Cultural & Social Commentary

Black Teeth & Other North End Souvenirs

Black Teeth & Other North End Souvenirs

Ryszard Dubanski

The son of WW II survivors, Ryszard Dubanski was born in a displaced persons' camp in the Sherwood Forest and moved to Winnipeg's North End when he was two. This is a poignant, personal collection... >>

From Fire to Flood: A History of Theatre in Manitoba

From Fire to Flood: A History of Theatre in Manitoba

Kevin Longfield

An examination of Manitoba theatre from its beginnings, placing prairie theatre in its social and historical context. >>

Homo Erectus…& Others Popular Tales of True Romance

Homo Erectus…& Others Popular Tales of True Romance

Joel Yanofsky

A confessed Transitional Man, Yanofsky conducts a hilarious examination of dating habits in the wild, Intimacy 101, the challenges of being short and balding, and getting dumped gracefully, to name... >>

Tango on the Main

Tango on the Main

Joe Fiorito

In this award-winning collection, Joe Fiorito reveals the true heart and soul of a large city, the real people who live and work there, toiling in obscurity, never front-page news. In these... >>

The Yellowknife Journal

The Yellowknife Journal

Jean Steinbruck

With an introduction by Harry Duckworth

Kept for the North West Company in the winter of 1802-03, Steinbruck's is the only journal on birchbark ever discovered. This unique... >>

Theatre Without Borders

Theatre Without Borders

Robert Astle

An in-depth look at the amazing crew of eccentrics, absurdist, puppeteers, clowns, raconteurs and solo performance artists who influence and invigorate the current theatre scene in Canada. >>

Vehicule Days: An Unorthodox History of MontrĂ©al’s Vehicule Poets

Vehicule Days: An Unorthodox History of MontrĂ©al’s Vehicule Poets

Ken Norris

Irreverent and adventurous, the Vehicule Poets provoked both praise and vitriol from the public and the critics. Vehicule Days is an important record of literary and cultural history, which includes... >>

Writing in the Time of Nationalism: From Two Solitudes to Blue Metropolis

Writing in the Time of Nationalism: From Two Solitudes to Blue Metropolis

Linda Leith

In Writing in the Time of Nationalism Linda Leith gives us an insider's story of a literary community caught between rival nationalisms and missing from the map of Canada for a generation. Herself a... >>