The memoirs of the celebrated Hollywood director trace his forty years in filmmaking, describing such events as his unlikely appointment as a Christian Canadian director of Fiddler on the Roof, his witness to the impact of various films...
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- Author:Jewison, NormanSummary:
- Author:Cohen, SheldonSummary:
A rare glimpse into an artist’s mind, his toolbox, and the world of film animation
The Sweater is one of the most beloved animated films of all time. Based on Roch Carrier’s short story, also known as “The...
- Author:Butala, SharonSummary:
A collection of essays on women and aging from Canadian legend Sharon Butala In this incisive collection, Sharon Butala reflects on the ways her life has changed as she's grown old. She knows that society fails the elderly massively,...
- Author:Quiney, Linda J.Summary:
With her linen head scarf and white apron emblazoned with a red cross, the Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse, or VAD, has become a romantic emblem of the Great War. This book tells the story of the nearly 2,000 women from Canada and...
- Author:Anand, MadhurSummary:
An experimental memoir about Partition, immigration, and generational storytelling, This Red Line Goes Straight to Your Heart weaves together the poetry of memory with the science of embodied trauma, using the imagined voices of the...
- Author:Akiwenzie-Damm, KateriSummary:
Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this groundbreaking graphic novel anthology. Beautifully illustrated, these stories are an emotional and enlightening journey through Indigenous wonderworks, psychic...
- Author:Jessup, HeatherSummary:
This Is Not a Hoax shows how the work of some contemporary artists and writers intentionally disrupts the curatorial and authorial practices of the country's most respected cultural institutions: art galleries, museums, and book...
- Author:Semley, JohnSummary:
The first book to explore their history, legacy, and influence
This is a book about the Kids in the Hall — the legendary Canadian sketch comedy troupe formed in Toronto in 1984 and best known for the...
- Author:Berman, TzeporahSummary:
The story of the making of a Canadian environmental activist, from Berman's first involvement in the protests to save the rain forests of Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island, to her work as co-founder of PowerUp Canada, and then as...
- Author:Berman, Stuart, Canning, Brendan, Drew, KevinSummary:
The year was 2000. The alternative music scene had all but died, and pre-packaged pop stars had filled the vacuum. But in a basement apartment in the heart of downtown Toronto, two musicians were forming a creative partnership that...
- Author:Simpson, Leanne BetasamosakeSummary:
2017 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize Finalist. This Accident of Being Lost is the knife-sharp new collection of stories and songs from award-winning Nishnaabeg storyteller and writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. These visionary...
- Author:Hull, Dennis, Thompson, RobertSummary:
A much-loved memoir now back in print. Hockey legend Gordie Howe once said there were two superstars in the Hull family: Bobby, the Golden Jet and one of the greatest players ever to tie up a pair of skates, and his brother Dennis, who...
- Author:Mykhalovskiy, Eric, Namaste, VivianeSummary:
Almost four decades after the discovery of HIV/AIDS, the world continues to grapple with this public health challenge. Thinking Differently about HIV/AIDS explores the limits of mainstream approaches to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and...
- Author:Wright, James K., Rogers, AllysonSummary:
Eldon Davis Rathburn (1916-2008), one of the most multi-dimensional, prolific, and endlessly fascinating composers of the twentieth century, wrote more music than any other Canadian composer of his generation. During a long and...
- Author:Massaquoi, Notisha, Wane, Njoki NathaniSummary:
Theorizing Empowerment: Canadian Perspectives on Black Feminist Thought is a collection of articles by Black Canadian feminists centralizing the ways in which Black femininity and Black women’s experiences are integral to...
- Author:Slater, PatrickSummary:
Folktale, memoir, fiction, literary hoax, The Yellow Briar is all of these. Ostensibly the charming remembrance of an Irish orphan who escapes the Great Famine of 1840s Ireland and comes to the New World to seek a fresh start on the...
- Author:Leung, CarrianneSummary:
The Wondrous Woo tells the story of Miramar Woo who is the quintessential Chinese girl: nice, quiet, and reserved. The eldest of the three Woo children, Miramar is ever the obedient sister and daughter ... on the outside. On the inside...
- Author:BERTON, PierreSummary:
Seven short studies of men and women whose fame has someting to do with the Canadian frontier.
- Author:Forsyth, ScottSummary:
An astounding collection of photographs and essays celebrating the grandeur of Canada's most remote regions located along the three ocean coastlines. Divided into three main sections - the Atlantic (Newfoundland and Labrador), the...
- Author:Kuipers, MelissaSummary:
Original, witty, and subtle, these stories feature characters who must navigate life in a small town, and will appeal to fans of Miriam Toews and Kathleen Winter. This collection of beautifully crafted short stories features complex...