Patterson House by Jane Cawthorne
Alden Patterson, the last living member of a once-wealthy Toronto family, is haunted by the legacy of her grandfather, William Patterson, whose suicide taints the family name.
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Léa by Ariela Freedman
Based on the life of famed activist Léa Roback, this novel brings to life a heroine emboldened by political struggles that resonate to this day.
burninghouse by Deborah Stiles
burninghouse peels away the veneer of the speaker’s existence to reveal the hypocritical inconsistencies that lie beneath, including weaning children, decorum in elevators, and homelessness.
No Girls Allowed by Natalie Corbett Sampson
No Girls Allowed, by Natalie Corbett Sampson, follows ten-year-old Tina Marie Forbes and her family as they fight for her right to play hockey. The Forbes family moves from Toronto to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and are excited to get settled in the town. Early on, Tina reflects, “all you need to do to make friends is play sports. Join a team and there’s a bunch of them ready to meet . . . That’s been true wherever we’ve lived.” Sport is an essential part of who Tina is, and forms the basis from which she builds community.
The Allspice Bath by Sonia Saikaley
Award-winning author Sonia Saikely’s newest novel, The Allspice Bath is an enjoyable, yet emotional story about a Lebanese family living in Ottawa in the 70s-90s.
The Lisa de Nikolits Interview
Lisa de Nikolits is the author of 2016’s The Nearly Girl, 2015’s Through the Cracks …
The Inward Journey by Kate Evans
“Spin me back down the years and the days of my youth Draw the lace …
Two Recent Titles from Inanna Publications – July 2016
[dropcap]Inanna [/dropcap]Publications of Toronto produces consistently excellent titles– fiction, poetry and non-fiction written with “perspectives …
Bear War-den by Vivian Demuth
Inanna Publications always has something different to read, so I often look to them for …
Grist by Linda Little
Back in High School English class, we had to read Margaret Laurence’s A Jest of …