Norman Ravvin’s "Who Gets In" uses a family immigration story to expose Canada’s bureaucratic practice of white nation building despite claims of multiculturalism. Ravvin’s grandfather, Yehuda Yosef Eisenstein, came to Canada’s... Read More

Noting that camping rocketed in popularity during COVID-19, "Making Camp" explores the history of recreational camping, from its nineteenth-century Adirondack beginnings through to the present. With an abundance of vintage illustrations... Read More

Musicians converge on a single stage for a contest that will separate technical skill from true genius in "Honeybees and Distant Thunder", a novel that cements Riku Onda as a virtuosic talent. How does music make you feel? For one... Read More

In D. M. S. Fick’s cozy mystery novel "Lewis Sinclair and the Gentlemen Cowboys", a country music festival is the stage for an unsettling murder. Lewis is a hardworking country musician who’s striving toward his band’s big break.... Read More

Thomas Cirotteau, Jennifer Kerner, and Éric Pincas’s "Lady Sapiens" is a vibrant history book about how ancient women lived and what they contributed to society. Steeped in interdisciplinary scholarship, "Lady Sapiens" synthesizes... Read More

Written by a survivor of the Cambodian genocide, "Under the Naga Tail" is a brilliant, comprehensive memoir. Mae Bunseng Taing’s devastating memoir "Under the Naga Tail" covers his experiences during the Cambodian genocide. Mae was in... Read More

British journalist Angela Youngman considers opportunities for reuse and repair in outdoor spaces in "Recycling in the Garden". This idea book for the modern gardener covers areas in which hobbyists and those with more land might work... Read More

Oren Kessler’s brave new history book "Palestine 1936" reveals the deep roots of today’s Israel-Palestine conflict. A tragic history shared with the hindsight knowledge of the decades of violence and bloodshed in the region that... Read More