Island Falls is real and we all live there
Hoping to do some light reading at Folk Fest, I brought Island Falls along with me. Though I finished it over the course of an…
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Gabrielle Roy, Manitoban writer in retrospect
Gabrielle Roy wrote about her departure from her childhood home in Manitoba with a sheepishness characteristic of anyone caught in this province’s nostalgic grip. No…
Joshua Whitehead — ‘Making Love with the Land’
I like Valentine’s Day because it gives me an excuse to watch people talk about their loved ones. Their eyes start to rove around the…
Four books for thinking critically about love
Cuffing season is upon us, that time from late fall to early spring when couples seemingly pop out of the ground. At times like these,…
Love in the time of climate crisis
The past three years have turned the phrase “unprecedented times” into a platitude. To say the global climate is in crisis has become such a…
The art of science, the science of art
Science and art are not only separated in popular imagination, but they are often positioned against one another as opposites and competitors. A professor from…
The new Fifty Shades?
Why Not Sin: In order to change society they must betray everyone is an erotic novel written by Australian sports journalist and former sports editor…
Philipp Schott — ‘Fifty-Four Pigs: A Dr. Peter Bannerman Vet Mystery’
There have been many variations on the classic detective story over the years, with just as wide a range of subjects in the role of crime-solving protagonist. As such, it’s not uncommon to read books about unlikely detectives — but have you ever read about a veterinarian who solves crimes? This is exactly what local author Philipp Schott imagines in his upcoming book Fifty-Four Pigs: A Dr. Bannerman Vet Mystery. The novel focuses on Dr. Peter Bannerman, a veterinarian in the town of New Selfoss, a fictional Icelandic-Canadian community akin to Gimli, Man.
Sheila North — ‘My Privilege, My Responsibility’
If there was ever a local example of how hard work pays off, CBC journalist Sheila North’s memoir is proof. My Privilege, My Responsibility documents the hard work North put into her own education growing up in Bunibonibee Cree Nation — known in English as Oxford House — that contributed to her rise from a journalist at CTV News Channel (CTV) and CBC to becoming the first female grand chief of Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak (MKO).
Vivek Shraya — ‘People Change’
Multidisciplinary artist Vivek Shraya’s latest book People Change emphasizes that the mask itself brings out the inner truth of an individual.