The Old Moon in Her Arms by Lorri Neilsen Glenn
The Old Moon in Her Arms is a graceful gathering of the moments that shape a life, a memoir that is sometimes learning, sometimes teaching, and always astonishing.
Memoirs
Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne, Ph. D.
Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne, Ph. D. is a remarkable memoir of one person’s journey into fulfillment.
Pictures on the Wall: Building a Canadian Art Collection by Michael Audain
Pictures on the Wall: Building a Canadian Art Collection is an interesting kind of coffee table book: heavy with weighty paper and beautiful pictures, but also a memoir of a life spent admiring art, pursuing art, and most interesting – repatriating art.
See You In Le Touquet by Romie Christie
Dorothy Borutti lives in the beautiful French seaside resort town of Le Touquet, Pas-de-Calais with her British mother and Italian father, and vacations in the south of France each winter. Sandy MacPherson is a young Canadian lawyer, raised on the wide-open prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada in an era of economic, and environmental, ruin. Little do …
The Viking Trail: Stories of the Great Northern Peninsula by Adrian Payne
This is not a book about Vikings. Not really. It’s a memoir plus a medieval story, penned by a native of Newfoundland with a knowledge and passion for his birthplace.
My Effin’Life by Geddy Lee
The long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rush bassist, and New York Times bestselling author of Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass.
Don’t They Kick When You Do That? Vol. 2 By Dr. Gary Hoium
This second volume of short stories by Dr. Gary Hoium shares more amusing anecdotes about the animals and humans he encountered over his 40 years as a veterinarian in a mixed-animal practice in southeastern Saskatchewan.
Gold’s Rounds: Medicine, McGill, and Growing Up Jewish in Montreal by Phil Gold
By turns funny, wise, and heartrending, Gold’s memoir of a life well lived will be cherished by both medical professionals and general readers.
Seventh Son: My Road to Success by Jim Scott
Seventh Son: My Road to Success is the memoir of self-made millionaire and successful entrepreneur Jim Scott.
Making It So: A Memoir by Patrick Stewart
The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart.
Taking A Chance: The First 25 Years of Fishers’ Loft Inn by John & Peggy Fisher and Roger Pickavance
More than a quarter century after their move to Port Rexton, the Fishers have produced a love letter to rural Newfoundland, sharing their firm belief in the wonderful things that can happen when you take a chance.
Seeking Social Democracy: Seven Decades in the Fight for Equality by Ed Broadbent and others
Broadbent remains convinced that social democracy is “the form with the greatest potential, no more, no less, for liberating the creative, cooperative, and compassionate possibilities of humanity, and offering dignity to all.”
Here With You: A Memoir of Love, Family, and Addiction by Kathy Wagner
The powerful story of a mother’s struggle to save her son from addiction—and the strength and hope for change that she found in her grief.
Shop Class Hall Pass: Facing the Buried Trauma of Sexual Assault by Karin Martel
Karin Martel had never considered what happened to her in ninth grade shop class as sexual abuse. So when she is in a regularly scheduled, routine session with the department therapist to talk through the stress of her job as a 911 operator, she surprises herself by suddenly bringing up the memory of the groping she endured in high school.
Chronic Conditions by Karen Engle
In her memoir of a life lived in physical pain, Karen Engle asks whether and how language can capture what it’s like to be in a body that appears to work from the outside, when its internal systems operate through an ad hoc assemblage of garbled messaging, reroutings, and shaky foundations.
