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"Andra-Warner has given us a great read with this slim biography.

"An engaging contribution to Canadian women's history." —BC Books for BC SchoolsA fascinating collection of concise stories about seventeen courageous, independent, and diverse women who shaped the

A concise, full-colour visitor’s guide to dozens of historical churches scattered throughout Vancouver Island, from humble country chapels to soaring urban cathedrals.For many European settlers who

Through pen and ink illustrations and stories, Old Man’s Gardenconveys the legends and folklore connected with Southern Alberta’s wildflowers, native plants, and Indigenous culture.Originally publi

Boat lovers of all ages and people who enjoy the scenery of BC’s coast will delight in this charming gift book, a worthy addition to books about BC’s art history.In the course of his career, one of

The Narrows of Fear (Wapawikoscikanik)weaves the stories of a group of women committed to helping one another.

Geraldine Moodie, granddaughter of Susanna Moodie, was the first woman to own photography studios on the Canadian prairies and create an extensive oeuvre.

This long, narrative poem, Radiant Shards: Hoda’s North End Poems, traces the sacrifice and suffering of devoted but destitute parents, Russian immigrants who are acutely affected by the Depression

In these stories seers and vagabonds, addicts, and gardeners succeed and sometimes fail at creating new kinds of community against apocalyptic backdrops.

Eli Cooper is a resolutely single, fiftysomething newspaper copy editor.

Ten-year-old Laney is struggling with grief, and distracts herself by writing letters to her little sister, who has recently died. As the summer progresses, so do Laney’s coping mechanisms.

In 1992 in Newfoundland and Labrador, the cod moratorium put some thirty thousand fishers out of work: the largest mass layoff in Canadian history.

Contemporary slavery has emerged as a source of fascination and a spur to political mobilization.

A moving portrait of a father and daughter relationship and a case for late-stage creativity from Emily Urquhart, the bestselling author of Beyond the Pale: Folklore, Family, and the Mystery of Our

In the latest thrilling novel in the Ava Lee series, Ava launches an investigation into a fraudulent investment scheme that sends her around the globe on the trail of illegal diamonds, drug smuggli