A History of My Brief Body A Memoir Billy-Ray BelcourtPublisher: Hamish Hamilton Book Description Billy-Ray Belcourt’s debut memoir opens with a tender letter to his kokum and memories of his early life in the hamlet of Joussard, Alberta, and on the Driftpile...
Nobody Ever Talks About Anything But the End A Memoir Liz LevinePublisher: Simon & Schuster Book Description In November of 2016, Liz Levine’s younger sister, Tamara, reached a breaking point after years of living with mental illness. In the dark hours before...
Overdose Heartbreak and Hope in Canada’s Opioid Crisis Benjamin PerrinPublisher: Viking Canada Book Description North America is in the middle of a health emergency. Life expectancies are declining. Someone is dying every two hours in Canada from illicit drug...
Nerve A Personal Journey Through the Science of Fear Eva HollandPublisher: Penguin Canada Book Description In 2015, Eva Holland was forced to confront her greatest fear when her mother had a stroke and suddenly passed away. After the shock and grief subsided, Holland...
A Good War Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency Seth KleinPublisher: ECW Press Book Description Canada needs to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% to prevent a catastrophic 1.5 degree increase in the earth’s average temperature — assumed by many...