The Power of Story: On Truth, the Trickster, and New Fictions for a New Era
By: Harold R. Johnson
4.47
Format: 192 pages, ebook
A CBC BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF 2022 Award-winning Indigenous author Harold R. Johnson discusses the …
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1. One Story, One Song
By: Richard Wagamese
5.00
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
A new collection of warm, wise and inspiring stories from the author of One Native Life. In One Sto… read more
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2. Motorcycles & Sweetgrass
By: Drew Hayden Taylor
4.55
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A story of magic, family, a mysterious stranger . . . and a band of marauding raccoons. Otter Lake … read more
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3. The Annual Migration of Clouds (The Annual Migration of Clouds #1)
By: Premee Mohamed
3.72
Format: 158 pages, Paperback
In post-climate disaster Alberta, a woman infected with a mysterious parasite must choose whether t… read more
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"In silent agreement we squeeze into the window to study our valley. Unlovely in the early spring, crusted with think rime of muddy snow, the river still choked with ice, a single dark thread of water…"-Premee Mohamed, The Annual Migration of Clouds (The Annual Migration of Clouds #1)
4. 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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- adult
- canada
- audiobook
5. Shut Up You're Pretty
By: Téa Mutonji
3.57
Format: 135 pages, Paperback
In Téa Mutonji's disarming debut story collection, a woman contemplates her Congolese traditions du… read more
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"Her sadness was overwhelming. Her sadness was an illusion. She'd pretend to be fine but then wash the same dish for twenty minutes"-Téa Mutonji, Shut Up You're Pretty
6. House of Open Wounds (The Tyrant Philosophers, #2)
By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
4.51
Format: 608 pages, Hardcover
City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring Perfection and Correctness to a… read more
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7. The Theory of Crows
By: David Alexander Robertson
3.89
Format: 320 pages, ebook
A poignant and evocative novel about the bonds of family and the gifts offered by the land When … read more
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8. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
By: Bob Joseph
4.57
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Based on a viral article, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act is the essential guide to… read more
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9. And Then She Fell
By: Alicia Elliott
3.90
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A mind-bending, razor-sharp look at motherhood and mental health that follows a young Indigenous wo… read more
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"Nothing I do is done solely for me. Everything is done to elevate Steve or Dawn, in some way. I'm an afterthought in my own life."-Alicia Elliott, And Then She Fell
"A part of me wants to cry at this small request, because I know what that longing is like, what it means. I won't be there forever, but I will be there for her. For her sister. For her mother. I'll b…"-Alicia Elliott, And Then She Fell
10. The Sleeping Car Porter
By: Suzette Mayr
3.46
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
When a mudslide strands a train, Baxter, a queer Black sleeping car porter, must contend with the p… read more
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"Desperate feelings can swivel into loathing."-Suzette Mayr, The Sleeping Car Porter
11. Bad Cree
By: Jessica Johns
3.92
Format: 259 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping debut tinged with supernatural horror, a young Cree woman's dreams lead her on a p… read more
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"On cloudless days I swear the prairies are closer to the sun than anywhere else in the world. Not because of the heat. It's the size of the floating orb when nothing else is around it. Beating like a…"-Jessica Johns, Bad Cree
12. Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance
By: Jesse Wente
4.39
Format: 198 pages, Hardcover
A prominent Indigenous voice uncovers the lies and myths that affect relations between white and In… read more
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13. The Story of Us
By: Catherine Hernandez
4.19
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
From the author of Canada Reads finalist Scarborough, a stunning new novel about the unbreakable bo… read more
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- adult
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14. The Circle
By: Katherena Vermette
4.05
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning and #1 bestselling author of The Break and The Strangers comes a poignant an… read more
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15. 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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16. Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation
By: Andrew Stobo Sniderman
4.54
Format: 384 pages, ebook
A heart-rending true story about racism and reconciliationDivided by a beautiful valley and 150 yea… read more
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17. A Minor Chorus
By: Billy-Ray Belcourt
4.08
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
In Northern Alberta, a queer Indigenous doctoral student steps away from his dissertation to write … read more
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18. Held
By: Anne Michaels
3.66
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A breathtaking and mysterious new novel from the beloved Anne Michaels, internationally bestselling… read more
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"Who can say what happens when we are remembered?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"Do we really need our own misery to teach us to be kind?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"We know life is finite. Why should we believe death lasts forever?"-Anne Michaels, Held
"Would he know the moment of his death or would it be like night falling."-Anne Michaels, Held
19. 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
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"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
20. The Art of Creative Research: A Field Guide for Writers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
By: Philip Gerard
3.98
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
All writers conduct research. For some this means poring over records and combing, archives but for… read more
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21. The Power of Story: On Truth, the Trickster, and New Fictions for a New Era
By: Harold R. Johnson
4.47
Format: 192 pages, ebook
A CBC BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF 2022 Award-winning Indigenous author Harold R. Johnson discusses the … read more
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