Memoir Posts
Great Companions
As fascinating as books themselves are the connections between books, the curious ways in which books inform and echo each other, creating strange synergies …
Denis Sampson: On the Paucity of Irish-Canadian Memoir
"My contribution from my small world of Montreal and Ireland is part of that work of imagining the integration and cohabitation of people of diverse cultural …
Intrepid Travellers: Canadian Women in the World
In the run-up to International Women's Day, we're celebrating women's stories, beginning with this cross-genre list—memoir, fiction and poetry—of …
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The Local Food Revolution
Detachment: Maurice Mierau on Family, Adoption, and Memoir
November is Adoption Awareness Month. We talk to Maurice Mierau about his new book, Detachment: An Adoption Memoir.
The Interruption: Sean Cranbury Interviews Michael Pond and Maureen Palmer
Today's interviewees illuminate the terrifying toll of alcoholism and how difficult it can be for sufferers to find the supports they need to recover.
Elaine Lui on the Big Love Driving Listen to the Squawking Chicken
As a years-long devotee of Elaine Lui's world-famous gossip and entertainment blog, Lainey Gossip, I read Lui's debut book, Listen to the Squawking Chicken …
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12 Best Non-Fiction Books for Understanding Canada
Laurie Lewis on Memory as Helpful Librarian and Conjuror
Laurie Lewis has lived a storied life and has two memoirs (so far) to tell it.
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