THE FALL OF 2007 we featured a bundle of books by Canada's best, up-and-coming, and activist writers — Naomi Klein, Heather Mallick, Amiel Gladstone, Miali-Elise Coley, Shakil Choudhury, and many more!
MARSHALLING RESILIENCE
Arundhati Roy calls it “brilliant, brave and terrifying.” John le Carré calls it “scary as hell.” Naomi Klein's latest work — The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism — is attracting attention from both the right and the left. In her review, B.C. activist Severn Cullis-Suzuki considers Klein's analysis and, in the end, finds a message of hope. >by Severn Cullis-Suzuki >non-fiction
GEN X-FILES
Amiel Gladstone's collection of plays explores the difficulties of modern-day relationships: whether to fall in love, falling out of love, reluctantly being in love. >by Laurel Smith >drama
WHY WE ACT
Notes from Canada's Young Activists: A Generation Stands Up for Change is a fantastic compilation of reflections from many of Canada's brightest young thinkers, such as Miali-Elise Coley, Shakil Choudhury, Anil Patel and Ilona Dougherty. The book is filled with stories of what inspired the contributors to address the myriad of complex social problems we face in Canada and around the world. >by Melanie Redman > activism
GRAND DAMNS
Opinionated women, who tell it like it is, are rarely loved, except by other opinionated women. Heather Mallickâe(TM)s latest, Cake or Death, provides a buffet of her strong views on a range of matters both personal and political. >by Gina Whitfield >non-fiction
