Discipline N.V. by Concetta Principe
Discipline n. v. is a lyric memoir that fuses poetry and academic theory, speaking to the metaphorical power of humanities scholarship.
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Waiting For My Real Life To Begin: Bill Arnott’s Stereo Stories at TMR
Welcome back, as I share anecdotes from Stereo Stories, the lit-journal I work with in …
Bill Arnott’s Beat: A Stereo Stories Feature
Welcome back to Bill Arnott’s Beat. Unless this is your first visit, in which case, welcome!
Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much, by Natalie MacLean
“This is a coming-of-middle-age story about creating my own labels rather than accepting those that others slapped on me.” [Natalie MacLean]
No Letter In Your Pocket: How a Daughter Chose Love and Forgiveness to Heal from Incest by Heather Conn
Unlike many stories of healing and spiritual discovery, No Letter in Your Pocket avoids predictable recovery rhetoric and insular victimhood. Instead, it is a testament to thriving empowerment.
Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer by John Gibbons and Greg Oliver
A captivating and candid memoir from one of the most beloved and colorful figures in Toronto Blue Jays history.
Tumblehome: One Woman’s Canoeing Adventures in the Divine Near Wilderness, by Brenda Missen
Missen’s descriptions of her wilderness experiences are authentic and sometimes even poetic . . . She also evokes a strong sense of mood and place.
Have Guitar, Will Travel by Bill Culp
Have Guitar, Will Travel is a story of joy, love, nostalgia, passion, heartbreak and despair—the makings of great Canadian music—and ultimately delivers redemption and hope.
Our Voice of Fire: A Memoir of a Warrior Rising by Brandi Morin
Our Voice of Fire chronicles Morin’s journey to overcome enormous adversity and find her purpose, and her power, through journalism. This compelling, honest book is full of self-compassion and the purifying fire of a pursuit for justice.
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands by Kate Beaton
Her first full length graphic narrative, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands is an untold story of Canada: a country that prides itself on its egalitarian ethos and natural beauty while simultaneously exploiting both the riches of its land and the humanity of its people.
Return to Solitude: More Desolation Sound Adventures with the Cougar Lady, Russell the Hermit, the Spaghetti Bandit and Others by Grant Lawrence
It’s been over a decade since renowned broadcaster and indie rock musician Grant Lawrence launched his writing career with the award-winning Adventures in Solitude, yet some things never change―including the winding Sunshine Coast Highway, close calls at the BC Ferries ticket office and carsick children. But this time, Lawrence returns as a husband and father, not as the vomiting and nerdy kid dragged along by his athletic and unflappable parents.
Queasy: A Wannabe Writer’s Bumpy Journey Through England in the ‘70s by Madeline Sonik
Queasy is a set of essays, in chronological order, looking at different parts of Madeline Sonik’s teenage experience in England, the directionless wandering through life she’s engaged in, and her desire to be a writer, despite the fact that she dropped out of high school in Canada and knows she needs to do something to get more education.
Fishing With Tardelli: A Memoir of Family in Time Lost by Neil Besner
Fishing With Tardelli contemplates the relations among four parents ― mother, father, stepfather, and a Brazilian fishing companion ― and the author.
Ray Guy: Portrait of a Rebel by Ron Crocker
Ray Guy: Portrait of a Rebel is a testament and a toast to Ray Guy’s brilliant writing. It is also a compelling biography of a complex man with an incredible gift.
Cane | Fire by Shani Mootoo
From internationally celebrated writer and visual artist Shani Mootoo comes Cane | Fire, an immersive and vivid collection that marks a long-awaited return to poetry.