In an inviting and challenging series of fictions, Sean Johnston's We Don't Listen to Them will leave readers puzzling while they smile at the acrobatics of his words and techniques. Some of Johnston'
In the novella, Holy Fools, a man on the verge of suicide answers the doorbell and is arrested for a crime he did not commit. His luck changes when he meets Tolstoy, a Lord and author of long books wh
This is a novel about passions - a passion for movies, a passion for sex, and a passion for one's country. Sarah Fielding wants to turn the great Canadian novel into a ?uality' movie but everyone else
In a series of poems that move between narrative and lyric, the personas of Austrian artist Egon Schiele and his mistress/model Valerie Neuzil are revealed in exquisite detail. Dividing the work into
Lee Kvern's much-anticipated new collection contains thirteen stories which revolve around humanity in all its flawed glory: an artist's girlfriend dies by mistake; a mother holds surveillance on her
Well-known lawyer and mediator Glenn Sigurdson blends personal memoir, family history and Icelandic lore in a unique and wide-ranging autobiography. Vikings on a Prairie Ocean focuses on the Sigurdson
edited with an introduction by Nurjehan Aziz The contributors to this volume examine, from different perspectives, the relevance of an Islamic identity in Canada. Does an Islamic identity make sense i
Success and promotion within Toronto's public transportation system come at a price. The shifts bring both physical and mental stress. The effects of these seep from work life into the social and pers
Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. Whether in the heart of downtown Toronto, a bookstore in Boston, the courtyard of the Taj Mahal—through the portals of cyberspace—on the banks of a Tampa river, or a jou
Poetry. Women's Studies. FIRESMOKE continues in the tradition of the ghazal that formed the author's first book, BLEEDING LIGHT. A ghazal is a poetic form dating back to seventh-century Persia, consis
Beautifully written memoir juxtaposes Rotchild's past and present to chronicle his survival in Vilna, Lithuania during World War II. The games that he and his little playmates played "were games of su
Bronia Rohatiner and Josio Beker grow up in the same traditional and comforting shtetl in eastern Poland, a small town filled with eccentric characters and extended family. In 1939, that world explode
A package of letters, drawings and photographs that young "Clary" and her little sister, Ollie, sent to their parents during World War II triggers a flood of repressed memories: from April 1943 to May
Lost in an unfamiliar world, a girl named Tennyson and her friends search for home and parents and have strange encounters with humans and non-humans, in increasingly dangerous situations.When Anne Te
Beth and her husband Jake are expecting a baby. While Beth is having an ultrasound, her very expensive handsewn Italian-made coat disappears from the hospital waiting room. Beth is furious - the coat
Poetry. Native American Studies. Translated from the French by Howard Scott. DO NOT ENTER MY SOUL IN YOUR SHOES is a poetry collection of great sensitivity. Above all it is a cry from the heart, as if
Brinton undertakes an innovative analysis of the Russian revolution and its implications for workers' autonomy. As he demonstrates, an appreciation of the historical precedent can generate fresh insig
In Saskatchewan, politics and potash are continuously, inextricably intertwined. The province is the largest single producer of potash on earth, accounting for about a quarter of the world's total pro
Thirteen-year-old Dan Dobson and his family have just immigrated to Upper Canada from the American States when the War of 1812 flares up. Their neighbours in the town of York -- today's Toronto -- sus
