Nov 19, 11:30 am.- 1:00 pm., City Place Coles. Meet and Greet: David Annandale, author of The Valedictorians. TUR.

Nov 20, 1:00 pm. -3:00 p.m., Chapters Polo Festival. Jim Blanchard will sign his new book, Winnipeg‘s Great War: A City Comes of Age. UMP.

Nov 20, 1:00 pm. – 4:00 pm., Kildonan Place Coles. Meet and Greet: David Annandale, author of The Valedictorians. TUR.

Nov 20, 1:30-3:00 p.m., Millennium Library, Carol Shields Auditorium. Paul G. Thomas, co-editor of Manitoba Politics and Government: Issues, Institutions, Traditions, and Gerry Kopelow, author/photographer of All Our Changes: Images From the Sixties Generation, will be part of a panel discussion entitled, “Manitoba — A Province Striving for the Centre”. UMP.

Nov 20, 2:00 pm. – 4:00 pm., McNally Robinson. Meet and Greet: Michael Van Rooy, author of A Criminal to Remember. TUR.

Nov 20, 7:00 pm., Aqua Books. Join poets Maurice Mierau, Alison Calder, and more for the CV2 35th Anniversary Issue Launch.

Nov 21, 2:00 pm. – 4:00 pm., McNally Robinson. Meet and Greet: Patti Grayson, author of Autumn, One Spring. TUR.

Nov 23, 7:00 pm., Manitoba Association of Playwrights presents Around Thirty: A New Generation of Playwrights in Manitoba, hosted by Rory Runnells.

Nov 24, 11:30 am. – 1:00 pm., City Place Coles. Meet and Greet: Melissa Steele, author of Beautiful Girl Thumb. TUR.

Nov 24, 6:00 pm. -8:00 p.m., Chapters Polo Festival. Jim Blanchard will sign his new book, Winnipeg‘s Great War: A City Comes of Age. UMP.

Nov 25, 2:30 pm., 100 St. Paul’s College, University of Manitoba, 70 Dysart Road. The University of Manitoba Global Political Economy Program presents a talk with Todd Gordon, author of Imperialist Canada. Co-sponsored with the University of Winnipeg Politics Department, the U of M Department of History, and Arbeiter Ring Publishing. ARP.

Nov 25, 6:00 pm. – 9:00 pm., Chapters Polo Festival. Meet and Greet: David Annandale, author of The Valedictorians. TUR.

Nov 25, 7:30 pm., Room 2M70, 2nd floor, Manitoba Hall, University of Winnipeg. Join us as Todd Gordon launches his new book, Imperialist Canada. Doors open at 7:00. Light refreshments served. The book will be available for purchase ($25, tax included). ARP.

Nov 26, 6:00 pm. – 8:30pm., Chapters St. Vital. Meet and Greet: David Annandale author of The Valedictorians. TUR.

Nov 27, 10:00 am., Portage la Prairie Library. Meet and Greet: Michael Van Rooy, author of A Criminal to Remember reading. TUR.

Nov 27, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Coles Kildonan Place. Jim Blanchard will sign his new book, Winnipeg‘s Great War: A City Comes of Age. UMP.

Nov 27, 2:00 pm., Pennywise Books in Brandon Michael Van Rooy , author of A Criminal to Remember, reading & signing. TUR.

Nov 27, 2:00 pm. – 4:00 pm., McNally Robinson. Meet and Greet: David Annandale author of The Valedictorians. TUR.

Nov 30, 6:00 pm. – 8:30pm., Chapters St. Vital. Meet and Greet: Patti Grayson, author of Autumn, One Spring. TUR.

Nov 30, 6:00 pm. – 9pm., Chapters Polo Festival. Meet and Greet: Melissa Steele. TUR.

30 novembre, 19h, Aqua Books. Soapbox Haut-parleurs.

Dec 5, 1:00 pm. – 3pm., Kildonan Place Coles. Meet and Greet: Patti Grayson, author of Autumn, One Spring. TUR.

Dec 9, 5 – 7:00 pm., McNally Robinson. Meet and Greet: David Arnason author of The Valedictorians. TUR.

Out of Province:

November 16, 5:00 pm., Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne Street, Hamilton. Charlene Diehl reads from her new memoir, Out of Grief, Singing. SIG.

November 17, 7:30 pm., St. Jerome‘s University, 290 Westmount Road North, University of Waterloo. Charlene Diehl reads from her new memoir, Out of Grief, Singing. SIG.

November 18, 6:00 pm., Ben McNally Books, Ben McNally Books, 366 Bay Street. Charlene Diehl reads from her new memoir, Out of Grief, Singing. SIG.

November 25-26, Palais des Congrès de Montréal, 201 Viger Avenue West. Endre Farkas & Carolyn Marie Souaid present a workshop to high school teachers on the multimedia classroom uses of their new book/DVD Blood is Blood, at the annual convention of the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers. SIG.

Nov 27, 2:30 pm., TBD in Toronto. David Arnason, author of The Valedictorians, reading. TUR.

Poésie

Cow-Boy Poétré de Ken Brown, avec la collaboration de Laurier Gareau et Daniel Cournoyer. Drame au contexte et à la saveur du Far-West. Un triangle amoureux entre une belle chanteuse country et deux bull-riders – un Albertain et un Québécois – connaît un dénouement passionnel. La poésie de Cow-Boy Poétré est dure. C’est plus que 8 secondes sur le dos d’un taureau, c’est la ride d’une vie. Ce rodéo théâtral se livre dans un amalgame réaliste du vécu et de la langue des francophones bilingues. À la fois découpage scénique et langagier, cette mixité va et vient entre des répliques livrées en anglais et les dialogues franglais des personnages bilingues. Portrait actuel, drame personnel et témoignage public, Cow-Boy Poétré n’a pas honte de s’afficher. La pièce met l’accent sur une réalité en évolution et « dessine, selon Louise Ladouceur de l’Université de l’Alberta, une cartographie fort éloquente de la diaspora francophone nord américaine ». BLÉ, Collection : Rouge, ISBN : 978-2923673127, 14.95 $.

Teaching With Graphic Novels: In All Grades 4–12 Classrooms by Shelley S. Peterson. Capitalize on students’ excitement about graphic novels while teaching literacy/language arts curriculum objectives! Teaching With Graphic Novels is for teachers who are fans of the genre as well as for those who are curious about graphic novels and are interested in trying something new in their classrooms.Through the teaching and learning activities suggested in this e-book, teachers will learn more about the potential of graphic novels for:

* motivating students to engage with texts

* teaching reading strategies

* teaching media literacy

* teaching critical literacy understandings

P&M. LEVEL: For Grades 4–12, ISBN: 978-1-55379-263-5, $7.50, BINDING: e-book

Where the Rivers Meet – Teacher’s Guide. by Don Sawyer. Don Sawyer’s novel, Where the Rivers Meet, is applauded as a moving and important title in the growing field of Aboriginal Young Adult literature. This new study guide – conceived and written by Sawyer himself – helps teachers and readers explore the deeper themes behind the story of Nancy Antoine, a tough and wise young woman seeking her own way through small towns and small minds. PEM. ISBN: 978-1-894717-56-4, $5, pb. Fiction. Pemmican has also published a new edition of Where the Rivers Meet, with an introduction from well known First Nations performer and writer, Art Napoleon.

Ends/Begins (Book 3), From the 7 Generations Series by David Alexander Robertson, illustrated by Scott B. Henderson. In 1964, two brothers are taken from the warm and loving care of their grandparents, and spirited away to a residential school, miles from home. James, assigned to manual work on the grounds, sees less and less of his younger brother, Thomas. James soon discovers the anguish that Thomas is living under, which leads to unspeakable tragedy. The pain and guilt that dogs James continues to affect his troubled son, Edwin (introduced in book 1). But a new understanding is dawning between them… Ends/Begins is book 3 in the graphic novel series 7 Generations. Book 1: Stone tells the story of a young Plains Cree man in the early 19th century, who fulfills his destiny as a warrior as he avenges his brother’s death. Book 2: Scars, the story of the orphan White Cloud, set against the smallpox epidemic of 1870-1871. Book 4: The Pact (forthcoming), a story of redemption, as James and his son, Edwin, reconcile their past and begin a new journey. Coming Soon! A FREE copy of the Teacher’s Guide for 7 Generations. P&M. LEVEL: For Grades 7–12, ISBN: 978-1-55379-262-8, $12.95.

Aboriginal, Northern, and Community Economic Development by John Loxley. John Loxley has worked in community economic development as a practitioner, advisor, teacher and scholar for over 30 years. The wealth of that experience is reflected in this book, which grapples with the conceptual and political complexities of addressing northern and Aboriginal poverty. Loxley examines a number of possible approaches to economic development, placing each within a broader theoretical and policy perspective, and considering its growth potential and class impact. Accessible and theoretically sophisticated, the book blends international development theory with northern Canadian and Aboriginal realities. It includes an important chapter on traditional Aboriginal values and culture and their relationship to the land. ARP. ISBN-13-978-1894037-46-4, $21.95, pb. Essays/Public Policy/Colonialism.

Grammar Matters: The Social Significance of How We Use Language by Jila Ghomeshi It is hard to find someone who doesn’t have a pet peeve about language. The act of bemoaning the decline of language has become something of a cottage industry. High profile, self-appointed language police worry that new forms of popular media are contributing to sloppiness, imprecision, and a general disregard for the rules of grammar and speech. Within linguistics the term “prescriptivism” is used to refer to the judgements that people make about language based on the idea that some forms and uses of language are correct and others incorrect. This book argues that prescriptivism is unfounded at its very core, and explores why it is, nevertheless, such a popular position. In doing so it addresses the politics of language: what prescriptivist positions about language use reveal about power, authority, and various social prejudices.ARP. Semaphore Series. ISBN:13-978-189403744-0, $12.95, pb.

Imperialist Canada by Todd Gordon. Imperialist Canada exposes Canada’s imperialist past and present, at home and across the globe. Todd Gordon interweaves histories of indigenous dispossession in Canada with the cold facts of Canadian capital’s oppression of peoples in the global South. The book digs beneath the surface of Canada’s image as global peacekeeper and promoter of human rights, revealing the links between the corporate pursuit of profit and Canadian foreign and domestic policy. Drawing on examples from Colombia, the Congo, Sudan, Haiti and elsewhere, Imperialist Canada makes a passionate plea for greater critical attention to Canada’s role in the global order. ARP. ISBN-13-978-1894037-45-7, $24.95, pb. Economic Policy/Developing Countries.

Walking to Mojácar by Di Brandt. Di Brandt forges new paths with her multi-faceted poetry, experimenting with traditional poetic forms in this new collection. Throughout, Brandt captures the human heart in love, in crisis, or in awe of the world. Science and poetry fuse with sly wit and sleight of word Welding and other joining procedures, the first of the collections three sections. The last section, Walking to Mojácar, transports readers to exotic eastern Spain bringing the Canadian experience with it. ISBN: 9780888013705, $17.00

Retro Girl, by T.D. Thompson. With a psychic mother who pours salt under the doors and windows of their home for purification and protection and a father whose main income is derived from selling his elaborate origami works, Ari dreams of having a normal family. In her quest to become average, Ari embarks on a mission of self-improvement, an undertaking that involves a young Metis student, Deena, whose past is a mystery, as well as an Aboriginal friend of Deena’s who has some unusual abilities of his own. When Deena’s remarkable talents are revealed, Ari begins to understand and accept her own unique gifts. PEM. ISBN: 978-1-894-717-57-1, $14.95. Fiction.

Albums

Ma Kokum a téléphoné aujourd’hui par Iris Loewan, illustré par Gloria Miller, Traduit de l’anglais par Mona Buors. Une jeune fille autruchon à hâte de visiter la réserve après un appel de sa grand-mère. De façon douce et joyeuse nous voyons comment les femmes, particulièrement les grands-mères, sont souvent spirituellement le lien quand des familles sont séparé par de longs kilomètres. PEM. ISBN: 978-1-894717-60-1,10.95$, pb. Maternelle- 4e année. Albums.

Autobiographie

J’ai fait ma chance de Annette Saint-Pierre. « Reprendre les mailles de mon cheminement m’a permis d’éveiller ma conscience à la sagesse de la vie, à ses joies qui débusquent les souffrances et à ses lumières qui ensoleillent les routes. Ce fut un véritable exutoire, même si l’exercice devait me révéler quelques moments pénibles. En revivant les bonheurs et les peines du trajet accompli, j’y ai vu mon évolution en filigrane. En tentant de me réaliser, j’ai fait ma chance. Oui, j’ai fait ma chance, à l’heure où l’esprit et le coeur choisissaient les sentiers qui projetaient le plus de lumière. Une mauvaise décision… et ma vie aurait été tout autre. »

Annette Saint-Pierre, figure de proue de la francophonie canadienne de l’Ouest, nous entraîne tambour battant à travers les décennies, les embûches, les préjugés, les honneurs aussi, toujours animée d’un invincible désir d’accomplissement, d’un engagement sans faille et d’un humour inaltérable. Ses réalisations sont multiples, en littérature, en recherche, en réalisations patrimoniales. Femme hors du commun, être de foi, de passion et de lumière, elle a marqué son milieu et son entourage et continue de le faire au quotidien. L’autobiographie d’Annette Saint-Pierre se déguste avec bonheur et une grande admiration. PLA.. ISBN 978-2-89611-056-8, 26,95$, photos couleurs. Autobiographie.

Littérature jeunesse

La Grande Guerre, texte de Robert Livesey, illustrations de A.G. Smith. La Grande Guerre (1914-1918) a inspiré de courageux héros et un fier nationalisme canadien, mais ce furent néanmoins quatre années de guerre sanglante et dévastatrice. Près de la moitié des soldats canadiens ont été tués ou blessés dans des batailles meurtrières comme celles d’Ypres, de la Somme ou de la crête de Vimy. Les jeunes lecteurs découvriront le rôle joué par le Canada durant ce conflit qui, par l’utilisation de nouvelles technologies, a radicalement modifié la manière de s’affronter. Ils en apprendront davantage sur les machines de guerre et leur utilisation (char d’assaut, sous-marin, dirigeable…), la vie des soldats dans les tranchées et, au pays, sur les changements importants survenus dans le rôle des femmes pendant le conflit. Ils découvriront des héros comme Billy Bishop et Francis Pegahmagabow.

EXEMPLES D’ACTIVITÉS :

• Rédaction d’un message codé

• Fabrication d’un périscope

• Jeu de la cible

La Grande Guerre est le 8e titre de la collection « À la découverte du Canada ». PLA. ISBN 978-2-89611-072-8, 14,95 $, livre broché. Littérature jeunesse/histoire.

Les loyalistes de Robert Livesey, illustrations de A.G. Smith.La révolution américaine de 1775 à 1783, va donner naissance à un nouveau pays, les États-Unis. Première guerre civile américaine, cette révolution est surtout une guerre de clans où voisins et familles s’affrontent entre eux. À la fin du conflit visant la rupture avec la Grande-Bretagne, plus de 70 000 anciens habitants des 13 colonies ont quitté ou perdu leur foyer en s’enfuyant vers le nord, au Canada. Ce sont les loyalistes. Eux aussi réclament la démocratie et l’indépendance, mais par une évolution pacifique et tout en restant fidèles à la Grande-Bretagne. Les loyalistes transformeront la nature sauvage du Canada et façonneront la future personnalité du peuple canadien, mettant toute leur confiance dans la loi, l’ordre et la loyauté.

EXEMPLES D’ACTIVITÉS :

• Fabrication d’un canon

• Fabrication d’un hausse-col

• Jeu du drapeau

Les Loyalistes est le 7e titre de la collection « À la découverte du Canada ». PLA. ISBN 978-2-89611-0711, 14, 95 $, livre broché. Littérature jeunesse/histoire.

How the Cougar Came to be Called the Ghost Cat by Michael James Isaac, illustrated by Dozay (Arlene) Christmas. The human need to belong is very powerful, so much so that we often sacrifice parts of who we are in order to be accepted. This is the tale of a young cougar, Ajig, who makes this sacrifice — and pays dearly. A curious and adventurous cougar, Ajig decides to build a new home in a strange forest. When he finds that all of the animals in the forest are afraid of him, Ajig agrees to stop behaving like a cougar so that he can make friends. But when Ajig tries to return to his birthplace, he learns that he is no longer welcome. Lost between two worlds, the young cougar becomes a “ghost cat.” This beautifully illustrated book, written in both Mi’kmaw and English, reflects the experiences of First Nations peoples’ assimilation into the Euro-Canadian school system, but speaks to everyone who is marginalized or at risk. This is Roseway’s first children’s book and is written in both English and Mi’kmaw. Roseway Publishing (FPC). ISBN: 9781552663714, $12.95, pb. Children.

Nanabosho & the butterflies by Joe McLellan. In the 11th instalment of the Nanabosho series, Nanabosho teaches a set of twins that they are capable of doing more than they thought by creating butterflies. With Joe McLellan’s great storytelling and beautiful illustrations by Jackie Traverse, this is sure to be the best yet in the series. PEM. ISBN: 978-1-894717-58-8, $10.95, pb. Children.

Old Enough by Peter Eyvindson, illustrated by Wendy Wolsak. Pemmican Publications is pleased to re-release this classic children’s book from the author who brought you Red Parka Mary and many others. A father is happy with his newborn son. He dreams of all he will teach him. And he dreams of all the things they will do together – but, only when his son is old enough. That time comes. And that time goes. The father works and is too busy. And suddenly, he finds his son is a man. And he has missed their time together. Will he have another chance? Maybe. Maybe when he is old enough! PEM. ISBN: 978-0-919143-41-8, $5.95, pb. Children.

GAS/DUST by Jason Maghonoy. Sometimes surviving in dark times involves becoming part of the darkness…Gas and Dust, two plays about war, introduce a powerful new voice in Canadian theatre. A highly theatrical, violent, and ultimately moving examination of the young men and women currently fighting in Iraq, Gas follows two American soldiers who kill two Iraqis and dump their bodies in a bombed-out building. This story is inter-cut with that of Rocky, a young soldier who goes AWOL after refusing to escort a tanker full of contaminated diesel to another military base. The play examines the collision of these two stories, the tragic aftermath. Gas is a vibrant and important play that seeks to challenge and provoke its audience. Dust is set in Abu Ghraib prison. Jenny works in the office. Jonathan is a prison guard. They meet. They fall in love…Dust is a chilling, examination of torture, decency and the limits of hope. JGS. ISBN: 978-1-897289-57-0, $14.95, pb. Drama.

Generation NeXXt, edited by Cairn A. Moore. Finally, an anthology of scenes designed specifically for the young female actor. Sixteen female playwrights, some emerging (university student Jessy Ardern), some established (Maureen Hunter, Margaret Sweatman, Yvette Nolan) join forces to ensure young female actors will no longer have to settle for drab scenes based in female stereotypes. Actors can practice their craft playing roles ranging from environmental terrorist to female chauvinist pig; from welfare recipient to single mother of a young Leonardo Da Vinci. Generation NeXXt not only delivers exciting roles that are gender and age appropriate, it offers a collection of scenes young women can really sink their teeth into. This collection is intended for university performance classes or for scene study, or simply as a great read for drama enthusiasts. JGS. ISBN: 978-1-897289-59-6, $16.95, pb. Drama.

Thunderstick by Kenneth T. Williams. Jacob is an alcoholic reporter, his estranged cousin Isaac is a worldly photojournalist just recently returned to Canada – and their editor pairs them up to cover a story on Parliament Hill. The problems start when Jacob vomits onto the Prime Minister, an act which is mistaken for an assassination attempt. While in jail, the cousins get information which sends them on a madcap romp to try and track down what might be the story of their lives, involving a government coverup, an international fugitive and a lesbian love nest in the Northern Ontario woods. When their car breaks down, stranding them in the woods in the middle of the night, Jacob and Isaac finally face up to their painful shared past, and come to terms with what has divided them for all these years. JGS. ISBN-13: 978-1897289525, 14.95, pb. Drama