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The Polite Act of Drowning

by Bella Moses

In Charleen Hurtubise’s novel "The Polite Act of Drowning", a small-town accident reawakens past traumas, forcing a girl to reckon with the chaos of her dysfunctional family and come to terms with her evolving identity. On a family... Read More

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I Love You More

by Danielle Ballantyne

A mother reassures her child of the depths of her love in this stunning picture book that will fast become a bedtime ritual. “I love you like the mighty eagle loves to soar” and “like wolf cubs love to laze” are among the nature... Read More

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Casters and Crowns

by Jeana Jorgensen

In Elizabeth Lowham’s enthralling fantasy novel "Casters and Crowns", a reverse Sleeping Beauty curse forces a princess to confront the truth about magic in her kingdom. Aria will inherit her father’s crown—if she can survive the... Read More

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Latitudes

by Kristen Rabe

Meditative and sumptuous, "Latitudes" is Jean McNeil’s brooding memoir covering travels to remote landscapes; it ruminates on the unsettling impacts of climate change. McNeil is an inquisitive, restless traveler who crafts beautiful... Read More

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Dorothy Grant

by Rachel Jagareski

This stunning monograph highlights “matriarch of Indigenous fashion” Dorothy Grant’s work, which blends traditional Pacific Northwest Indigenous designs and shapes with haute couture. The book accompanies a retrospective exhibition... Read More

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A Case of Matricide

by Aimee Jodoin

In Graeme Macrae Burnet’s kaleidoscopic novel "A Case of Matricide", an inspector’s investigation into doppelgänger circumstances forces a confrontation with morality. Masquerading as a translation of a French novel whose author,... Read More

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