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Aine is a heroine for our times; a natural truth-teller with a volatile secret, she comes of age in a world shimmering with promise and pain. ‘What are you made of?’ that world demands, and Aine rises to respond. As long as we have hearts and minds like hers—and her creator’s—everything might be fine here after all.” —\u003cstrong\u003eAlissa York, author of \u003cem\u003eFar Cry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_5":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eEverything Is Fine Here\u003c\/em\u003e is an utter pleasure to read. Iryn Tushabe’s exquisite prose strikes at the heart of its characters and their desires to be their truest selves in a country at odds with their identities. Caught in the tensions between personal freedom and familial, cultural, and societal expectations, Aine’s fierce love for her sister makes this story so alive, so moving, so triumphant in its realness. This novel reads like a gesture of faith; it moved me to tears, of both laughter and compassion.” —\u003cstrong\u003efrancesca ekwuyasi, author of \u003cem\u003eButter Honey Pig Bread\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eIryn Tushabe won the City of Regina writing award in 2020, she was a finalist for the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2021, and won this year’s Writers’ Trust McClelland \u0026 Stewart Journey Prize.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTushabe is involved in the literary scene in Regina as a member of the Saskatchewan Writers Guild and board member at Sage Hill Writing. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe book presents serious, yet celebratory LGBTQ themes. Tushabe has made a conscious choice to exclude the violence\/brutality that comes with being queer in Uganda because that story\/novel has already been written by many other writers. 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Everything Is Fine Here
A beguiling coming of age novel set in Uganda in which a young woman grapples with the truth about her sister in a country that punishes gay people.
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It is about working together: upintowin, lifting each other up.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eChief Dr. Wilton Littlechild\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003e\"Marie Wilson is the truth keeper entrusted with the accounts of the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit children who went to residential schools.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eCindy Blackstock, executive director, First Nations Child \u0026 Family Caring Society\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_10":"\u003cp\u003e\"This is a book for all Canadians. It presents an account of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s work that is both painful and inspiring to read. The stories and experiences that Marie Wilson shares are deeply personal, and they call us each to look within ourselves to find the ways we can be part of the important work of reconciliation.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eNora Sanders, former General Secretary, United Church of Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_11":"\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eNorth of Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e, Marie Wilson honours her vow to residential school Survivors to ‘do no harm’ and to bear witness to and honour their experiences ‘I see you. I hear you. I believe you. And I love you’—Marie’s words as a Commissioner to Survivors set the tone for this very important book.\" — \u003cstrong\u003ePerry Bellegarde, former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_12":"\u003cp\u003e\"Truth must come before reconciliation; this book will empower Canadians to focus on what we can control today when it comes to implementing the Calls to Action. This book advocates for building awareness, understanding, and long-term relationships between Indigenous people and Canadians. If every Canadian reads this book, the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action can be achieved.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eCadmus Delorme, former chief of Cowessess First Nation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_13":"\u003cp\u003e\"We ask and demand so much of our leaders and healers. And we expect that while they work, they also hold space for us. In that space is our healing. The Commissioners heard it all—an emotional snapshot, a glimpse of our collective history—and held it throughout and carried on, every day. Words like Marie Wilson's, from her beautiful soul, are the salve.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eSusan Aglukark, Juno Award–winning Inuk musician, author, and philanthropist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_14":"\u003cp\u003e\"Marie Wilson places her own life and story in the service of reconciliation, as an agent for truth and as a reporter for the TRC story, whose legacy has profoundly changed this country for the better.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eNatan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_15":"\u003cp\u003e\"TRC Commissioner Dr. Marie Wilson’s book, \u003cem\u003eNorth of Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e, takes its reader on a six-and-a-half-year journey to Canada’s Indigenous communities. Here the reader experiences the sadness, courage, and resilience of Canada’s residential school Survivors. \u003cem\u003eNorth of Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e combines the passion of a truth-teller with the objectivity and impartiality of a journalist, balanced with the heart of both a mother and grandmother. Dr. Wilson’s masterful work speaks for children whose voices have been silenced and whose stories have remained untold, allowing Survivors to continue their healing through the inspirational examples and words of many others. The reader is invited to bear witness to the heartbreaks, courage, and resilience of these Survivors. Dr. Wilson opens a doorway, allowing her readers to both witness and reconcile with this dark chapter in Canada’s history.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eJane Middelton-Moz, therapist, author, and founder of the MSW Indigenous Trauma and Resiliency (ITR) Program at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_16":"\u003cp\u003e\"Journalist Marie Wilson brings us into the emotion-charged rooms, the sacred spaces of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation hearings. She listens with the heart of a mother, looking into the souls of the adult Survivors standing before her and seeing the children they once were. Though she holds nothing back, in the end this is a triumphant, restorative narrative—a testament to the healing that happens when we share our deepest, darkest truths.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eJudy Rodgers, founding director of Images \u0026 Voice of Hope, board member of The Peace Studio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_17":"\u003cp\u003e\"TRC Commissioner Marie Wilson beautifully centres the Survivors at the heart of her book\u003cem\u003e. North of Nowhere \u003c\/em\u003eincludes stories of heartbreak and of loss but also celebrates stories of resurgence and redemption. It powerfully ruptures the colonial myth-making and storytelling that has for so long suppressed Indigenous voices, languages, and cultures. Commissioner Wilson calls on everyone and, in particular, invites Canadians to bear witness and to promise in a sacred trust to never stop telling the stories of residential school Survivors. A trust that is binding upon us for as long as the river flows.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eTammara Soma, assistant professor at the School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_18":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eNorth of Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for public and private funders and philanthropists who share a sense of outrage at the intergenerational harms of residential schools. Marie Wilson’s deeply personal story gives new meaning to the work of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and what still urgently needs to be done to fill the glaring educational, economic, and sociopolitical gaps that continue to exist. She makes it clear that the tangible, specific, and urgent Calls to Action of the Commission are not limited to the federal government, but apply to all sectors of society. As such, she challenges us all as the inheritors of the history and harms of residential schools ‘to do more, to do differently, and to do better.’\" — \u003cstrong\u003eNancy MacPherson, former managing director, the Rockefeller Foundation; former acting chief impact officer, the Mastercard Foundation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_19":"\u003cp\u003e\"Marie Wilson has the power to inspire people. This power emanates from deep inside her being. In \u003cem\u003eNorth of Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e, she combines her rare insight with her ability to be a beacon of inspiration. She has turned the story of the Canadian TRC into a healing narrative for the whole world.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eSylvia Vollenhoven, South African journalist, managing director of Vision in Africa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_2":"\u003cp\u003e\"Marie Wilson's remarkable memoir is a schooling in painful facts and brave reckonings.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Hay, author of \u003cem\u003eAll Things Consoled\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_20":"\u003cp\u003e\"Through vivid personal stories, Marie Wilson transmits both the tremendous technical challenges of the TRC journey, and even more importantly, the passion, courage, and heart that are needed to move towards reconciliation, one story at a time. \u003cem\u003eNorth of Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e fills a crucial void in the literature on truth commissions and transitional justice: the heart element of this work.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eVirginie Ladisch, International Center for Transitional Justice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_21":"\u003cp\u003e\"During Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, I watched Marie Wilson listen so deeply to so many Survivors who shared their terrible truths, and I wondered: How could she bear to witness it all? We find out in this heartfelt book, crafted from the careful observations of a seasoned journalist, mother, and grandmother. An insider’s look at the TRC, a meditation on love, and a timely reminder that we as a country cannot ignore our painful past if we hope to move forward together.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eDuncan McCue, professor of Indigenous journalism and (story)telling at Carleton University, author of \u003cem\u003eDecolonizing Journalism: A Guide to Reporting in Indigenous Communities\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_22":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eNorth of Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e is both a necessary call and a collaborative invitation for all Canadians. A beautiful blend of both a heartbreaking account and an inspiring call to rise, told with the care and empathy of a mother. Even in the midst of residential school despair, there are glimpses of hope in seeing how sport could briefly lift the spirits of struggling children, serving as a powerful reminder of the importance of sport in reconciliation.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eLizanne Murphy, Canadian women’s basketball Olympian\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_23":"\u003cp\u003e\"This amazing, compelling, and moving book from former journalist, Commissioner, and Warrior Marie Wilson, is not only a testimony of the stories, the tears, the smell, the ache, and the hopes heard during the TRC, and the behind-the-scenes camaraderie between the three Commissioners. It is a real gift to humanity to immortalize the spirit of the TRC hearings, a call for a new beginning, and a special blessing bringing the circles of truth and light to healing. I cried. I got angry. I felt ashamed. I smiled. I laughed. I got inspired. I am hopeful for the future. Thank you, Marie, for your openness and authenticity in sharing those stories so that they become our stories for generations to come.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eDenise Amyot, former president of Colleges Institutes Canada and former ADM and CEO of a federal Crown corporation in the Government of Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_24":"\u003cp\u003e\"Marie Wilson's book, \u003cem\u003eNorth of Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e, is a tour de force. It's that rare thing: both an intimate memoir and a compelling portrait of a crucial part of Canada's past and present. The only woman, northerner, and non-Indigenous member of the three TRC commissioners, Wilson brought a unique combination of journalism skills and cross-cultural experience as a member of a Dene family to the most revealing and far-reaching inquiry into Indigenous peoples' individual and collective experiences with the country's residential school system. Told with nuance, deep insight, and power, this book offers the reader a unique chance for understanding Canada's past and present, all told in an intimate, illuminating, and compelling story.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eCynthia Reyes, author of \u003cem\u003eA Good Home\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAn Honest House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_3":"\u003cp\u003e\"Marie Wilson elicits emotional and insightful responses that move us along our journeys of understanding the truth of Canada.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eShelagh Rogers and Monique Gray Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_4":"\u003cp\u003e\"Beautifully written, Marie Wilson’s \u003cem\u003eNorth of Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning work of truth, power, and wisdom. An imperative read for all Canadians to understand the layers of shrapnel left by the residential school system that will leave you with emotion and hope. Wilson is an incredibly brilliant and gifted writer.\" — \u003cstrong\u003eAngela Sterritt, author of \u003cem\u003eUnbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_5":"\u003cp\u003e\"I hope everyone reads this and finds their way to support Survivors, their families, and their communities as they continue to reclaim so much of what was stolen. What a profound and riveting read.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eRichard Van Camp, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lesser Blessed\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGodless but Loyal to Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_6":"\u003cp\u003e\"Canada needs this book. \u003cem\u003eNorth of Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e brings us face-to-face with our buried past; it will make us stronger for the future. As a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner, Marie Wilson walks with us, guides us, and helps us see, hear, and accept the difficult truth of our country. With beautiful writing, superb insights, and sensitivity, she leaves readers not guilty or damaged but optimistic for a shared future as we travel a national road to reconciliation.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eWhit Fraser, Vice Regal Consort of Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_7":"\u003cp\u003e\"Profoundly moving and surprisingly optimistic.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eCharlotte Gray, (CM), author of \u003cem\u003ePassionate Mothers, Powerful Sons: The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_8":"\u003cp\u003e\"The long-matured work of a true elder, this magnificent book is a sober masterpiece of sacred activism.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eAndrew Harvey, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_9":"\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful, readable, personal, and uniquely informed review of the historic damage done to Indigenous people in Canada and a compelling reminder of how and why we can change that legacy. I strongly recommend this book.\" —\u003cstrong\u003eThe Right Honourable Joe Clark\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Long_description_1":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePrior to her work in reconciliation, Marie Wilson spent more than twenty years with CBC\/Radio-Canada as an award-winning journalist and broadcaster in Canada’s North and in Quebec.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilson was the only woman among the three TRC commissioners; however, it should be noted that she is a non-Indigenous person. She spent six years criss-crossing the country as a commissioner.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe work of truth and reconciliation in the wake of the residential school system and other destructive effects of colonization on Indigenous Peoples is ongoing. There is still much to discuss and learn about moving relations between Indigenous Peoples and settlers forward in a good way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanada can offer both positive and negative examples for other settler-colonial nations reckoning with their treatment of their Indigenous populations (Australia, New Zealand, the US).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWilson lives in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimultaneous audiobook (read by the author).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“Profoundly moving.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBroadview Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“The former Truth and Reconciliation commissioner Marie Wilson’s \u003cem\u003eNorth of Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e serves as an accessible companion text to the commission’s 2015 final report, which documents the history of Canada’s residential schools. The book’s value lies in her attention to survivors’ testimonies … Given all she has heard, it’s worth noting that Wilson keeps hope at the centre of her book.” \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e— Literary Review of Canada\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eNorth of Nowhere\u003c\/em\u003e is beautifully written.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003e“An outstanding book.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaltwire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eThe incomparable first-hand account of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada told by one of the commissioners who led it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","PrizeCodeText_0":"Commended","PrizeCode_0":"03","PrizeName_0":"The Hill Times 100 Best Book of 2024","PrizeYear_0":"2024","ProductFormDescription":"epub","PublicationDate":"2024-06-11","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong \u003eThe incomparable first-hand account of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada told by one of the commissioners who led it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Subtitle":"Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner","Width":"6","WidthCode":"in"}
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The Golden Daughter
Secret wartime letters, a volatile love triangle, an unmarked grave—a revelatory mother-daughter memoir about discovery, love, and forgiveness.
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The Pony and the Starling
A girl and her mother watch an unusual friendship develop between a solitary starling and a lonely pony.
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A shy young child talks about situations when shyness takes over and what helps them engage more fully. A companion to Angry Me and Peaceful Me.
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Great Silent Ballad
Beloved lyric poet A.F. Moritz’s twenty-second volume asserts poetry's spirit, equal and antidotal to the suicidal nature of present-day civilization.
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ages 8
to 12
/ grades 3
to 7
Birds on the Brain
This sequel to the award-winning Book Uncle and Me features bird lover Reeni and her quest to save her city’s bird count event.
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ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Sometimes I Feel Like an Oak
Following the success of Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox and Sometimes I Feel Like a River, this companion book explores the nature and beauty of trees.
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ages 3
and up
/ grades P
and up
This Is a Tiny Fragile Snake
Would you help a tiny fragile snake? This book of poems explores close encounters with animals … and choosing to respond tenderly.
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The Fury of Beijing
AVA LEE IS OUT FOR REVENGE IN THE LATEST INSTALLMENT OF IAN HAMILTON’S BESTSELLING THRILLER SERIES
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Racklyeft has brought such vibrancy to a land that we often associate with being desolate. Teaming with wildlife, both Saxby and Racklyeft bring so much wonder to the Antarctic.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCloud Lake Literary\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_5_Src":"Cloud Lake Literary","OtherText_Review_6":"\u003cp\u003eInformational while beautifully, poignantly poetic, Saxby’s text is wonderfully matched … by Racklyeft’s softly dreamy yet precise, realistic illustrations and cool-leaning colour palette.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_6_Src":"Fab Book Reviews","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollow an iceberg's seasonal life cycle as it shears, drifts, melts and moves in the Antarctic Ocean, kept company by animals, fish, birds and organisms.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","ProductFormDescription":"Kindle, Fixed Layout","PublicationDate":"2022-09-06","Publisher":"Groundwood Books Ltd","ShortDescription":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFollow an iceberg's seasonal life cycle as it shears, drifts, melts and moves in the Antarctic Ocean, kept company by animals, fish, birds and organisms.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","Subtitle":"A Life in Seasons","Width":"9.85","WidthCode":"in"}
ages 3
to 6
/ grades P
to 1
Iceberg
Follow an iceberg's seasonal life cycle as it shears, drifts, melts and moves in the Antarctic Ocean, kept company by animals, fish, birds and organisms.
