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Hard To Do

Hard To Do

The Surprising, Feminist History of Breaking Up

by Kelli Maria Korducki

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Born to Walk

Born to Walk

The Transformative Power of a Pedestrian Act

by Dan Rubinstein

“Dan Rubinstein has written the ultimate hymn to walking. A wise, witty and well-researched reminder that we are all born to walk. Read it now, and …

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Boys

Boys

What It Means to Become a Man

by Rachel Giese

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Putting Trials on Trial

Putting Trials on Trial

Sexual Assault and the Failure of the Legal Profession

by Elaine Craig

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Elements of Indigenous Style

Elements of Indigenous Style

A Guide for Writing By and About Indigenous Peoples

by Gregory Younging

As a good style guide should, Elements of Indigenous Style provides answers for common and uncommon questions editors, publishers, and writer might ha …

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After Morgentaler

After Morgentaler

The Politics of Abortion in Canada

by Rachael Johnstone

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What's Yours is Mine

What's Yours is Mine

Against the Sharing Economy, Second Edition

by Tom Slee

“Building upon his previous empirical critiques, Tom Slee explains how ‘sharing economy’ companies have used feel-good rhetoric to mask illibera …

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Racism and Anti-Racism in Canada

Racism and Anti-Racism in Canada

edited by David Este; Christa Sato & Liza Lorenzetti

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Taking The Rap

Taking The Rap

Women Doing Time for Society's Crimes

by Ann Hansen

Praise for Direct Action:

"Hansen spins a beautiful tale of bright-eyed youth fighting for justice, offering as well a clear-headed analysis of our soc …

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No Choice

No Choice

The 30-Year Fight for Abortion on Prince Edward Island

by Kate McKenna

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Why Young Men

Why Young Men

Rage, Race and the Crisis of Identity

by Jamil Jivani

“Armed with his personal experience and cleared-eyed analysis, Jamil Jivani addresses a crucial question: why are so many young men prone to violenc …

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The Year of No Summer

The Year of No Summer

by Rachel Lebowitz

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Policing Indigenous Movements

Policing Indigenous Movements

Dissent and the Security State

by Andrew Crosby & Jeffrey Monaghan

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The Battle For Paradise

The Battle For Paradise

Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists

by Naomi Klein

"Fearless necessary reporting . . . Klein exposes the 'battle of utopias' that is currently unfolding in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico—a battle that pit …

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Black Like Who

Black Like Who

20th anniversary edition

by Rinaldo Walcott

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American Nightmare

American Nightmare

Facing the Challenge of Fascism

by Henry A. Giroux
foreword by George Yancy

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Pay No Heed to the Rockets

Pay No Heed to the Rockets

Palestine in the Present Tense

by Marcello Di Cintio

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The Beauty of Discomfort

The Beauty of Discomfort

How What We Avoid Is What We Need

by Amanda Lang

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Changemakers

Changemakers

Embracing Hope, Taking Action, and Transforming the World

by Fay Weller & Mary Wilson

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21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act

21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act

Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality

by Bob Joseph

'From declaring cultural ceremonies illegal, to prohibiting pool hall owners from granting Indigenous Peoples entrance, from forbidding the speaking …

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Shrewed

Shrewed

A Wry and Closely Observed Look at the Lives of Women and Girls

by Elizabeth Renzetti

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The Spirit of Early Evangelicalism

The Spirit of Early Evangelicalism

True Religion in a Modern World

by D. Bruce Hindmarsh

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Most Dramatic Ever

Most Dramatic Ever

The Bachelor

by Suzannah Showler

“Essential to a better understanding of one of the most popular, longest-running shows of the past decade and a half.” — Globe and Mail

“She st …

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Journey through Genocide

Journey through Genocide

Stories of Survivors and the Dead

by Raffy Boudjikanian

This personal exploration of genocide asks important questions.

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Mad Blood Stirring

Mad Blood Stirring

The Inner Lives of Violent Men

by Daemon Fairless

“Daemon Fairless’s Mad Blood Stirring is a brave tour not just of the inner lives of some violent and terrifying men, but of masculinity’s dark …

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How Emotions Are Made

How Emotions Are Made

The Secret Life of the Brain

by Lisa Feldman Barrett

"A well-argued, entertaining disputation of the prevailing view that emotion and reason are at odds...Highly informative, readable, and wide-ranging. …

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Change a Life, Change your Own

Change a Life, Change your Own

Child Sponsorship, the Discourse of Development, and the Production of Ethical Subjects

by Peter Ove

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The Culturalist Challenge to Liberal Republicanism

The Culturalist Challenge to Liberal Republicanism

by Michael Lusztig

?In The Culturalist Challenge to Liberal Republicanism, Michael Lusztig provides an impressive, fair, and eloquent defence of liberal republicanism th …

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Flowers in the Wall

Flowers in the Wall

Truth and Reconciliation in Timor-Leste, Indonesia, and Melanesia

edited by David Webster

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The Myth of International Order

The Myth of International Order

Why Weak States Persist and Alternatives to the State Fade Away

by Arjun Chowdhury

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Beautiful Rising

Beautiful Rising

Creative Resistance from the Global South

edited by Juman Abujbara; Dave Oswald Mitchell; Marcel Taminato & Andrew Boyd

"Beautiful Rising offers insights and lessons for creative resistance, making it a crucial resource for change-makers."
—Archbishop Desmond Tutu
"S …

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The Power of Kindness

The Power of Kindness

Why Empathy Is Essential in Everyday Life

by Dr. Brian Goldman

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Costly Fix

Costly Fix

Power, Politics, and Nature in the Tar Sands

by Ian Urquhart

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Excessive Force

Excessive Force

Toronto's Fight to Reform City Policing

by Alok Mukherjee & Tim Harper

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Kuei, My Friend

Kuei, My Friend

A Conversation on Racism

translated by Deni Béchard & Howard Scott
by Natasha Kanape Fontaine

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Hard To Do
Born to Walk
Boys
Putting Trials on Trial
Elements of Indigenous Style
After Morgentaler
What's Yours is Mine
Racism and Anti-Racism in Canada
Taking The Rap
No Choice
Why Young Men
The Year of No Summer
Policing Indigenous Movements
The Battle For Paradise
Black Like Who
American Nightmare
Pay No Heed to the Rockets
The Beauty of Discomfort
Changemakers
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
Shrewed
The Spirit of Early Evangelicalism
Most Dramatic Ever
Journey through Genocide
Mad Blood Stirring
How Emotions Are Made
Change a Life, Change your Own
The Culturalist Challenge to Liberal Republicanism
Flowers in the Wall
The Myth of International Order
Beautiful Rising
The Power of Kindness
Costly Fix
Excessive Force
Kuei, My Friend
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On the Blog

The Chat: 2018 Griffin Poetry Prize Roundtable

The Chat: 2018 Griffin Poetry Prize Roundtable

By Trevor Corkum

In honour of all things Griffin, this week’s Chat is a conversation with the three 2018 Canadian Griffin Prize finalists—Billy-Ray Belcourt, Aisha Sasha John, and Donato Mancinci—whose collections are challenging, provocative, and wholly original.

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Notes from a Children's Librarian: Plants and Soil

By Kerry Clare

Great books to support the Grade 3 Plants and Soil Science Unit. 

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Lost in the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold

By Kerry Clare

So by all means, Canadian authors: venture into the woods! There's still so much more there to be discovered.

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Andrea Curtis: The Weight of Water

By Kerry Clare

A fantastic list of books in which water features as a defining force, by the author of new novel Big Water. 

The Chat with Claire Tacon

The Chat with Claire Tacon

By Trevor Corkum

What happens when a young woman with Williams syndrome, her doting father, and her father’s teenaged co-worker head to Chicago in search of a piece of amusement park history? That’s the premise of …

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16 Books for Pride Month

By Kerry Clare

Time to put the spotlight on these books by LGBTQ writers and/or about LGBTQ issues, an eclectic list that includes fiction, poetry, memoir, nonfiction, and books for young readers. 

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Anne and Maud: 110 Years and Still Going

Meet Me at Green Gables Anne's Numbers House of Dreams: The Life of L. M. Montgomery Summer in the Land of Anne Anne's Colors Maud Anne Arrives Goodnight, Anne
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Read the Dayne Ogilvie Prize Winners

Otter a place called No Homeland For Your Own Good The things I heard about you Prairie Ostrich Falling In Time Sodom Road Exit All Inclusive Canary The Best Kind of People Bad Ideas
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2018 Sunburst Award Longlist

Dragon Springs Road Malagash The Bone Mother Walkaway Tarry This Night American War Sputnik’s Children Little Sister All Our Wrong Todays The Clothesline Swing Be My Wolff Son of a Trickster
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When Fenelon Falls Ladies Lending Library A Handful of Time Summer Gone Juliana and the Medicine Fish The Last Woman Cabin Fever Go Home Lake Mating for Life The Dancehall Years This One Summer Barefoot At The Lake
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