Memoir Posts
25 Reasons to be Hopeful
The following books are infused with hope—that what we do and who we are really matters, that second chances are possible, and so too is a better world. …
Launchpad: FOUR UMBRELLAS, by June Hutton and Tony Wanless
"Our goal from the outset was to write a book in which the person with Alzheimer’s has a place on the page, too."
22 books
Escape! Great Travel Writing from HGD
44 books
BC Pioneer Stories
Exploring Indigenous History
June is Indigenous History Month, a great opportunity to celebrate some of our favourite books over the years, along with links to great interviews, excerpts, …
Launchpad: The Home Stretch, by George K. Ilsley
"A wonderful book—witty, tender, and lucidly written—about the caregiving of sons and the complicated inheritances of fathers" —David Chariandy
1 book
Adoption
Launchpad: I Overcame My Autism ... by Sarah Kurchak
"A treat to read." —Hannah Gadsby
Launchpad: Open House, by Jane Christmas
Get a taste of Open House: A Life in Thirty-Two Moves, the latest by Jane Christmas whose previous memoir was a finalist for the 2014 Leacock Memorial …
The Chat with Eufemia Fantetti
Today's chat is with Eufemia Fantetti, author of the brand-new memoir My Father, Fortune-Tellers, & Me, out now with Mother Tongue Publishing. It shares …