A beige image with thin diagonal lines, mimicking a curved lines piece of paper. The bottom of the image is black like the page has been burned. The title and author's name are in large letters in the center of the image.

On Book Banning by Ira Wells

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.

Einstein on Israel and Zionism

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.

Cover of At a Loss for Words: Conversation in an Age of Rage by Carol Off. The cover is white, with the title in black capital letters and the subtitle in red. At the bottom are a set of cubes spelling out "Fact" but the last two letters are sitting in an edge, so it could be read as "fake."

At a Loss for Words: Conversations in an Age of Rage by Carol Off

In a compelling and succinct introduction, Off argues that in the current context, we are witness to no less than the devolution of democracy in favour of the rise of populism and demagoguery, and sets out to prove that the deliberate weaponization of language is contributing to a blurred understanding of civil society.