Non-Fiction

This Rare Earth

This Rare Earth

This Rare Earth contains moments of real poetic clarity, especially when describing the mechanical workings of certain mining procedures or chance encounters with wildlife.

By Emma Dollery

Standing Up to Big Nickel

Standing Up to Big Nickel

Elizabeth Quinlan's account of a 1958 miners' strike shows what the rank and file can achieve by banding together.

By Josée Lafrenière

Baldwin, Styron, and Me

Baldwin, Styron, and Me

"Everyone should know this story, now more than ever, this story of an improbable unwavering friendship.”

By Faith Paré

The Third Solitude

The Third Solitude

"What does it mean to write our own history, or, more troubling, to write the life of another into being?”

By Elise Moser

Why Fish Piss Matters

Why Fish Piss Matters

There’s no denying that the heyday of Fish Piss was a special time, one that Brown captures beautifully.

By Malcolm Fraser

The Left in Power

The Left in Power

A fascinating case study in the real-world application of progressive labour theory and ideals during a major economic crisis.

By Taylor C. Noakes

Montreal After Dark

Montreal After Dark

How one politician transformed the city’s nightlife over forty years.

By Jack McClelland