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The book Hanaway is about resistance and survival. It is about character transformation and cultural confusion. It is about the state of First Nations in total institutions. The author, Edmund Metatawabin, Ten Sunrises to the English, grew up in the natural environment for the first seven years of his life. Life then was full of exploration, laughter and storytelling. It was a quiet lull before the gathering storm. At seven years of age the author was registered at St. Anne's Residential School located in Fort Albany where he was to be incarcerated for eight years.

En suivant le quotidien d'Hannah, jeune itinérante de Toronto qui rêve de bord de mer alors qu'elle dérive de rue en rue, puis le tangage de Carol qui accouchera dans une ruelle putride, et enfin le va-et-vient de quatre prostituées dans l'après-force de l'âge, qui partagent logis, malheurs, vieux clients et petits bonheurs de l'art brut, le roman traverse les jours et les nuits de femmes libres et sans compromis.

My life as a Kane was lit in the indigos, aquamarines, and magentas of a home built on quiet faith and prayer. But Johnny changed all that. Where I had stood transfixed by the gloss on the surface of living, he called me forward from the pages of the books, away from the blinders that faith can surreptitiously place upon your eyes, and out into a world populated by those who live their lives in the shadow of necessary fictions.

In A Knife in the Sky, a journalist's decision to talk and a student's desire to know puts them in the crosshairs of a murderous dictatorship. As the novel opens, Mika is dangerously engaged in the pursuit of truth during Haiti's first Duvalier regime. Nearly thirty years later, her granddaughter Junon witnesses the repressive dynasty's unravelling. Brutal, terrifying, and hopeful, A Knife in the Sky is an homage to those who have survived tyranny.

The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, Wayne Johnston's breakthrough novel based on the life of Newfoundland's first premier, Joe Smallwood, was published internationally and earned him nominations for the highest fiction prizes in Canada. One of the most highly praised elements of the novel is the character Sheilagh Fielding, with whom Smallwood shares a lifelong love-hate relationship. The Custodian of Paradise is a riveting narrative with Fielding at its heart.

Louise Leclerc est une mordue de musique, mais elle est aussi très timide. S’il lui arrive de composer des chansons derrière la porte close de sa chambre, l’idée de chanter devant un public la terrorise. Jamais elle n’aura le courage de participer au spectacle de fin d’année de son école ! Un jour, lors d’une visite chez son grand-père, aussi mélomane qu’elle, elle découvre un mystérieux gramophone. L’envie de l’essayer est trop forte : elle y fait jouer l’album d’un célèbre duo country.

Caribbean-Canadian author Nalo Hopkinson (Brown Girl in the Ring) is an internationally beloved storyteller. This long-awaited new collection of her deeply imaginative short fiction offers striking journeys to far-flung futures and fantastical landscapes.

Close to Spider Man marks the debut of an exciting new literary talent—a collection of connected stories whose female narrators seek out lives for themselves amidst the lonely, breathtaking landscape of the Yukon. The young women in Ivan Coyote's deeply personal stories are looking to make a break from their circumstances, but the North is in their bones—so are their connections to family, friends, and other women.

Imbued with passion, creativity, and insight, Brandon Reid's debut novel is a wonderfully creative coming-of-age story exploring indigeneity, masculinity, and cultural tradition. Twelve-year-old Derik Mormin travels with his father and a family friend to Bella Bella for his grandfather's funeral.

Spirit Rider is an enchanting mystery for young readers, blending friendship, Indigenous storytelling, and the supernatural. In this third book in the Lillian Mystery series, Lillian and her friends once again find themselves at the crossroads of spirits and secrets. When a mysterious boy on a bicycle appears outside Lillian's window, his mischievous antics hide a deeper, more haunting purpose. With her gift of communicating with spirits, and the support of her friends Chloe and Grace, as well as her wise Kokum and Auntie, Lillian embarks on a journey to uncover the truth.