A love letter to Cape Breton while also depicting the layers all communities behold, Beaton humbly discusses the importance of a support system, the art of being kind to yourself when you need to make difficult decisions, and the value of respecting your self-worth regardless of the financial gain.
Women Who Woke Up the Law by Karin Wells provides an important historical overview of ten legal cases that advanced women’s rights in Canada.
Canada’s annual Freedom to Read Week takes place during the last week of February. With this year marking the 40th anniversary of this important observance, it seems most appropriate that this book, part of Biblioasis’ “Field Notes” series, should be published midway through the week when we pay closer attention to the banning of books.
Chase Joynt is a non-fiction filmmaker and author whose work often focuses on trans themes.
Einstein on Israel and Zionism proves to be an important counteragent to the politically-motivated, overly-simplistic and, often, racially-motivated messaging we hear from prominent figures in Western media.
This is a remarkable book about a remarkable — and ongoing — project.
I admire Purdham’s willingness to give voice to the ugly thoughts a lot of us have had about disability or other perceived differences — because we do have them.
What is really fascinating about class in North America is the way we like to act like we don’t have any — or if we do, we all trend to the middle.
Water is a basic human right. In 2024, in Canada, there are First Nations Communities that have been living under Boil Water Advisories for up to 28 years.
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Nicholas Selig, Editor-in-Chief
