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Tag: Canadiana

The Light Keeper’s Daughter by Jean E. Pendziwol

You can’t beat a local story by a local author and this novel excels in all departments. I literally could … More

Canadiana, drama, family, Jean E. Pendziwol, Lighthouse Keeping, nature, Thunder Bay

Tales From Big Spirit (Series) by David Alexander Robertson

I have been a fan of David Alexander Robertson since I read his 7 Generations graphic novel series a few … More

Canadian, Canadiana, David Alexander Robertson, First Nations, Graphic Novels, historical, series, Tales of Big Spirit, Young Adult

Review: The Wealthy Barber vs. The Wealthy Barber Returns by David Chilton

About a year and a half ago, I realized how ignorant I was with regards to money and started to … More

Business, Canadiana, Canadians, contemporary, David Chilton, Financial Planning, nonfiction, Wealthy Barber Returns, Weathly Barber

Wenjack by Joseph Boyden

   This is the tragic story of an Ojibwe boy who runs away from a North Ontario Indian School, not … More

Canadiana, Chanie Wenjack, drama, Gord Downie, graphic novel, historical, Joseph Boyden, residential schools, Secret Path, Wenjack

Interview with Emma Hooper

Raised in Alberta, Emma Hooper brought her love of music and literature to the U.K., where she received a doctorate … More

Canadian West, Canadiana, Emma Hooper, Etta and Otto and Russell and James, humour, Music, musician, The Stringbeans, Waitress for the Bees

We’re All in This Together by Amy Jones

Most of us have watched a viral video online.  But what happens if that video involves someone from your family? … More

Amy Jones, Canadiana, contemporary, drama, Dysfunctional Families, family, humour, one book, one book one community, Thunder Bay, We're All in This Together

Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper

This quirky book focusses on Etta, a retired prairie school teacher who decides to fulfill a lifelong dream to see … More

adventure, aging, Animals, Canadian West, Canadiana, Emma Hooper, Etta and Otto and Russell and James, friendship, humour, quirky

If I Fall, If I Die by Michael Christie

  If I Fall, If I Die is the first novel by Michael Christie. Set in his hometown of Thunder … More

Canada, Canadiana, Children, Coming of age, contemporary, Depression, If I Die, If I Fall, Michael Christie, racism

Dance of the Banished by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

Part action novel, part history, part love story – Dance of the Banished is a book which will linger in … More

Armenian genocide, Canada, Canadiana, Dance of the Banished, historical, internment, Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, war, World War I

Medicine River by Thomas King ” A Snapshot in Time”

The set up for Thomas King’s “Medicine River” is deceptively simple: our protagonist, Will, initially returns home to the small … More

Canadiana, character novel, coming to terms, contemporary, drama, First Nations, Medicine River, Thomas King

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