Women Who Woke Up the Law by Karin Wells
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.
Social Studies
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.
The Good Walk: Creating New Paths on Traditional Prairie Trails by Matthew R. Anderson
This is a remarkable book about a remarkable — and ongoing — project.
Girls, Interrupted by Lisa Whittington-Hill
Until I read these essays, I hadn’t taken note of the ways that men and women are treated and portrayed differently in the media.
Tipping Point for Advanced Capitalism: Class, Class Consciousness and Activism in the “Knowledge Economy” by D.W. Livingstone
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.
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.
Water Confidential by Susan Blacklin
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.
Work Less: New Strategies for a Changing Workplace by Jon Peirce
This is a book that is a must read for anyone who is employed and wants to create change, and any employer who wants to improve their business and employees lives.
Atrocity On The Atlantic by Nate Hendley
It was the greatest Canadian naval disaster of the First World War.
Invisible Lines by Maxim Samson: The Lines That Divide
“Humans assign meaning to specific locations, converting abstract, loosely defined ‘space’ into distinguishable, consequential ‘place.'”
Sinclair’s “Dialed In” is Chock-Full of Good Advice
Written in a readable, relatable, and interesting manner, with enough humor worked in to keep things light, Dialed In is both entertaining and instructive.
Decolonizing Sport by Janice Forsyth and Others
Decolonizing Sport tells the stories of sport colonizing Indigenous Peoples and of Indigenous Peoples using sport to decolonize.
On Community by Casey Plett
We need community to live. But what does it look like? Why does it often feel like it’s slipping away?
On Class by Deborah Dundas
“Dundas peels back the ways we think about poverty, the definitions of class, the way class intersects with the other –
‘isms,'”
