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Passage to Promise Land in The Hill Times »
Excerpted from the article Former Liberal Senator Poy releases new book on Chinese immigrant women
Former Liberal Senator Vivienne Poy is traveling across the country this fall to speak about her new book, Passage to Promise Land: Voices of Chinese Immigrant Women to Canada.
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Ms. Poy interviewed 28 Chinese immigrant women, ranging from some in their 30s to … Read More >
Advance Praise for O.D. Skelton »
The following is excerpted from the Ottawa Citizen’s summary of O.D. Skelton: The Work of the World, 1923-1941 by Norman Hillmer.
In 1923, prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King faced his first Imperial Conference. It was a daunting prospect. Going to London marked his first significant appearance on the world stage. Given his lack of experience, not … Read More >
Review: Women’s Work, Women’s Art »
The following is excerpted from the Worn Through review on Women’s Work, Women’s Art by Judy Thompson.
Women’s Work, Women’s Art is the most recent volume on Athapaskan clothing by former museum curator Judy Thompson, focusing on nineteenth-century outfits, accessories, and the concomitant social and cultural practices. As a material culture study, the beauty and … Read More >
Wavelengths of Your Song Reading & Book Launch »
Join us on Wednesday at Mahone Bay’s Biscuit Eater Cafe and Bookstore or on Friday at the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia for the book launch of Wavelengths of Your Song by Eleonore Schönmaier.
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The following is excerpted from the Arc Poetry review of Wavelengths … Read More >
Remembering a CanLit pioneer »
The following is excerpted from the Kingston Whig-Standard review of Both Hands: A Life of Lorne Pierce of Ryerson Press by Sandra Campbell.
Both Hands, a new biography of [Lorne] Pierce written by Kingston author Sandra Campbell and published by McGill-Queen’s Press, finally gives Pierce his due.
Until she retired this month, Sandra was a highly … Read More >
My Life as a Hyphen »
The following is excerpted from The Gazette review of Bilingual Being: My Life as a Hyphen:
Bilingual Being is a hard book to classify. Its publisher calls it a memoir, but this hardly does it justice. Besides narrating the life of linguist and teacher Kathleen Saint-Onge, it examines Quebec’s history and ethnography, explores linguistic … Read More >
Thomas D’Arcy McGee – the man who saw beyond Confederation »
The following is excerpted from The Globe & Mail review of Thomas D’Arcy McGee, Volume 2.
On April 7, 1868, Thomas D’Arcy McGee was assassinated on the doorstep of his boarding house in Ottawa. In his short, turbulent life – he was just shy of his 43rd birthday – he accomplished more than most men … Read More >
