Painful and shocking, the stories in On the Edge of Being manage to convey hope. Sharing her own experiences, and those of women and girls around her, Sharifa Sharif navigates what it means to be a woman in Afghan society, to live in the margins and yet—against all odds—retain a sense of identity and individuality.
Dame Polara has spent her adult life in the shadow of her father, a shady private investigator. Now, she must rely on the skills he taught her if she’s to protect herself and the people she cares about most.
In an autocratic society where women — Unmales — have been relegated to the shadows, two of them break sacred laws, risking their lives, to achieve their goals. Cera vows to reunite with her son, taken at birth; Tiresius, seeking power, poses as male to rise through the ranks.
This journal offers the questions, insights and tools you need to begin a profound exploration of self. Drawing upon her lived experience and invaluable training as a mental health nurse, Katherine Stetson guides readers into an inquiry of their beliefs, behavioral patterns and identities, shedding a new light on who they are.
A mother’s story from the early days of her son’s Autism diagnosis through to the unusual, the exciting and the uplifting. A narrative of her most innermost thoughts, realizations and fears, this memoir serves as a much-needed resource to support parents of autistic children to be inspired, feel better and know they are not alone.
This book asks and answers two questions. What’s survived in Vancouver? And how do you survive in Vancouver? Michael Kluckner explores the contested space of Metro Vancouver, using his classic watercolour images from the past 25 years.
In this candid, entertaining, and poignant account of new motherhood, Leyton weaves her own observations with historical research and cultural commentary on everything from the history of the birth control pill to the risks of labour and the realities of being post-partum. A personal story that reflects a larger picture of ourselves.
Eighty-four-year-old Violet’s unexpected return to the scene of a murder she was inadvertently involved with seventy years earlier brings up long-buried memories, a much-missed girlhood friend, and of her own sexual awakening. But the past brings hurtful truths, leaving Violet to think that perhaps some mysteries are better left unsolved …
Provides a wide range of ready-to-use problems around key concepts in math: numeracy, mental math, fractions, addition/subtraction/multiplication/division, measurement, spatial sense, financial literacy, equations, and graphing.
Since first arriving on Canada’s shores over 150 years ago, Filipinos have contributed invaluably — though too often invisibly — to Canadian society. This anthology by members of the Filipino-Canadian community explores Filipino-Canadian identities, histories, presents, and futures, and serves to re-enforce their cultural contributions.
When acclaimed comic writer Aaron Zevy began to collect vintage radios, his friends and family hoped they might get a respite from the barrage of short stories which had been filling their inboxes. After all, how much trouble can one man, no matter how unusual and prone to social and dating mishaps, get into?
The journal of the last years of the young poet’s life, full of intense erotic longing and philosophical wonderment.
Created to help couples break free of the fantasy of relationship “perfection,” Going Steady invites conversations, laughter, and revelations as couples work to build a healthy (and happy) future together. Filled with fun and meaningful exercises, the book sets couples up for success in their lives together.
Breathing the Page reflects on the history and animate nature of writing materials, conceptualizes the largely unnamed forces that throb beneath the language of craft. With five additional essays, the new edition deals with working with vexing proximity habits, investigating questions of narrative position, and more.
Fifteen writers in exile were asked for pieces of writing about their experiences in the home countries that they were forced to escape. These brutal and heart-rending stories show the strength and resilience of human beings from all over the world who continue to seek truth, justice, and freedom of expression.
Ben Carniol is only five years old in 1942 when his parents send him away to live with a non-Jewish couple in the village of Baudour, Belgium. Hide and Seek: In Pursuit of Justice describes a childhood filled with the loss and violence of war and Ben’s response to it: a deep commitment to creating a safe and just society for all.
René, a trans man, confronts age and illness on a winter’s night. Charismatic as ever, he is surrounded by friends and lovers. They look back over a century of struggle—Stonewall, the AIDS epidemic—and realize it’s not over. But neither is the love. Blais, a queer literary icon, brings to life pivotal moments in the fight for queer rights.
Scottish Terrier, Angus MacDonald was first conceived of in the nineties, in the Toronto newspaper, Urban Pets. This is a gift book of stories of Angus’ trials and tribulations. An ode to the classic stories of James Herriot or Charles Schulz, the book's illustrations and tone will delight and entertain.
Sean McFall befriends the son of a wealthy mining family, and is forced to decide how far he is willing to go to remain inside their golden circle.
Semi-Detached is a love story that spans time and crosses classes to explore the meaning of home. Set during two paralyzing ice storms (one in 1944 and one in 2013) that are connected by a murder, a house, and the real estate agent who pieces the puzzle together.
Raised in a loving but lacking household by their Holocaust survivor-grandparents and their godfather, the lives of twins Petal and Rose change drastically after a summer trip to Israel. Twenty years later, Petal is called back to Toronto from New York to help Rose during a crisis and is forced to confront her prejudices about her sister’s life.
This collection of essays written by Captain Paul Watson covers over 60 years of global activism in his pursuit to protect wildife and the natural world.
Fiona is an anthology of poetry, essays, and photography capturing Prince Edward Islanders’ responses to one of the most intense storms ever to hit the province’s shores. The book offers a snapshot of the days and weeks following the storm’s landfall, as Islanders met the impacts of global climate change right at home.
Stephen Millburn is barely holding it together. Balancing his parenting duties with a new job as an early-morning radio host is much harder than he anticipated. He needs his job to support his growing family and pay down his crippling mortgage, but if he doesn’t find a way to cope soon, he’ll lose it all.
