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Spring 2005
Singing its praises:

feature

A look at the latest in Métis and First Nations books
For hundreds of years, Métis and First Nations people have rejoiced in their culture through literature. This spring sees the release of several books that continue in the tradition. Read on, rejoice, and sing praise.

Culture clash: Lawyer a symbol for the often-devastating effect of whites on Aboriginal culture
“I’m tougher on the white people who caused so much damage than a lot of Indian writers who feel uncomfortable being so critical.”
Bitter Embrace: White Society’s Assault on the Woodland Cree
Maggie Siggins
McClelland & Stewart
$37.99 hc, 313 pages
ISBN 0-7710-8060-3

Reclaiming their lives: Native women talk about the residential school experience
“I want people to know this was not one homogenous group of human beings—they were unique and precious human beings, each responding to their experiences in a different way.”
Finding My Talk: How Fourteen Canadian Native Women Reclaimed their Lives after Residential School
Agnes Grant
Fifth House Ltd.
$19.95 pb, 224 pages
ISBN 1-894856-57-0

David and Goliath: Guerin v. the Queen a landmark case in Aboriginal justice
“I think the major ruling in Guerin was that Aboriginal peoples could obtain a legal remedy if the Government commits a wrong against them.”
A Breach of Duty: Fiduciary Obligations and Aboriginal Peoples
James I. Reynolds
Purich Publishing Ltd.
$38.00 sc, 336 pages
ISBN 1-895830-25-7

Healing words: Author heals through poetry, stories, and by challenging conventions
“Part of the book was my challenging the whole way writing happens—challenging myself and others—what can be told and how you can tell it.”
Healing Wounded Hearts
Fyre Jean Graveline
Fernwood Publishing
$24.95 pb, 192 pages
ISBN 1-55266-142-3

Duck, duck, grebe! Friends come in all colours, shapes and sizes
“My hope is that through the story, children and adult readers will see the parallel of Quackyshim’s predicament with the other birds, and apply this learning to people.”
Friendship Bay
Deborah L. Delaronde
illustrated by Sheldon Dawson
Pemmican Publications
$9.95 pb, 48 pages
colour
ISBN 1-894717-24-4

Feeding creative hunger: Collective theatre project illuminates Métis history
“When the audience realizes that these are the voices and experiences of real people, these monologues become the most powerful and moving part of the performance.”
A Thousand Supperless Babes: The Story of the Métis
Lon Borgerson/SUNTEP Theatre Prince Albert
Gabriel Dumont Institute
$25.00 coil bound, 40 pages with CD
ISBN 0-920915-70-1

mystery mini-feature

Unsolved mysteries: titles from AB, SK and MB

Something’s fishy: The big one doesn’t get away in new environmental thriller
“More weight should be given to rational discussion of causes and effects.”
Undercurrent: A Mystery
Anne Metikosh
NeWest Press
$10.95 pb, 224 pages
ISBN 1-896300-87-1

The plot beckons: Benison’s latest driven by plot, characters
“I think I write more believably and engagingly when I tell a bunch of lies about a bunch of people who never existed.”
Death in Cold Type
C.C. Benison
Signature Editions
$16.95 pb, 240 pages
ISBN 1-897109-03-2

The sound of Silence: A big mystery from a small-town writer
“Writers working within this structure for a long time change it around, but I decided I’d follow a conventional route my first time out.”
Silence Invites the Dead: A Myles Sterling Mystery
Scott Miller
Thistledown Press
$10.95 pb, 208 pages
ISBN: 1-894345-87-8

non-fiction

Pen pals: An Intimate look at the lives of Gabrielle Roy and Margaret Laurence
“What struck me as most interesting was the behind-the-scenes everyday life of the two great writers.”
Intimate Strangers: The Letters of Margaret Laurence and Gabrielle Roy
edited with an Introduction by G. Paul Socken
University of Manitoba Press
$16.95 hc, 120 pages
ISBN 0-88755-177-7

On the Western front: Butala explores life as a westerner in Lilac Moon
“It is a land steeped in history, steeped in tragedy, and it is endlessly interesting.”
Lilac Moon: Dreaming of the Real West
Sharon Butala
HarperCollins Canada
$34.95 hc, 252 pages
ISBN 0-00-200778-9

Caught on film: Portraits of 50 Canadian authors showcased in Second Chapter
“If I had no interest in meeting and talking with writers, the pleasure would not be there.”
Second Chapter: The Canadian Writers Photography Project
Don Denton
Banff Centre Press
$29.99 pb, 120 pages
with 50 b/w photographs
ISBN 1-894773-11-X

Keep on rockin’ in the free world: Manitoba’s musical legacy chronicled
“They were unanimous in citing …the province as giving them the ability, opportunity, environment, and encouragement to become successful…”
Made in Manitoba: A Musical Legacy
John Einarson
Great Plains Publications
$29.95 pb, 180 pages
with 100 b/w photographs, index
ISBN 1-8944283-56-2

Forget weenie roasts: An 11 year-old camps out in Moscow
“I just have to explore… dropping myself somewhere and being there.”
Lost in Moscow: A Brat in the U.S.S.R.
Kirsten Koza
Turnstone Press
$22.95 pb, 320 pages
ISBN 0-88801-282-9

Who are we? Fears over Canadian identity prevalent in Gothic literature
“What I realized was that Canadian literature often expressed an anxiety that there might not be a Canadian identity—and this is what haunts us.”
Gothic Canada: Reading the Spectre of a National Literature
by Justin D. Edwards
University of Alberta Press
$34.95 pb, 220 pages
ISBN 0-88864-441-8

Speaking of Alberta… Capturing the province’s oral storytellers on the page
“I had the sensation of pouring over a box of old black and white photos—holding them up to say ‘ah, yes, this is how it was.’”
Under the Wide Blue Sky: Alberta Stories to Read and Tell
edited by Lisa Hurst-Archer
illustrated by Heather Urness
Red Deer Press
$16.95 pb, 96 pages
ISBN 0-88995-324-4

drama

Pages and stages: Five Saskatchewan playwrights featured in new collection
“Plays are meant to be produced. Plays are meant to be seen.”
Write On: Theatre Saskatchewan
Theatre Saskatchwan
Playwrights Canada Press
$25 pb, 300 pages
ISBN: 0-88754-784-2

games

Word play, Canadian style: New crossword collection celebrates all things Canadian
“I was encouraged by folks around me to focus on scenes that were Canadian.”
Cross-Canada Crosswords
Gwen Sjogren
Harbour Publishing
$8.95 pb, 64 pages
ISBN 1-55017-322-7