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Book Review
Jun 12
Christina Turner
| The U.S.-Mexico border. Myriad forms of suffering. Relationships between migrant workers and privileged people. 'El Niño' is a book that fits into the narrative of labour and migrant workers. |
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Book Review
Jun 5
Angela Misri
| Come discover the wonderful world of Sherlock Holmes again, but this time through the eyes of the quick-witted Portia Adams. This YA novel is great for both kids and adults alike! |
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Book Review
May 29
Lindsey Cornum
| Idle No More was a renewed declaration of refusal and provided a new hub to organize the collective struggle. 'The Winter We Danced' is a tribute to the movement and its future. |
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Book Review
May 22
Muna Mire
| The conversation around sex work is nuanced and contentious. Melissa Gira Grant views anti-sex work feminism as a contradiction and explores the concepts of "whore stigma" and the "rescue industry." |
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Book Review
May 15
Amira Elghawaby
| Is our parliamentary system destined to remain broken? 'Tragedy in the Commons' aims to salvage a system that seems beyond repair and asks the question, why are Canadians so disengaged from politics? |
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Book Review
May 8
Betsy Greer
| How do you express your activism? What if you did it through yarn-bombing, sewing or ceramics? Well then you would fit right in with the craftivism crowd! Check out these three stories of craftivism. |
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Book Review
May 1
Joan Baxter
| 'Grist' is the third novel by Linda Little and follows the story of Penelope MacLaughlin, a Nova Scotian woman trapped in a loveless marriage during the at times bleak and trying days of 19th century. |
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Book Review
Apr 24
Al Engler
| 'The Sixth Extinction' makes abundantly clear that carbon dioxide emissions are serious and we urgently need to cut our reliance on fossil fuel energy. |
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Book Review
Apr 17
Max Haiven
| This excerpt from 'Crises of Imagination, Crises of Power' suggests the decline in the public sphere is not because capitalism is in crisis, but because capitalism is the crisis. |
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Book Review
Apr 10
Mercedes Allen
| A collection of autobiographical vignettes, sketches and essays capture the moments of Ivan E. Coyote's and Rae Spoon's navigation through ill-fitting gender rules, roles and assumptions. |
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Book Review
Apr 3
Heather Morgan
| The life and times of Rob Ford written by incredible reporter Robyn Doolittle. What more can we say? |
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Book Review
Mar 27
Bruce Gillespie
| What does 'family' mean to you? New anthology, 'A Family by Any Other Name,' focuses on the perspectives of queer relationships and families. Editor Bruce Gillespie interviews contributor Sara Graefe. |
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Book Review
Mar 20
Matthew Brett
| Author James Daschuk discusses Canada's history of disease, deliberate starvation, ethnic cleansing, tar sands expansion, neglect of treaties and a legacy of colonialism of First Nations. |
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Book Review
Mar 13
Cathy Crowe
| Olivia Chow's memoir 'My Journey' brings hope to the currently jaded Canadian political climate. Chow's successes and hardships inspire readers to believe in the power of community. |
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Book Review
Mar 6
Nora Loreto
| Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, the Maple Spring's most recognizable face, offers a straight-forward account about how the student strike felt from the inside. |
