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Butterflies, Zebras, Moonbeams, the debut novel from Ceilidh Michelle, follows B, a “not yet [...] but soon” musician, as she wanders through the apartments and lovers of her twenties.
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By Emilie Kneifel
The manifesto of plucky editors Cait Gordon and Talia C. Johnson for this anthology was to gather great short stories that not only centre the disabled experience (all main characters are disabled, Deaf, neurodiverse, spoonie, and/or managing mental illness or chronic conditions), but also buck the tired tropes that dominate disabled representation.
Review by ["Cherie Pyne"]
By Cherie Pyne
Louis Carson's Measure and MJ Lyons's Murder at the World's Fair take young readers on incredible trips.
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By Vanessa Bonneau
What makes art valuable? How do we value art? How do we value ourselves? These are the themes that run through The Art of the Fall, a compelling and engaging play that dissects the financial crisis of 2008 through the lens of the contemporary art world.
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By Alexandria Haber
It’s hardly news that “sharing economy” tech – Uber, Airbnb, gig services like Fiverr, sponsored social media content – is changing how we live and earn a living. But somehow their politics seem fuzzy. Are they democratizing the means of production or nudging hard-working folks out of steady jobs? Creating opportunities or entrenching new forms of control? Disrupting calcified service sectors or sidestepping labour laws? In short, are they freeing us or exploiting us?
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By Emily Raine
It’s 2020, and you can find everything you need – and tons of stuff you don’t – on the internet. For Alison Rowley, professor of Russian history at Concordia University, the stuff she’s after features images of a shirtless Vladimir Putin riding a bear, catching a tan, or wading hip-deep into a freezing Siberian river.
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By Sacha Jackson
arryl Leroux’s recent book, Distorted Descent: White Claims to Indigenous Identity, traces the practice ...
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By Jocelyn Parr
hen stormy weather, a zealous beaver, or a blown transformer knocks out power in our rural hamlet, my husband and ...
Review by ["Louise Abbott"]
By Louise Abbott
Aquino, a trailblazer in her own right, understands how to synthesize other people’s stories with conscious grace. Each chapter contains detailed glances into the routines, personalities, and idiosyncrasies of its subject while simultaneously covering their whole lifespan, all in eight to ten pages.
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By Marcela Huerta
In this collection of comic strips, as in the previous three, Delisle, a stay-at-home dad, makes some questionable parenting decisions involving his children, Louis and Alice. In this final book, Delisle’s children are obviously older, and as life would have it, both children have developed their own interests.
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By Heather Leighton
Discover new poetry books by Kaitlyn Purcell, Sina Queyras, and K.B. Thors.
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By Abby Paige
urtles in Girdles follows a group of sea turtles on a deep-sea adventure as they search for the jellyfish ...
Review by ["Abby Paige","Bronwyn Averett"]
By Bronwyn Averett