Non-Fiction
Shop Class Hall Pass: Facing the Buried Trauma of Sexual Assault
Special Constable Karin Martel responds to 911 calls and after a couple of particularly disturbing calls continue to haunt her, she sees a therapist, but the visit leads to an exploration of her own experience of being sexually assaulted in high school. >>
In this award-winning collection, Joe Fiorito reveals the true heart and soul of a large city, the real people who live and work there, toiling in obscurity, never front-page news. In these memorable columns Fiorito unerringly finds the universal truth in the individual details. >>
The Fleeting Years: A Mother’s Journal
Being a mommy is both the easiest, and the hardest, thing that most of us will ever do. Laura Pratt, mother of four, shares her thoughts on the undertaking with vignettes that will bring a pang of recognition to all parents. The perfect Mother's Day gift. >>
Kept for the North West Company in the winter of 1802-03, Steinbruck's is the only journal on birchbark ever discovered. This unique Canadian artifact has been published in full-colour facsimile, with accompanying French transcription and English translation and a fascinating introduction by Harry Duckworth. >>
An in-depth look at the amazing crew of eccentrics, absurdist, puppeteers, clowns, raconteurs and solo performance artists who influence and invigorate the current theatre scene in Canada. >>
Tracks: Journeys in Time and Place
Tracks is a compilation of personal travel essays that range across three continents; from Italy, where Genni Gunn was born, to Canada and Mexico, and through Asia, to both reconnect with her sister and witness the emergence of new political realities in Myanmar. >>
Vehicule Days: An Unorthodox History of Montréal’s Vehicule Poets
Irreverent and adventurous, the Vehicule Poets provoked both praise and vitriol from the public and the critics. Vehicule Days is an important record of literary and cultural history, which includes articles, essays, interviews, and a sampling from the works of the Vehicule Poets then and now. >>
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