National Network for Equitable Library Service

In their book Glorious & Free, authors and creative directors Kim Bozak and Rita Field-Marsham are redefining how Canadians see themselves by shining a light on thirty-three daring individuals who, through the way they lead their lives, are revealing the most beautiful thing about this country: that here individuals are free to be whoever they dream themselves to be so long as they are courageous enough to embrace it. And when each one of us is free to live to the fullest expression of ourselves, the result is an intricately beautiful and ever-changing kaleidoscope that is glorious and free.Glorious & Free is a masterpiece of collaboration between leading creative industry professionals, including Joanne Ratajczak (Photographer), Siavash Khasha (Designer), Rosemary Shipton (Executive Editor), Chris Frey (Editor and Writer), Jason McBride (Writer), Linda Besner (Writer), Megan Cuff (Project Manager), and Sarah Angel (Consulting Editor). Told through a series of intimate interviews and photographs, and featuring original illustrations by the legendary Frank Viva, Glorious & Free is an inspirational, artistic and enduring vehicle to celebrate this new Canadian identity. It’s a timely and more fulfilling image of who we are today, and who we can be tomorrow. Spotlighted in the book are the following glorious Canadians:Mustafa AhmedCameron BaileyCazhhmere BlancheNathalie BondilEd BurtynskyZita CobbAndre De GrasseWill GaddBruno GuévremontKate HarrisAlexa Hatanaka and Patrick ThompsonAlex JosephsonRoxanne JoyalMosha Lundström HalbertJesse McCleerySteve MooreByron and Dexter PeartCrystal PiteBruce Poon TipMaria QamarAurelié RivardCoco RochaMatthew RomeoDaniel Saks and Nicholas DesmaraisAngela StrangeScotty Sussman aka That Girl SussiIlya SutskeverTanya TaylorStéphane TétreaultMadeleine Thien and Rawi HageLiane ThomasZeke ThurstonKatherena Vermette