Book Review: Restoring Relations Through Stories: From Dinétah to Denendeh
The striking cover photo of Renae Watchman’s Restoring Relations Through Stories: From Dinétah to Denendeh features green aurora borealis dancing above the natural monolith Tsé Bit’a’í…
Book Review: Gold Rush on the Prairies
Gold Rush on the Prairies is a must-read for all history enthusiasts, especially those interested in the olden days of southern Saskatchewan.
Book Review: Tales from the Silence
James Bow spawned a stellar idea for an anthology. The fantasy and science fiction aficionado and communications officer (most Canadian writers have a day job)…
Book Review: Metis Matriarchs: Agents of Transition
I read Métis Matriarchs, I couldn’t help thinking of the old adage that history is written by the victors. Or, as the editors Troupe and MacKinnon put it: ”Until recently, historical scholarship…
Nobody from Nowhere: A Story of Leadership, Resilience, and Legacy
There are so many nuggets of wisdom about leadership, and indeed life itself, in Dale Botting’s mesmerizing book, Nobody from Nowhere, that it is hard to know where to begin.
Walking with God through Anxiety and Depression: A Personal Guide
If you're seeking a quick and easy read with simple, straightforward strategies for overcoming anxiety attacks and depression, look no further than Jerald Wall's new book Walking with God…
Book Review: As Grandmother Said: The Narratives of Bessie Meguinis”
The University of Regina Press is doing important work with their commitment to honouring the traditional languages, legends and cultures of Canada’s First Peoples…
Book Review: Food for the Journey: A Life in Travel
Calgary novelist and short fiction writer Elizabeth J. Haynes has just published a new book, and this time it’s an essay collection. Food for the Journey: A Life in Travel is the kind of book…
Book Review: The Dark King Swallows the World
This book drew me in immediately with the title - The Dark King Swallows the World. How could a royal leader swallow the entire world? What a claim!
Book Review: From the Ground Up: An Anthology of New Fiction
Annabel Townsend loved the “From the Ground Up” theme of Regina’s Cathedral Village Arts Festival (2024) so much, she used it as the theme for an anthology…
Book Review: Theories of Everything
In less than 180 pages, Dwayne Brenna’s short story collection, Theories of Everything, takes readers around the globe into disparate eras and unique voices…
Book Review: Charged!: The Dangerous and Misguided Promise of the Electric Vehicle
I’ve always been wary about how so-called experts have pushed consumers to purchase electric vehicles over gas powered modes of transportation.
Book Review: Walking Upstream
Saskatoon’s Lloyd Ratzlaff—essayist, former minister, walker in wild places—has released his first poetry collection, and wow. I know this man and have long believed that poetry lives in him…
Book Review: Hello
Hello is the first book of fiction I have read by Saskatchewan writer, David Carpenter, after having read two of his nonfiction books, Courting Saskatchewan and The Education of Augie Merasty.
Books and the City: Psychogeographical Wanderings Around Toronto’s Independent Bookstores
It’s entirely wonderful to finish a book and immediately recognize that the author could be your new best friend. Annabel Townsend is a British-born, Regina, SK writer, and her nonfiction title…
Book: The Lavender Child
The Lavender Child is a beautifully unique and creative story with unforgettable characters and a plot that keeps readers intrigued.
Gehl v Canada: Challenging Sex Discrimination in the Indian Act
Knowing I am a reader, a friend of mine asked me an interesting question recently: “Are there any book publishers that you will read their books without even knowing what the book is about?”
Book Review: Earth Angels – Operation Angel
Think you know angels? Earth Angels – Operation Angel may change your mind. The chapbook by Saskatoon-based author Marion Mutala explores angels…
Book Review: “Sticks & Bones” offers meditative haiku and senryu
Victoria poet Allison Douglas-Tourner captures the natural world and human experience in her new collection, Sticks & Bones: Haiku and Senryu (Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing).
Book Review: The Day I Went to My First Football Game
When Finn’s grandparents give him a football jersey and tickets to his first professional game for his seventh birthday, he is both excited and a little nervous.