Melanie Murray traces the footsteps of Jean Armour and Robert Burns through the village of Mauchline, where they met and married, to their final home in Dumfries, attempting to discover the woman who ...

“Ronald Hawker’s endeavour to explore the material objects—the pieces in the collections—and then make relevant, illuminating connections with broader social, political, and economic events is ...

Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Turner (1871-1961) was a capable but controversial Canadian general who played a critical role in the development of the Canadian Corps up to 1917 and contributed significantly ...

Memories of day-to-day life in an exquisitely beautiful but isolated mountain community, working sixteen hours a day.

The author, Virginia May, grew up in post-WWII England, raised by a single mother. ...

A fast-paced memoir of Arsham Parsi, a queer Iranian activist forced to flee his country under threat of execution.

Exiled for Love follows Parsi’s incredible journey from his first understanding of ...

This memory book takes the reader back to the 143 days in 1980 when Canadians watched, marvelled and idolized, then mourned and celebrated Terry Fox, a heroic young athlete running to the heart of Canada. ...

"This story of a child is heartbreaking and important. It brings into dramatic focus why we need reconciliation. " - James Daschuk, author of Clearing the Plains

This memoir offers a courageous and intimate ...

“Dave Olesen’s four midwinter dogsled journeys project struck me as a wonderfully sane choice of place and self-exploration, reminding me of how Thoreau walked many days across thickets and swamps ...

Sorbonne-educated and the author of almost 30 books, Ramin Jahanbegloo, a philosopher of non-violence in the tradition of Tolstoy and Gandhi, was arrested and detained in Iran's notorious Evin Prison ...

Sir Alexander Mackenzie is known to schoolchildren as a great Canadian explorer who gave his name to the country’s longest river, but hardly anyone could name the man who mentored Mackenzie and mapped ...