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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 …

5 books

The Local Food Revolution

list by Andrea Routley

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 …

11 books

12 Best Non-Fiction Books for Understanding Canada

list by Jennnifer McCartney

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.

22 books

On Life: A List of Memoirs and Meditations

list by kiley turner

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