Robertson, a Cree author based in Winnipeg, writes books for readers of all ages. Robertson on writing everything from graphic novels to a memoirĭavid A. Sugar Falls recounts her journey in an age-accessible way, and highlights the role her father's teachings played in helping Ross to keep hope alive.Ī 10th anniversary edition of Sugar Falls was published in 2021.Ĭree author David A. Adopted into a loving family at a young age, Ross was sent to residential school at eight years of age - and endured abuse while she was there.
Sugar Falls is based on the true story of Betty Ross, an elder from Manitoba's Cross Lake First Nation. Sugar Falls 10th anniversary edition is a graphic novel by David A. His work can also be found in the International New York Times, Afar and Canadian Geographic. His other books include Walls and Pay No Heed to the Rockets. Walls won the 2013 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. Marcello Di Cintio is a writer from Calgary. Marcello Di Cintio shares what it's like to separate from his wife of 19 years during the COVID-19 pandemic
Marcello Di Cintio explores the role of the taxi cab in contemporary culture in Driven. Taxis are both public and private space, and their small dimensions mean strangers share an intimate closeness during the duration of a trip. Di Cintio interviews several taxi drivers from different backgrounds, and attempts to make sense of the role cabs plays in our culture, while also shedding light on those who drive them, often silently and anonymously. In Driven: The Secret Lives of Taxi Drivers, Di Cintio unearths the tales of a handful of Canadian cabbies, and he hears the stories you may miss if you don't pay attention. Coyote won the 2020 Freedom to Read Award, in recognition of their body of work that examines class, gender identity and social justice. Their other books include Tomboy Survival Guide, Rebent Sinner, Gender Failure, One in Every Crowd and the novel Bow Grip. They have written more than a dozen books, created four short films and released three albums combining storytelling with music, and are known for exploring gender identity and queer liberation in their writing. Ivan Coyote's book Care Of is a thoughtful collection of pandemic correspondenceĬoyote is a writer, storyteller and performer from Yukon. (McClelland & Stewart, Ivan Coyote)Ĭare Ofis a collection of moving correspondence Ivan Coyote wrote in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdown, in response to letters and communications they had received, some of which dated back to 2009. The correspondence ranges from personal letters to Facebook messages to notes received after performing onstage, Coyote told CBC Radio host Dave White on Airplay. The Lover, the Lake by Virginia Pésémapeo Bordeleau, translated by Susan OuriouĬare Of is a book by Ivan Coyote. It was also a finalist for both the Governor General's Award for fiction and the Scotiabank Giller Prize.
His first novel, 2016's Yiddish for Pirates , won the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour as well as a Canadian Jewish Literary Award. Gary Barwin is a writer, composer, visual and multidisciplinary artist and the author of several books of poetry, fiction and books for children. Gary Barwin's 'morning thought experiments' are helping him feel more connected while isolating at home So Motl ends up on a quest, one stranger than he ever dreamed. Motl believes a Jew's greatest revenge against Hitler would be to procreate - which isn't easy since Motl lost that ability during the First World War.
Friends and neighbours are being killed, and Motl dreams of having enough strength and bravery to go on a trek across Europe to stop the Nazis. The Second World War has just begun in Europe, and Motl's quiet life in a small village is completely upended. Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted is an inventive novel about a Jewish man named Motl. Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted is a novel by Gary Barwin.