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{"id":6811232272443,"title":"Out of the Sun","handle":"out-of-the-sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn insightful exploration and moving meditation on identity, art, and belonging from one of the most celebrated writers of the last decade.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e What happens when we begin to consider stories at the margins, when we grant them centrality? How does that complicate our certainties about who we are, as individuals, as nations, as human beings? Through the lens of visual art, literature, film, and the author’s lived experience, \u003cem\u003eOut of the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e examines Black histories in art, offering new perspectives to challenge us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking, reflective, and erudite book, two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize winner and internationally bestselling author Esi Edugyan illuminates myriad varieties of Black experience in global culture and history. Edugyan combines storytelling with analyses of contemporary events and her own personal story in this dazzling first major work of non-fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-21T12:08:14-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-21T09:47:28-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Starred Reviews","BIPOC Voices","By (author) Edugyan Esi","House of Anansi Press","Massey Lectures","Nonfiction","pub date: 2021-09-28","The CBC Massey Lectures"],"price":2299,"price_min":2299,"price_max":3299,"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":40190665293883,"title":"hardcover jacket","option1":"hardcover jacket","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487010508","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Out of the Sun - hardcover jacket","public_title":"hardcover jacket","options":["hardcover jacket"],"price":3299,"weight":376,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487010508","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40190665588795,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487009861","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Out of the Sun - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2299,"weight":268,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487009861","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40190665687099,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487009885","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Out of the Sun - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":2499,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487009885","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_af4efb23-6760-47d8-90bc-0f62f1c503bd.jpg?v=1687691539"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_af4efb23-6760-47d8-90bc-0f62f1c503bd.jpg?v=1687691539","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":23553581416507,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"width":1575,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_af4efb23-6760-47d8-90bc-0f62f1c503bd.jpg?v=1687691539"},"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_af4efb23-6760-47d8-90bc-0f62f1c503bd.jpg?v=1687691539","width":1575}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn insightful exploration and moving meditation on identity, art, and belonging from one of the most celebrated writers of the last decade.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e What happens when we begin to consider stories at the margins, when we grant them centrality? How does that complicate our certainties about who we are, as individuals, as nations, as human beings? Through the lens of visual art, literature, film, and the author’s lived experience, \u003cem\u003eOut of the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e examines Black histories in art, offering new perspectives to challenge us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this groundbreaking, reflective, and erudite book, two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize winner and internationally bestselling author Esi Edugyan illuminates myriad varieties of Black experience in global culture and history. Edugyan combines storytelling with analyses of contemporary events and her own personal story in this dazzling first major work of non-fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Out of the Sun
Two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize winner and internationally bestselling author Esi Edugyan delivers an incisive analysis of the relationship between race and art.
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What I Mean to Say
The 2024 Massey Lectures will be delivered by Scotiabank Giller Prize–winning author Ian Williams.
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Midway
Honest, elegiac, characteristically strange, and frequently funny, Midway is an exploration of grief in all its manifestations.
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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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A Daughter's Place
A sweeping historical romance inspired by the real-life daughter of Miguel de Cervantes, celebrated author of Don Quixote
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My Grief, the Sun: Special Edition
The highly anticipated debut collection from acclaimed poet Sanna Wani.
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Back in the Land of the Living
A sexy, unforgettable story about love and longing in a time of chaos by Scotiabank Giller Prize–longlisted author Eva Crocker.
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{"id":6811221884987,"title":"Cobalt","handle":"cobalt","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2023 Trillium Book Award \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe world is desperate for cobalt. It drives the proliferation of digital and clean technologies. But this “demon metal” has a horrific present and a troubled history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe modern search for cobalt has brought investors back to a small town in Northern Canada, a place called Cobalt. Like the demon metal, this town has a dark and turbulent history. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tale of the early-twentieth-century mining rush at Cobalt has been told as a settler’s adventure, but Indigenous people had already been trading in metals from the region for two thousand years. And the events that happened here — the theft of Indigenous lands, the exploitation of a multicultural workforce, and the destruction of the natural environment — established a template for resource extraction that has been exported around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharlie Angus reframes the complex and intersectional history of Cobalt within a broader international frame — from the conquistadores to the Western gold rush to the struggles in the Democratic Republic of Congo today. He demonstrates how Cobalt set Canada on its path to become the world’s dominant mining superpower.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2022-03-21T09:28:05-04:00","created_at":"2022-03-21T09:16:33-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["By (author) Angus Charlie","Environmentalism","House of Anansi Press","Nonfiction","pub date: 2022-02-01"],"price":1999,"price_min":1999,"price_max":2499,"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":40190645436475,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487009496","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Cobalt - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2499,"weight":396,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487009496","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":40190645567547,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487009502","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Cobalt - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1999,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487009502","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ccdef39e-58b4-411f-8c20-f167fc509278.jpg?v=1711254488"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ccdef39e-58b4-411f-8c20-f167fc509278.jpg?v=1711254488","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":24351463768123,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"width":1650,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ccdef39e-58b4-411f-8c20-f167fc509278.jpg?v=1711254488"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":2550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_ccdef39e-58b4-411f-8c20-f167fc509278.jpg?v=1711254488","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2023 Trillium Book Award \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe world is desperate for cobalt. It drives the proliferation of digital and clean technologies. But this “demon metal” has a horrific present and a troubled history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe modern search for cobalt has brought investors back to a small town in Northern Canada, a place called Cobalt. Like the demon metal, this town has a dark and turbulent history. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tale of the early-twentieth-century mining rush at Cobalt has been told as a settler’s adventure, but Indigenous people had already been trading in metals from the region for two thousand years. And the events that happened here — the theft of Indigenous lands, the exploitation of a multicultural workforce, and the destruction of the natural environment — established a template for resource extraction that has been exported around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharlie Angus reframes the complex and intersectional history of Cobalt within a broader international frame — from the conquistadores to the Western gold rush to the struggles in the Democratic Republic of Congo today. He demonstrates how Cobalt set Canada on its path to become the world’s dominant mining superpower.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Cobalt
Charlie Angus uncovers how Canada’s mining dominance feeds the world’s hunger for cobalt, a mineral with a horrific present and troubled history.
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China Unbound
While the United States stumbles, an award-winning foreign correspondent chronicles China’s dramatic moves to become a dominant power.
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Soft as Bones
A poetic memoir as intricately woven as a dreamcatcher about overcoming the pain of generational trauma with the power of traditional healing
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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.
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Chrystia
The intriguing, in-depth story of the most powerful woman in Canadian politics.
