by LaurenEBC | Mar 29, 2021
The Marriott Cell An Epic Journey from Cairo’s Scorpion Prison to Freedom By Mohamed Fahmy, with Carol ShabenPublisher: Random House Canada Book Description On December 29, 2013, Egyptian security forces seized Fahmy and two of his colleagues, accusing them of...
by LaurenEBC | Mar 29, 2021
The Killer Whale Who Changed the World By Mark Leiren-YoungPublisher: Greystone Books Book Description Killer whales had always been seen as bloodthirsty sea monsters. That all changed when a young killer whale was captured off the west coast of North America and...
by LaurenEBC | Mar 29, 2021
Gently to Nagasaki By Joy KogawaPublisher: Caitlin Press Book Description Gently to Nagasaki is a spiritual pilgrimage, an exploration both communal and intensely personal. Kogawa knows what it means to be classified as the enemy, and she seeks urgently to get beyond...
by LaurenEBC | Mar 29, 2021
A Disappearance in Damascus A Story of Friendship and Survival in the Shadow of War By Deborah CampbellPublisher: Knopf Canada Book Description Award-winning journalist Deborah Campbell travels undercover to Damascus, reporting on the exodus of Iraqis into Syria...
by LaurenEBC | Mar 29, 2021
The Parcel By Anosh IraniPublisher: Knopf Canada Book Description Set in Kamathipura, Bombay’s notorious red-light district, The Parcel tells of a retired transgender sex worker named Madhu, who identifies as a “hijra”—neither man nor woman. She receives a call from...
