13 Best nonfiction books like 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin by Thomas King

Cover of 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin by Thomas King

77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin

By: Thomas King

4.32

Format: 96 pages, ebook

Timely, important, mischievous, powerful: in a word, exceptional Seventy-seven poems intended as a…

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Cover of Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations by Richard Wagamese

1. Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations

By: Richard Wagamese

4.01

Format: 205 pages, Paperback

"Life sometimes is hard. There are challenges. There are difficulties. There is pain. As a younger … read more

Similar categories in Richard Wagamese's Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations book and Thomas King's 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • canada
Cover of Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2) by Waubgeshig Rice

2. Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)

By: Waubgeshig Rice

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this gripping sequel to the award-winning post-apocalyptic novel Moon of the Crusted Snow , a br… read more

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  • canada
Cover of River Woman by Katherena Vermette

3. River Woman

By: Katherena Vermette

4.22

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Governor General’s Award–winning Métis poet and acclaimed novelist Katherena Vermette’s second coll… read more

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  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
"Truth is a seed planted deep If you want to get it you have to dig."

-Katherena Vermette, River Woman

Cover of Woman Without Shame: Poems by Sandra Cisneros

4. Woman Without Shame: Poems

By: Sandra Cisneros

4.11

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A brave new collection of poems from Sandra Cisneros, the best-selling author of The House on Mango… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Cisneros's Woman Without Shame: Poems book and Thomas King's 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
Cover of Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart by Jen Sookfong Lee

5. Superfan: How Pop Culture Broke My Heart

By: Jen Sookfong Lee

3.91

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A sharply observed memoir in pieces that uses one woman's life-long love affair with pop culture as… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • canada
Cover of This Place: 150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm

6. This Place: 150 Years Retold

By: Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm

4.38

Format: 287 pages, Paperback

In graphic novel format, Indigenous writers explore the untold stories of the past, present, and fu… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
Cover of Denison Avenue by Christina Wong

7. Denison Avenue

By: Christina Wong

4.17

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

A moving story told in visual art and fiction about gentrification, aging in place, grief, and vuln… read more

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  • canada
Cover of Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada by Michelle Good

8. Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

By: Michelle Good

4.44

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

Abold, provocative collection of essays exploring the historical and contemporary Indigenous experi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
Cover of Chauffer le dehors by Marie-Andree Gill

9. Chauffer le dehors

By: Marie-Andree Gill

4.12

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Elle souhaiterait faire encore partie du décor, s’inscrire dans l’ordinaire de chaque jour avec lu… read more

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  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
"C'est une histoire d'amour comme toutes mes autres un autobus écrit Spécial avec personne dedans"

-Marie-Andree Gill, Chauffer le dehors

Cover of The Red Power Murders (DreadfulWater, #2) by Hartley GoodWeather

10. The Red Power Murders (DreadfulWater, #2)

By: Hartley GoodWeather

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780006395515 From the bestselling author of The Back of the Tur… read more

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  • canada
  • indigenous
"Moses would probably make a pot of tea and tell him a story. And maybe that was it, maybe in the end a good story was the best anyone could do."

-Hartley GoodWeather, The Red Power Murders (DreadfulWater, #2)

Cover of The Moon That Turns You Back: Poems by Hala Alyan

11. The Moon That Turns You Back: Poems

By: Hala Alyan

4.22

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

From the author of The Arsonists’ City and The Twenty-Ninth Year, a new collection of poetry that t… read more

Similar categories in Hala Alyan's The Moon That Turns You Back: Poems book and Thomas King's 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • cultural
"My favorite house is my mother."

-Hala Alyan, The Moon That Turns You Back: Poems

"I don’t have time to write about the soul. There are bodies to count. There’s a man wearing his wedding tuxedo to sleep in case I meet God and there’s a brick of light before each bombing."

-Hala Alyan, The Moon That Turns You Back: Poems

Cover of Instructions for Traveling West: Poems by Joy Sullivan

12. Instructions for Traveling West: Poems

By: Joy Sullivan

4.45

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

A vivid and inspiring poetry collection about what’s possible when we heed our instincts and honor … read more

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  • poetry
  • nonfiction
Cover of Coexistence: Stories by Billy-Ray Belcourt

13. Coexistence: Stories

By: Billy-Ray Belcourt

4.39

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Superbly rendered portraits of modern indigeneity from the acclaimed author of A Minor Chorus. A gr… read more

Similar categories in Billy-Ray Belcourt's Coexistence: Stories book and Thomas King's 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin

  • canada
  • indigenous
"I wrote about the future because I wanted to invent it. I wrote about the present so that it wouldn't obliterate me."

-Billy-Ray Belcourt, Coexistence: Stories

"It's October, and the shorter days have made us hungrier, depriving us of light and forcing us to look for it in other people."

-Billy-Ray Belcourt, Coexistence: Stories

"That's what love is -- someone else's spirit moving through you. When someone moves through you they leave behind a small trace of human life. It's how we know we're still alive."

-Billy-Ray Belcourt, Coexistence: Stories

Cover of Scars and Stars: Poems by Jesse Thistle

14. Scars and Stars: Poems

By: Jesse Thistle

4.15

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A beautiful and moving collection of poems and stories from the author of th… read more

Similar categories in Jesse Thistle's Scars and Stars: Poems book and Thomas King's 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
Cover of The Magicians: Alice's Story by Lev Grossman

15. The Magicians: Alice's Story

By: Lev Grossman

3.77

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The Magicians: Alice's Story is an all new chapter set in the world of The Magicians trilogy of nov… read more

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Cover of 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin by Thomas King

16. 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin

By: Thomas King

4.32

Format: 96 pages, ebook

Timely, important, mischievous, powerful: in a word, exceptional Seventy-seven poems intended as a… read more

Similar categories in Thomas King's 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin book and Thomas King's 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin

  • poetry
  • cultural
  • canada
  • indigenous
  • nonfiction
Cover of Xanax Cowboy: Poems by Hannah Green

17. Xanax Cowboy: Poems

By: Hannah Green

4.37

Format: 126 pages, Kindle Edition

2023 Governor General's Literary Award Winner The Xanax Cowboy has a reputation like a rattlesna… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Green's Xanax Cowboy: Poems book and Thomas King's 77 Fragments of a Familiar Ruin

  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • canada
Cover of NDN Coping Mechanisms: Notes from the Field by Billy-Ray Belcourt

18. NDN Coping Mechanisms: Notes from the Field

By: Billy-Ray Belcourt

4.43

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

In his follow-up to This Wound is a World , Billy-Ray Belcourt’s Griffin Poetry Prize–winning colle… read more

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  • poetry
  • nonfiction
  • canada
  • indigenous
"A country is how men hunt in the dark"

-Billy-Ray Belcourt, NDN Coping Mechanisms: Notes from the Field

"What an ugly, necessary monster I made of myself." from "The Wall Clock Caught Fire From Neglect"

-Billy-Ray Belcourt, NDN Coping Mechanisms: Notes from the Field

Cover of Death by a Thousand Cuts: Stories by Shashi Bhat

19. Death by a Thousand Cuts: Stories

By: Shashi Bhat

4.22

Format: 216 pages, Kindle Edition

CBC Books' Top Pick for Most Anticipated Canadian Fiction for Spring 2024—a breathtaking and sharpl… read more

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  • canada
Cover of Exculpatory Lilies: Poems by Susan Musgrave

20. Exculpatory Lilies: Poems

By: Susan Musgrave

4.50

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

2023 Griffin Poetry Prize Finalist A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book 2022 Walcott Prize Shortlist … read more

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  • poetry
  • canada
Cover of Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson

21. Monkey Beach

By: Eden Robinson

4.04

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

“ Monkey Beach creates a vivid contemporary landscape that draws the reader deep into a traditional… read more

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  • canada
  • indigenous
"Six crows sit in our greengage tree. Half awake, I hear them speak to me in Haisla."

-Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach

"As I drove away, I felt deeply comforted knowing that magical things were still living in the world."

-Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach

"You honkies want women to be like cookies, all sweet and dainty and easy to eat. But I'm fry bread, you bitch, and I'm proud of it."

-Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach

"We are apart so that I will know the joy of being with you again. Take care of yourself, wherever you are. Take care of yourself, wherever you are."

-Eden Robinson, Monkey Beach

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4.01

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4.22

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4.11

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Chauffer le dehors

Marie-Andree Gill

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Naomi Fontaine

4.16

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Caroline Dawson

4.38

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Naomi Fontaine

4.21

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