into communities of hurt and flawed responses surrounding the deaths of seven Indigenous students, the ‘fallen feathers.’ Talaga yanks at the reader’s complacency with her story of separated families, untethered youths, and the seemingly unbridgeable distance between cultures. She offers painful lessons while courting hope.” — BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction Jury Citation\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“You simply must read this book. Tanya Talaga has done the hard work for us. She sat with the families, heard their stories. Now, with the keen eye and meticulous research of an uncompromising journalist, she is sharing their truths. We have to start listening. Parents are sending their children to school in Thunder Bay to watch them die. Racism, police indifference, bureaucratic ineptitude, lateral violence — it doesn’t have to be this way. Let this book enrage you — and then demand that Canada act now.” — Duncan McCue, host of Cross Country Checkup on CBC Radio\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“This story is hard and harrowing, but Talaga tells it with the care of a storyteller and the factual attention of a journalist. She makes the difficult connections between this national tragedy and the greater colonial systems that have endangered our most vulnerable for over a century, and she does it all with a keen, compassionate eye for all involved, especially the families who are too often overlooked. These stories need to be heard. These young people deserve nothing less than to be honoured everywhere.” — Katherena Vermette, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Break\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“\u003cem\u003eSeven Fallen Feathers\u003c\/em\u003e may prove to be the most important book published in Canada in 2017. Tanya Talaga offers well-researched, difficult truths that expose the systemic racism, poverty, and powerlessness that contribute to the ongoing issues facing Indigenous youth, their families, and their communities. It is a call to action that deeply honours the lives of the seven young people; our entire nation should feel their loss profoundly.” — Patti LaBoucane-Benson, author of The Outside Circle\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“Once started, this book is difficult to put down. At just over 300 pages, \u003cem\u003eSeven Fallen Feathers\u003c\/em\u003e moves from one compelling story to the next, and seamlessly weaves in facts and history. The writing is crisp and thoughtful. \u003cem\u003eSeven Fallen Feathers\u003c\/em\u003e … fosters understanding, and is a book that can benefit everyone.” — \u003cem\u003eOttawa Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“[W]here \u003cem\u003eSeven Fallen Feathers\u003c\/em\u003e truly shines is in Talaga’s intimate retellings of what families experience when a loved one goes missing, from filing a missing-persons report with police, to the long and brutal investigation process, to the final visit in the coroner’s office. It’s a heartbreaking portrait of an indifferent and often callous system … \u003cem\u003eSeven Fallen Feathers\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for all Canadians. It shows us where we came from, where we’re at, and what we need to do to make the country a better place for us all.” — The Walrus\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“Devastating, angry, and thought-provoking” — \u003cem\u003eOpen Letters Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e (blog review)\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“What is happening in Thunder Bay is particularly destructive, but Talaga makes clear how Thunder Bay is symptomatic, not the problem itself. Recently shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction, Talaga’s is a book to be justly infuriated by.” — \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“[A]n urgent and unshakable portrait of the horrors faced by Indigenous teens going to school in Thunder Bay, Ontario, far from their homes and families… . Talaga’s incisive research and breathtaking storytelling could bring this community one step closer to the healing it deserves.” — \u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“Talaga’s research is meticulous and her journalistic style is crisp and uncompromising… . The book is heartbreaking and infuriating, both an important testament to the need for change and a call to action.” — \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“A poignant, emotional glimpse into the lives of the seven fallen feathers — Jethro Anderson, Curran Strang, Kyle Morriseau, Paul Panacheese, Reggie Bushie, Robyn Harper, and Jordan Wabasse — through the eyes of their friends and families.” — \u003cem\u003eTBNewswatch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“\u003cem\u003eSeven Fallen Feathers\u003c\/em\u003e … is a must read. One can hope in \u003cem\u003eSeven Fallen Feathers\u003c\/em\u003e people in our community might find a path forward to true understanding and reconciliation.” — NetNewsLedger\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“This is a book that everyone should read… . [it] will grip you, make you think and help you understand better what has led up to the horrific experiences of young people cut down too soon. It connects the local experience to the larger experience of Canada and is a cry for justice, human rights and respect.” — \u003cem\u003eThe Chronicle Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eTalaga’s work brings stories to the fore when mainstream media have covered them up for decades … \u003cem\u003eSeven Fallen Feathers\u003c\/em\u003e is a difficult read. It deals with death and racism; it tackles pain and suffering head on. Telling the students’ stories is also an act of hope and healing based on the certainty that things can be better, and that they must. This book is a solid piece of investigative journalism and should be read, and shared far and wide.” — \u003cem\u003eCitizens’ Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e“Tanya Talaga investigates the deaths of seven Indigenous teens in Thunder Bay — Jethro Anderson, Curran Strang, Robyn Harper, Paul Panacheese, Reggie Bushie, Kyle Morrisseau, and Jordan Wabasse — searching for answers and offering a deserved censure to the authorities who haven’t investigated, or considered the contributing factors, nearly enough.” — \u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\"This story is hard and harrowing, but Talaga tells it with the care of a storyteller and the factual attention of a journalist. 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All over Canada, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives are duking it out with Jack Layton’s New Democrats and the struggling Liberals in a bid to win a majority government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI’m in Thunder Bay, Ontario, to see Stan Beardy, the Nishawbe-Aski Nation’s grand chief, to interview him for a story on why it is indigenous people never seem to vote.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe receptionist at the NAN’s office greets me and ushers me into a large, common meeting room to wait for Stan. Everything in the room is grey — the walls, the tubular plastic tables, the carpets. The only splash of colour is a large white flag with a bear on it that has been tacked to the wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great White Bear stands in the centre of a red circle, in the middle of the flag. The white bear is the traditional symbol of the life of the North American Indian. The red circle background is symbolic of the Red Man. His feet are standing, planted firmly on the bottom line, representing the Earth while his head touches the top line, symbolic to his relationship to the Great Spirit in the sky. The bear is stretched out, arms and feet open wide, to show he has nothing to hide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are circles joining the bear’s rib cage. They are the souls of the people, indigenous songs, and legends. The circles are the ties that bind all the clans together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese circles also offer protection. Without them, the ribcage would expose the great bear’s beating heart and leave it open to harm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStan walks in and greets me warmly, his brown eyes twinkling as he takes a seat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStan is pensive, quiet, and patient. He says nothing as he wearily leans back in his chair and waits for me to explain why exactly I flew 2,400 km north from Toronto to see him and talk about the federal election.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI launch into my spiel, trying not to sound like a salesperson or an interloper into his world, someone who kind of belongs here and kind of does not. This is the curse of my mixed blood. I am the daughter of a half-Anish mom and a Polish father.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI ramble off abysmal voting pattern statistics across Canada, while pointing out that in many ridings indigenous people could act as a swing vote, influencing that riding and hence the trajectory of the election.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStan stares at me impassively. Non-plussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo I start firing off some questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt doesn’t go well. Every time I try to engage him, asking him about why indigenous people won’t get in the game and vote, he begins talking about the disappearance of fifteen-year-old Jordan Wabasse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a frustrating exchange, like we were speaking two different languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Indigenous voters could influence fifty seats across the country if they got out and voted but they don’t. Why?” I ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Why aren’t you writing a story on Jordan Wabasse? He has been gone seventy-one days now,” replies Stan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stephen Harper has been no friend to indigenous people yet if everyone voted, they could swing the course of this election,” I continue, hoping he’ll bite at the sound of Harper’s name. The man is no friend of the Indians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“They found a shoe down by the water. Police think it might have been his,” replies Stan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis went on for a good fifteen minutes. I was annoyed. I knew a missing Grade 9 indigenous student in Thunder Bay would not make news in urban Toronto at Canada’s largest daily newspaper. I could practically see that election bus rolling away without me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen I remembered my manners and where I was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was sitting with the elected grand chief of 23,000 people and he was clearly trying to tell me something.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI tried a new tactic. I’d ask about Jordan and then I’d swing around and get him to talk about elections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Stan said: “Jordan is the seventh student to go missing or die while at school.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStan says their names: “Reggie Bushie. Jethro Anderson. Paul Panacheese. Curran Strang. Robyn Harper. Kyle Morrisseau. And now, Jordan Wabasse.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe then tells me the seven were hundreds of miles away from their home communities and families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach was forced to leave their reserve simply because there was no high school for them to attend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Going to high school is the right of every Canadian child,” says Stan, adding that these children are no different.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Quote_from_review_0":"\"[W]here Seven Fallen Feathers truly shines is in Talaga’s intimate retellings of what families experience when a loved one goes missing, from filing a missing-persons report with police, to the long and brutal investigation process, to the final visit in the coroner’s office. It’s a heartbreaking portrait of an indifferent and often callous system . . . Seven Fallen Feathers is a must-read for all Canadians. It shows us where we came from, where we’re at, and what we need to do to make the country a better place for us all.\"","OtherText_Quote_from_review_1":"\"[A]n urgent and unshakable portrait of the horrors faced by Indigenous teens going to school in Thunder Bay, Ontario, far from their homes and families. . . . 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Seven Fallen Feathers
The shocking true story of seven young Indigenous students who were found dead in a northern Ontario city over the span of seven years.
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The layered storytelling is rich with wry and undeniable humour and introduces readers to an incredible cast of characters, giving us the perspective of Elders, Indigenous youth, raccoons, geese, and trees, braiding together past, present, and future and intentionally centring Nishnaabe life and practices … This is the beauty and masterful work of this novel: it holds something for every Indigenous person. It’s a gift that feels specifically for us.” — \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eNoopiming\u003c\/em\u003e is a rare parcel of beauty and power, at once a creator and destroyer of forms. All of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s myriad literary gifts shine here — her scalpel-sharp humour, her eye for the smallest human details, the prodigious scope of her imaginative and poetic generosity. The result is a book at once fierce, uproarious, heartbreaking, and, throughout and above all else, rooted in love.” — Omar El Akkad, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAmerican War\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eNoopiming\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel that is as philosophically generative as it is stylistically original. It begins with someone who is frozen in a lake, waiting, and from whom we learn that: ‘being frozen in the lake is another kind of life.’ Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s expansive work explores the indivisibility of beings — old woman, old man, tree, caribou, stone, ice, spirit, geese, the brain, and more, all watching, grieving, thinking, acting, and listening amidst the ongoing and quotidian urgencies of capital. They are sleepless, ceaseless, trying to alter and to recode the world of consumerism, and their survival means that they must daily and collectively reconstruct existence in the city and its coterminous forests. \u003cem\u003eNoopiming\u003c\/em\u003e is far ahead of us in so many registers of story, language, and worldview; its cumulative effect is a new cosmography.” — Dionne Brand, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eTheory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“This imaginative book is what would happen if we gave pen and paper to the deepest, most secretive parts of ourselves. Down to the fibres, down to each breath, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson dares to not only explore the humanity of a character, but the humanity of the parts that make us whole, in a world running on empty.” — Catherine Hernandez, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eScarborough\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s \u003cem\u003eNoopiming\u003c\/em\u003e once again confirms her position as a brilliant, daring experimentalist and a beautiful, radical portraitist of contemporary NDN life. The prose hums with a lovingness that moved me to tears and with a humour that felt plucked right out of my rez adolescence. The chorus of thinkers, dreamers, revolutionaries, poets, and misfits that Simpson conjures here feels like a miracle. My heart ached and swelled for all of them. What I adored most about this book is that it has so little to do with the white gaze. Simpson writes for us, for NDNs, those made to make other kinds of beauty, to build other kinds of beautiful lives, where no one is looking.\u003cem\u003e Noopiming \u003c\/em\u003eis a book from the future! Simpson is our much-needed historian of the future!” — Billy-Ray Belcourt, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThis Wound is a World \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eNDN Coping Mechanisms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“How is it that Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s fiction can feel both familiar and warm like old teachings and absolutely fresh and brand new? Is it even fiction? \u003cem\u003eNoopiming\u003c\/em\u003e seems to exist somewhere in the in-between, with all the best parts of poetry and story. As always, I am in awe of Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, prolific in every way.” — Katherena Vermette, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Break\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“I’m pretty sure we don’t deserve Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. But miracles happen, and this is one. This book is poem, novel, prophecy, handbook, and side-eyed critique all at once. This book doesn’t only present characters you will love and never want to leave (but yes, it does), it doesn’t only transform the function of character and plot into a visibly collective dynamic energy field (and hallelujah), but it also cultivates \u003cem\u003echaracter\u003c\/em\u003e in the reader, that we might remember what we first knew. Which is that what seems separate was never separate. What feels impossible is already happening. And it depends on our most loving words. It requires our most loving actions towards each other. The ceremony has been found.” — Alexis Pauline Gumbs, author of \u003cem\u003eDub: Finding Ceremony\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“[\u003cem\u003eNoopiming\u003c\/em\u003e] presses readers — Indigenous and settler alike — to consider the novel form as a wider venue for storytelling than it is traditionally conceived … Language is thrilling in all of Simpson’s work, and nowhere more so than in this newest offering … Simpson’s writing is at once political and loud, honest and whisper-quiet … This novel will be reread for its many truths and teachings and for its undeniable power. The complicated questions \u003cem\u003eNoopiming\u003c\/em\u003e poses are worth revisiting, and the novel’s wisdom will continue to grow as the reader does.” — \u003cem\u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Taking traditional Anishinaabe teachings and weaving them through contemporary forms of understanding, Simpson brings the reader into not a new world, but a world already existing, one that breaks through the colonial bars that try to cage it.” —\u003cem\u003e Rabble.ca\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR LEANNE BETASAMOSAKE SIMPSON AND \u003cem\u003eTHIS ACCIDENT OF BEING LOST\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Trillium Book Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eGlobe And Mail\u003c\/em\u003e Top 100 Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA \u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e 99 Best Book of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Leanne Betasamosake Simpson is a poet who strides through multiple realms. In \u003cem\u003eThis Accident of Being Lost\u003c\/em\u003e, she carries the reader along with her urgent, direct address . . . It is the uneasiness and emotional uncertainty of her characters that makes the book strangely addictive. I was stunned by Simpson’s generosity in sharing these experiences and inviting us to be challenged and to be lost. I welcomed having my assumptions about urban Indigenous people upended, and this is accomplished with the nourishing humour, wisdom, and poetic, loose-limbed lines that have been sewn through the stories.” — \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A testament to the power of connection, \u003cem\u003eThis Accident of Being Lost\u003c\/em\u003e is by turns poignant, funny, fiercely angry, and deeply sad . . . Remarkable.” — \u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“[Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s] storytelling philosophy is full of humour, truth, beauty, and love — and is always political. Decolonizing moments live within every song and story found in \u003cem\u003eThis Accident of Being Lost.\u003c\/em\u003e” — \u003cem\u003eArc Poetry Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A powerful collection of short stories and songs . . . [Leanne Betasamosake Simpson] is quickly becoming known as one of the country’s greatest storytellers. Unique in its fragmented and casual, yet lyrical and elegant language . . . \u003cem\u003eThis Accident of Being Lost\u003c\/em\u003e forces readers to look at Canada differently.” — \u003cem\u003eThis Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Simpson deftly moves through and combines Nishnaabeg stories, the realities of indigeneity, and fantastical spaces . . . This [is an] exceptionally affecting work.” — \u003cem\u003eMuskrat Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“This is groundbreaking and powerful . . . Simpson is an unapologetic resistor of the colonial state, she creates a world where ordinary fears sit together with acts of defiance against racism and cultural fragmentation . . . One of Simpson’s more significant contributions to Indigenous literature.” — \u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A finalist for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, this collection of stories, poems, and songs from a major Indigenous voice is a demonstration of the different ways an idea can manifest.” — \u003cem\u003eNational Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A stunning collection of poetry, song, and short fiction. These short pieces are darkly humorous, elegantly constructed, and beautifully sorrowful . . . The stories are not bleak, and a wry sense of humour glimmers throughout, walking hand in hand with damaged humanity to create a gentleness that combats the sometimes grim subject matter . . . This is a truly creative and heartfelt work, thoroughly modern in tone and timbre.” — \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Leanne Betasamosake Simpson’s genre-defying \u003cem\u003eThis Accident of Being Lost\u003c\/em\u003e is like no other book you will ever read in your life. In a luminous interweaving of Nishnaabeg storytelling, narrative, and poetry, she constructs linked fragments in which the natural world threads through a sharp urban realm and both the sacred and profane coexist. Her intimate fictions are populated with diverse characters — a mother and child at a city ballet, lovers in a sacred boreal forest, a woman attending a firearms training course. Visionary in scope, Simpson creates decolonialized realities where the routine of day-to-day life is alive with ceremony and illumination. These are shimmering stories etched with humour, anger, and above all, love and kindness.” — Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize Jury Citation\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“The raw energy contained within these pieces gives this book flight. And what a flight! Within its energetic arcs the reader encounters anger and love and devotion and regret. Combining stories and poems, sharp realism and Nishnaabeg legend, \u003cem\u003eThis Accident of Being Lost\u003c\/em\u003e displays an extraordinary blend of humour and political truth-telling. Fiercely angry at one moment, lyrically loving in the next, Simpson introduces us to people whose honesty, humour, and passion unsettles and endears.” — Trillium Book Award Jury Citation\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Playful, pissed off, and ferociously funny, Leanne Simpson writes irresistible love stories in the jaws of genocide. A genius shape-shifter and defiant genre-detonator, there is quite simply no one like her.” — Naomi Klein, author of \u003cem\u003eThis Changes Everything\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe (Burning) Case for a New Green Deal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Blending song and story, humour and truth, \u003cem\u003eThis Accident of Being Lost\u003c\/em\u003e feels so intimate and so familiar. It is the story of our sisters, cousins, and friends. I love this book. Simpson is a master lyricist, captivating storyteller, and a true gift to us all.” — Katherena Vermette, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Break\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Leanne is a gifted writer who brings passion and commitment to her storytelling and who has demonstrated an uncommon ability to manage an impressive range of genres from traditional storytelling to critical analysis, from poetry to spoken word, from literary and social activism to songwriting. She is, in my opinion, one of the more articulate and engaged voices of her generation.” — Thomas King, author of \u003cem\u003eGreen Grass, Running Water\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Inconvenient Indian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR LEANNE BETASAMOSAKE SIMPSON AND \u003cem\u003eISLANDS OF DECOLONIAL LOVE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A dazzling collection of stories of beauty and resilience, fiercely illustrating how Indigenous communities continue to grow.” —\u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Well-written, poetic prose has special power — and the pages of \u003cem\u003eIslands of Decolonial Love\u003c\/em\u003e read like a salve for wounds from colonial hurts.” — \u003cem\u003eCBC News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eIslands of Decolonial Love \u003c\/em\u003eis the sort of book I have been looking for all my life — the kind of book that is going to make me a good writer, a good listener, and a good citizen — it is going to wake up everything that is brilliant in everyone that reads it.” — Lee Maracle, author of \u003cem\u003eRavensong\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCelia’s Song\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“How many lives, Leanne Simpson, have you lived to create this most incredible collection? Astounding storytelling. Wondrous prose. \u003cem\u003eIslands of Decolonial Love\u003c\/em\u003e is a constellation of galaxies that I never want to leave. Wow!” — Richard Van Camp\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Award-winning Nishnaabeg storyteller and writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson returns with a bold reimagination of the novel.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"04","PrizeName_0":"Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction","PrizeName_1":"ReLit Award for Novel","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2020-09-01","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"Award-winning Nishnaabeg storyteller and writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson returns with a bold reimagination of the novel.","Subtitle":"The Cure for White Ladies","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
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Conlin’s writing is nothing short of brilliant, and her ability to create characters who are flawed, mercurial and magnetic is effortless.” — \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“[Christy Ann Conlin has] a truly distinctive voice … [\u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e] features characters you don’t usually see: older, rural women.” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Eerie and timeless, this powerful story about trauma, resilience, and finding your voice proves powerfully relevant for 2021 … Conlin shows a remarkable ability to evoke an atmosphere of fear and uncertainty.” — \u003cem \u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Written with the intrigue of a thriller and executed with the mystical grace of poetry, \u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy \u003c\/em\u003eis a fierce and thoughtful novel about trauma, healing, and the tender covenant made between survivors.” — \u003cem \u003eQuill \u0026 Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e is a disturbing, elliptical, powerful mystery that becomes intoxicating as the pages turn. It is a lyrical meditation on betrayal and loss, the cruel forces of aging and confinement, and the quirkiness of memory as it recedes and rises like the salty Bay of Fundy waters that haunt this compelling novel. \u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e is also a passionate testament to the resilience of those who have been wronged, and to their refusal to cave in the face of human evil. I love this novel.” — Lawrence Hill, bestselling and award-winning author of \u003cem \u003eThe Illegal \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem \u003eThe Book of Negroes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Moving, funny, and propulsive. In prose both lyrical and sharp, compassionate and wise, Christy Ann Conlin delivers a page-turner with a fierce heart at its core.” — Mona Awad, author of \u003cem \u003eBunny \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Christy Ann Conlin is a conjurer: of place, people, and the haunting past. I was instantly caught up in the darkly mysterious world and indelible characters she has brought to life. Gripping, suspenseful, and lyrically written, \u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e caught me by the throat and didn’t let go.” — Alix Ohlin, Scotiabank Giller Prize–shortlisted author of \u003cem \u003eDual Citizens\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Dark family secrets, the lore of the sea, and a tender, protective friendship between women all converge in \u003cem \u003eThe Speed of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e, an unusual and surprising story set in idyllic rural Nova Scotia. With subtle humour, Conlin picks the locks on the long-closed doors of two families and bares the ugly, painful skeletons everyone knew were there but chose to hide. At the end she has you wondering just what mysteries your own family might be hiding.” — Sylvia D. Hamilton, author of \u003cem \u003eAnd I Alone Escaped To Tell You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem \u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR CHRISTY ANN CONLIN AND \u003cem \u003eWATERMARK\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Danuta Gleed Literary Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, Forest of Reading Evergreen Award\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFinalist, The Miramichi Reader’s “The Very Best!” Book Awards: Best Short Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A sometimes-mystical Gothic in which the horror arises from those closest to us … \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e is taut, sharp writing.” — \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Riveting, disturbing tales … \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e has enough to fascinate and scare throughout.” — \u003cem \u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“A stunning, highly novelistic collection of stories\u003cem \u003e \u003c\/em\u003e… In \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e, Conlin, in keeping with her two previous novels, depicts richly complex characters intersecting with memory and place … Conlin’s language, concise and gorgeously vibrant, seduces readers into her detailed, empathetically imagined worlds … From its first lines, \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection like no other, will seize your heart and refuse to let go.” — \u003cem \u003eHamilton Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Eerie and haunting stories.” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Rich with humanity and atmosphere.” — \u003cem \u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“These stories are deliciously discomfiting … Suspenseful excavations of family secrets, as smart as they are creepy.” — \u003cem \u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“There is purpose, precision, and an incredible haunting darkness, all of which are the reasons why \u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e is such a pleasure to read from cover to cover.” — \u003cem \u003ePickle Me This\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Conlin’s characters are fierce, lonely, dangerous, and wild. This is the best short story collection I've read in years.” — Annabel Lyon, author of \u003cem \u003eOxygen \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem \u003eThe Golden Mean\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Christy Ann Conlin’s stories achieve a dizzying balance of light and dark — the magical with the murderous. Over and over again, Conlin masterfully depicts the lush, somehow uncanny splendour of high summer only to chill us with a counterbalancing night world of hidden creatures and terrible human secrets. The results make for mesmerizing reading.” — Lynn Coady, author of \u003cem \u003eThe Antagonist\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem \u003eHellgoing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“If you have faith in Flannery O’Connor’s fiction, or if you watch Werner Herzog’s films with a sense of awe, then Christy Ann Conlin’s collection of stories is for you. Equal parts lovely and loathsome, terrifying and tender, this elemental book works with the rawest of raw materials. This is honest and revealing writing from an artist at the top of her craft.” — Alexander MacLeod, author of \u003cem \u003eLight Lifting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eWatermark \u003c\/em\u003eis propulsive. These linked stories are gothic dark and sparking with brilliant twists. Characters so vivid you can hear their voices, feel their pulse. Here are deep psychological fractures and betrayals, loss and longing. Adventure and abandon. Conlin’s characters are a splendidly complex; they are sometimes prisoners, and sometimes breaking free. This book is a dangerous joyride.” — Lisa Moore, author of \u003cem \u003eCaught \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem \u003eSomething for Everyone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“From the Gothic heart of the Annapolis Valley to the dreamlike shores of British Columbia, these stories sparkle with wickedness and dark beauty, reminding us again that Conlin is one of Canada’s most daring and original writers. The range and breadth of style and voice in this collection is astonishing, and her gift for the uncanny is as assured as her masterful writing. Whether it’s through the skewed vision of a heartbroken widower or the vivid delusions of an unrepentant killer, she presents a moving and uncompromising exploration of the deep undercurrents of the human psyche, and the tricks that our minds play — on ourselves and each other.” — Kerry Lee Powell, author of \u003cem \u003eWillem de Kooning’s Paintbrush\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eWatermark\u003c\/em\u003e takes us beyond mere appearances, offering intimate portraits of characters you quickly realize you only\u003cem \u003e think \u003c\/em\u003eyou know. These are powerful stories that tell secrets — that are interested in, and unafraid of, all the messy details that make up a person, a life.” — Johanna Skibsrud, author of \u003cem \u003eQuartet for the End of Time\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem \u003eThe Sentimentalists\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem \u003e?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR CHRISTY ANN CONLIN AND\u003cem \u003e THE MEMENTO\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Nothing short of dazzling … The dizzying speed of revelation produces, in its masterly way, the effect of what T. S. Eliot calls ‘genuine poetry.’” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eThe Memento\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic spine-tingler, centering on a haunted house and children hovering between evil and innocence, power and vulnerability … Conlin’s novel lingers on relationships between children and servants, children and their (often absent) parents, and elderly relatives — all within the span of one sultry, sordid summer.” — \u003cem \u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem \u003eThe Memento\u003c\/em\u003e is a novel of the uncanny, drawing together a coming-of-age story with elements of ghost stories, haunted houses, family curses, and folk tales. It’s a dizzying feat … A masterful accomplishment from a powerful writer.” — \u003cem \u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Expertly weaving gothic elements, maritime superstition, and the lingering effects of grief, \u003cem \u003eThe Memento\u003c\/em\u003e is an eerie return to form — ceaselessly tense until the last page.” — \u003cem \u003eThe Coast\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Trust in Christy Ann Conlin. Follow the mythic thread she has expertly woven through this rich labyrinth of a novel and you will be transported. 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The Speed of Mercy
A riveting and lyrical novel about a childhood friendship and the dark secrets uncovered in a small Nova Scotia town over the course of one summer.
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The Maestro
Young Burl Crow doesn't get many breaks but his meeting with Nathaniel Orlando Gow, the Maestro, changes Burl's life forever.
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Congratulations, Rhododendrons
In her debut collection, Congratulations, Rhododendrons, award-winning poet Mary Germaine offers love poems to an insistently unlovely world.
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The Lost Words
A beautiful collection of poems and illustrations to help readers rediscover the magic of the natural world.
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{"id":6598228049979,"title":"Tamara","handle":"tamara","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable for the first time in over thirty years, John Krizanc’s internationally acclaimed play redefined the limits of theatre with its haunting tale of art, sex, violence, and political intrigue in Fascist Italy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late twenties the poet, war hero, and lothario Gabriele d’Annunzio waits in his opulent villa — a gift from Benito Mussolini in return for his political silence — for the arrival of the artist Tamara de Lempicka, who is to paint his portrait. What follows is a tale of art, sex, violence and the meaning of complicity in an authoritarian state. The action is directed by the reader\/audience member, who decides which characters to follow and which narratives to experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Krizanc’s masterpiece redefined theatre and won six L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards, six Dora Mavor Moore Awards, six Drama-Logue Awards, and six Mexican Association of Theatre Critics, and Journalists Awards for its original productions. Now available in a handsome new A List edition, \u003cem\u003eTamara \u003c\/em\u003eis an astonishing piece of experimental art and a penetrating look into ethical choices in times of encroaching autocracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","published_at":"2021-06-10T17:26:58-04:00","created_at":"2021-06-09T16:37:22-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["A List","Adult New Releases","By (author) Krizanc John","pub date: 2021-08-03"],"price":1699,"price_min":1699,"price_max":1999,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39463662387259,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487008482","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Tamara - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1999,"weight":448,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487008482","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":39463751483451,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487008499","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Tamara - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1699,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487008499","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3374\/9051\/products\/BNCImageAPI_4be91d5f-82b8-4e06-b0a1-2219dea5fa28.jpg?v=1632722692"],"featured_image":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3374\/9051\/products\/BNCImageAPI_4be91d5f-82b8-4e06-b0a1-2219dea5fa28.jpg?v=1632722692","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":20894994989115,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1650,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3374\/9051\/products\/BNCImageAPI_4be91d5f-82b8-4e06-b0a1-2219dea5fa28.jpg?v=1632722692"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0264\/3374\/9051\/products\/BNCImageAPI_4be91d5f-82b8-4e06-b0a1-2219dea5fa28.jpg?v=1632722692","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable for the first time in over thirty years, John Krizanc’s internationally acclaimed play redefined the limits of theatre with its haunting tale of art, sex, violence, and political intrigue in Fascist Italy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late twenties the poet, war hero, and lothario Gabriele d’Annunzio waits in his opulent villa — a gift from Benito Mussolini in return for his political silence — for the arrival of the artist Tamara de Lempicka, who is to paint his portrait. What follows is a tale of art, sex, violence and the meaning of complicity in an authoritarian state. The action is directed by the reader\/audience member, who decides which characters to follow and which narratives to experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Krizanc’s masterpiece redefined theatre and won six L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards, six Dora Mavor Moore Awards, six Drama-Logue Awards, and six Mexican Association of Theatre Critics, and Journalists Awards for its original productions. Now available in a handsome new A List edition, \u003cem\u003eTamara \u003c\/em\u003eis an astonishing piece of experimental art and a penetrating look into ethical choices in times of encroaching autocracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n"}
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Tamara
Available for the first time in over thirty years, John Krizanc’s internationally acclaimed play redefined the limits of theatre with its haunting tale of art, sex, violence, and political intrigue in Fascist Italy.
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Jane, the Fox and Me
A graphic novel about bullying, body image and the transformative power of fiction.
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Ideas to Postpone the End of the World
Ailton Krenak, renowned Indigenous activist, demonstrates that our current environmental crisis is rooted in society’s flawed concept of “humanity”.
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Twenty-First Century Capitalism
In his 1992 CBC Massey Lectures, economist Robert Heilbroner explores capitalism as both an economic system and a political order.
