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An environment turned outward towards the sea, like so much of Newfoundland, and one turned towards inland seas, like so much of the Maritimes, are an imaginative contrast: anyone who has been conditioned by one in his early years can hardly be conditioned by the other in the same way. Anyone brought up on the urban plain of Southern Ontario or the gentle pays farmland along the south shore of the St. Lawrence may become fascinated by the great sprawling wilderness of Northern Ontario or Ungava, may move their and live with its people and become accepted as one of them, but if he paints or writes about it he will paint or write as an imaginative foreigner. And what can there be in common between an imagination nurtured on the prairies, where it is a centre of consciousness diffusing itself over a vast flat expanse stretching to a remote horizon, and one nurtured in British Columbia, where it is in the midst of gigantic trees and mountains leaping into the sky all around it, and obliterating the horizon everywhere?\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"Any publication by Northrop Frye is an important literary event; this one is of the highest importance to Canadian literature. Here Frye has collected all the essays he believes to be of permanent value on Canadian writing and painting. His tremendous intelligence and erudition is thus focused on a much smaller field of vision than it normally is. Tethered in its own backyard, as it were, this formidable creature can be observed more closely than it can be when it roams the far reaches of the literary world.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Globe and Mail","OtherText_Review_1":"Frye’s handiwork is equivalent to most everyone’s masterwork. Nor can I imagine a more perceptive book being written about the Canadian poetic imagination. Northrop Frye resembles nobody so much as a poet Midas — everything he touches turns into poetic metaphor.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_2":"These reviews are still relevant, partly because Frye is such a good critic and partly because his reviews embraced such a wide range of poetry that, perhaps especially in retrospect, they provide a fascinating sense of process through which a literature develops . . . We can respond to the immediate perceptions of a subtle and literate critical mind.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Maclean’s","OtherText_Review_3":"Perhaps the most remarkable thing about The Bush Garden is that it reveals Northrop Frye as a practical critic. He does not try to fit everything he reads into preconceived theories, and the range of his sympathies is admirably wide. And he succeeds in demonstrating the importance for Canadian writers of their Canadian forebears.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"CBC Anthology","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"Originally published by Anansi in 1971, this attractive A List edition features Northrop Frye’s timeless essays on literature and painting.","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2017-08-26","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","Series":"A List","ShortDescription":"Originally published by Anansi in 1971, this attractive A List edition features Northrop Frye’s timeless essays on literature and painting.","Subtitle":"Essays on the Canadian Imagination","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
The Bush Garden
Originally published by Anansi in 1971, this attractive A List edition features Northrop Frye’s timeless essays on literature and painting.
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The Breadwinner (movie tie-in edition)
A special movie tie-in edition of The Breadwinner, the first book in the best-selling series. Features a color insert with stills from the movie.
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The Big Why
A year in the life of famed artist Rockwell Kent, who in 1914 left the bustling streets of New York City for the quaint town of Brigus, Newfoundland.
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Louis Undercover
Louis is a young boy with an alcoholic dad and a worried mom, but with the help of his best friend, summons up the courage to speak to his true love.
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Second Words
Reissued in a handsome A List edition, the largest collection of critical prose to date from world renowned author and poet Margaret Atwood.
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A Storytelling of Ravens
A sloth of bears, a smack of jellyfish, a nuisance of cats — what else lies inside?
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Fern and Horn
Fern and Horn look like two peas in a pod, but they have very different ways of seeing the world in this joyful picture book about creativity.
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When Emily Urquhart and her family celebrated the eightieth birthday of her father, the illustrious painter Tony Urquhart, she found it remarkable that, although his pace had slowed, he was continuing his daily art practice of drawing, painting, and constructing large-scale sculptures, and was even innovating his style. Was he defying the odds, or is it possible that some assumptions about the elderly are flat-out wrong? After all, many well-known visual artists completed their best work in the last decade of their lives, Turner, Monet, and Cézanne among them. With the eye of a memoirist and the curiosity of a journalist, Urquhart began an investigation into late-stage creativity, asking: Is it possible that our best work is ahead of us? Is there an expiry date on creativity? 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Emily Urquhart is a curious and frank guide, who captures her subject with clear and perfect brushstrokes.","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Kyo Maclear, award-winning and bestselling author of Birds Art Life","OtherText_Accolades_1":"Wise and thoughtful, Emily Urquhart’s The Age of Creativity leads us through the landscape of imagination. The bonds of familial love, the workings of memory, the drive to create, and the process of aging are all explored with Urquhart’s trademark blending of intelligence and warmth. This important work delves into the life of an artist who surveys the transformation of his work over decades and the parallel trajectory of his life. Urquhart’s beautifully crafted memoir celebrates the longevity and the universality of the creative spirit alive in us all.","OtherText_Accolades_1_Auth":"Joanna Pocock, author of Surrender: The Call of the American West","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAWARD-WINNING AUTHOR:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eEmily Urquhart is a beautiful and highly skilled writer. Her long-form nonfiction has won several awards. Her previous book, the bestselling 2015 memoir \u003cem\u003eBeyond the Pale\u003c\/em\u003e, was a finalist for the BC National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction and named a \u003cem\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 2015.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eINTIMATE ACCESS TO THE LIFE OF PAINTER TONY URQUHART:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThis memoir about the author’s relationship with her father gives readers insight into leading abstract expressionist painter and sculpture artist Anthony Morse (“Tony”) Urquhart, making it appealing to readers of fine art books and biography. Fans of literature will also love the view into the marriage between him and pioneering novelist, Emily’s mother, Jane Urquhart.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOMER BOOK-BUYING MARKET:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe book will be of particular interest to the baby boomer population as well as to the people who care about them, and, in some cases, care for them. In addition to the interviews with Tony Urquhart, the book features stories of creative seniors from a variety of backgrounds, including actor Martha Henry (b. 1938), artist and humour writer Bruce McCall (b. 1935), physicist John Moffat (b. 1932), TV host Dini Petty (b. 1945), and painter Mary Pratt (1935–2018). Ultimately, the topic will appeal to a universal audience because one day, barring injury or illness, we will all grow old.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNEWEST BOOK IN THE PRESTIGIOUS THE WALRUS BOOKS IMPRINT:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Walrus Books\u003c\/em\u003e imprint publishes strong, rigorous works of narrative nonfiction that reflect the excellence of both \u003cem\u003eThe Walrus Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and Anansi brands. \u003cem\u003eBig Lonely Doug\u003c\/em\u003e (2018) by Harley Rustad sold well and earned wide media coverage and prize attention. Lauren McKeon’s \u003cem\u003eNo More Nice Girls\u003c\/em\u003e (March 2020) is already garnering high praise from readers. \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Creativity\u003c\/em\u003e follows in their footsteps and will uphold the high standards set by \u003cem\u003eThe Walrus Books\u003c\/em\u003e, the strong partnership between \u003cem\u003eThe Walrus Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, the Chawkers Foundation, and House of Anansi Press.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"Heartfelt and thoughtful … [The Age of Creativity] deal[s] with dementia and old age with sensitivity and respect, and may soothe readers and caregivers coping with the same.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Quill \u0026amp; Quire","OtherText_Review_1":"Meticulously researched and including interviews with aging creators, Urquhart’s book is both a deeply personal account and an important critique of ageism.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Now Magazine","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A moving portrait of a father and daughter relationship and a case for late-stage creativity from Emily Urquhart.","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2020-09-01","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"A moving portrait of a father and daughter relationship and a case for late-stage creativity from Emily Urquhart.","Subtitle":"Art, Memory, My Father, and Me","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
The Age of Creativity
A moving portrait of a father and daughter relationship and a case for late-stage creativity from Emily Urquhart.
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She is the author of six collections of poetry and the recipient of all New Zealand’s major literary awards. Camp is also an essayist, a memoirist, and a literary commentator, known for \u003cem\u003eKate’s Klassics\u003c\/em\u003e, a nationally syndicated radio program on classic literature that has been running on Radio New Zealand for twenty years. Camp’s work has appeared in many journals at home and internationally, including \u003cem\u003eLandfall\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSport\u003c\/em\u003e (New Zealand), \u003cem\u003eHEAT\u003c\/em\u003e (Australia), \u003cem\u003eBrick\u003c\/em\u003e (Canada), \u003cem\u003eArc Poetry Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e (Canada), \u003cem\u003eAkzente\u003c\/em\u003e (Germany), \u003cem\u003eQualm\u003c\/em\u003e (England), and \u003cem\u003ePoetry\u003c\/em\u003e (U.S.). 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She is highly respected and cited as an influence for up-and-coming poets worldwide. the publication of \u003cem\u003eHow to Be Happy Though Human\u003c\/em\u003e represents a career milestone as the first collection of her poetry to be published outside of NZ. It also represents the opportunity for a new and greater readership in North America to discover her unforgettable work and signals an exciting new direction in Anansi’s poetry program — a mandate to bring the best voices in international poetry to readers in North America. 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Her work in the memoir and essay form often traverses extremely personal themes, including infertility and addiction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEXCITING, ECLECTIC POETICS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eCamp’s poetry has been praised for its wide-ranging, culturally attuned, and eclectic subject matter, often drawing from popular culture and diverse fields of reference such as medicine, anthropology, economy, and literature. Another hallmark of her poetics is an irresistible and powerful blend of humour and seriousness that makes her work engaging and accessible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Description_for_R_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Night Sky On Any Day In History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003e\u003cbr \/\u003eI want you to look into an oncoming night.\u003cbr \/\u003eIs it a little green? Does it have the cool orange\u003cbr \/\u003ebeginnings of a streetlight? 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How to Be Happy Though Human
How to Be Happy Though Human introduces New Zealand’s Kate Camp’s eclectic and musical poetry to international audiences for the first time.
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{"id":6811315011643,"title":"Back Roads","handle":"back-roads","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Scotiabank Giller Prize–longlisted author Andrée A. Michaud’s genre-defying, ethereal mystery, a writer encounters her double and must grapple with an undetermined crime — and her own identity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the dubious sanctuary of a wintry forest, a writer encounters a woman who she suspects may be her double. So begins a journey of inquiry in which nothing, not even the author’s own identity, is certain. Who is Heather Thorne? Is she a stranger dangerously out of place in the woods, the victim of an accident or of a crime? Who is the author? Is her own name not in fact Heather Thorne?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrimming with the snowy menace and mystery of the boreal woods, where nothing is ever entirely known, the celebrated and prize-winning Quebec noir novelist Andrée A. 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Back Roads
A genre-defying ethereal mystery in which a writer encounters her double and must grapple with an undetermined crime — and her own identity.
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All they ask of their home, by birth or by choice, is for some semblance of physical autonomy, emotional respect, and financial stability. Crocker implores we acknowledge the power inequity inherent in her city so that we might access an unknown store of compassion and empathy. Eva Crocker’s All I Ask is precise and fervent storytelling. She is a fascinating, keen voice in Newfoundland and Labrador. All I Ask is a compelling novel and an impressive accomplishment for one of our most promising writers.","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Megan Gail Coles, author of Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club","OtherText_Back_cover_copy_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE VOICE OF A GENERATION AND AN EXPLORATION OF URGENT THEMES: \u003c\/strong\u003eEva is a voice of a generation, and this novel is sure to appeal to fans of Sally Rooney and Ottessa Moshfegh. Following the start of the watershed #MeToo movement, there has been increased public discourse around the difficulties faced by survivors of sexual assault and harassment in reporting to local authorities. This novel explores this and other pressing subjects, including privacy in the digital age (another huge topic of concern), queer love and sexuality, and the disillusionment of young people coming of age in a region in which their opportunities are limited. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDEBUT NOVEL FROM AN EXTRAORDINARY YOUNG TALENT: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBarrelling Forward\u003c\/em\u003e, the debut collection of short fiction fromEva Crocker, daughter of the beloved and Man Booker Prize–longlisted author Lisa Moore, garnered critical acclaim when it was published in 2017. Eva won the Canadian Authors Association Emerging Writer Award and was a finalist for both the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging Writers and the NLCU Fresh Fish Award for Emerging Writers, two of the most prestigious prizes awarded to new authors. Her debut novel is sure to generate significant awards buzz.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA LITERARY NOVEL WITH LGBTQ THEMES AND APPEAL:\u003c\/strong\u003e The author is a writer in the LBGTQ community with a strong sense of social consciousness. She was a finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging Writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA\u003cstrong\u003e HIGHLY ORIGINAL LOOK AT SMALL TOWN LIFE ON THE EAST COAST: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLike Megan Gail Coles, Eva Crocker explores a side of small town coastal life that is rarely seen in fiction by writing about the queer scene and examining with a critical eye the local authorities’ attempts to combat sexual violence and exploitation.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Previous_review_q_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREVIEW COPIES:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eBooklist\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"A wickedly funny, sexy, joyous novel, threaded through with sadness, uncertainty, and emotional risk.","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_1":"This could be the breakout novel of the year.","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Now Magazine","OtherText_Review_2":"Funny, hot, and heartfelt.","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Xtra","OtherText_Review_3":"Crocker pulls off an ending that brings the drama full circle in a way that is both unexpected and satisfying . . . Comparisons to Sally Rooney and Eileen Myles have been made, but there’s something in Crocker’s forthright descriptions of physical bodies and their functions that feels closer to the work of Ottessa Moshfegh . . . It is Crocker’s straightforward honesty and forthrightness that is most refreshing.","OtherText_Review_3_Src":"Quill and Quire","OtherText_Review_4":"There are novels that feel alive. There is no other way to describe it, because words like ‘fresh’ or ‘current’ are not enough. These novels are more than just a compelling plot or strong writing. They do more than tap into current events or debates. These novels offer access to something made animate on the page, and speak from a perspective that feels somehow deeply familiar and entirely unknown; Eva Crocker’s All I Ask is one such novel . . . Refreshing as it is tense and sensual as it is sad, All I Ask is a sharp and absorbing read.","OtherText_Review_4_Src":"Miramichi Reader","OtherText_Review_5":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll I Ask\u003c\/em\u003e is a carefully crafted, observant novel, whose dialogue and scene composition retain an intimacy and immediacy … [Eva Crocker] writes convincingly of the intersection of the personal and the political … A deft, assured debut.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Montreal Review of Books","OtherText_Review_6":"Crackling, intense, and ultimately delightful … [All I Ask] is a wonderful character study and an encapsulation of a particular time and place. Plot and prose are rendered perfectly, and the ending will drive readers to scribble questions in the margins and create book clubs and discussion groups. Crocker is a writer we will be talking about for a long time.","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Newfoundland Quarterly","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"All I Ask by the award-winning and highly acclaimed author Eva Crocker is a defining novel of a generation.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Long-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Short-listed","PrizeCode_0":"05","PrizeCode_1":"04","PrizeName_0":"Scotiabank Giller Prize","PrizeName_1":"ReLit Award for Novel","PrizeYear_0":"2020","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2020-06-02","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"All I Ask by the award-winning and highly acclaimed author Eva Crocker is a defining novel of a generation.","Width":"5.25","WidthCode":"in"}
All I Ask
All I Ask by the award-winning and highly acclaimed author Eva Crocker is a defining novel of a generation.
