Non-Fiction

Seeking Spirit: A Vietnamese (Non)Buddhist Memoir

Seeking Spirit: A Vietnamese (Non)Buddhist Memoir

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A deeply introspective look at Trinh's life through her experiences, juxtaposed alongside figures from well known myths, legends, and religious texts.

Fuse

Fuse

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A raw, self-examination of belonging, and being. In Fuse, Hollay Ghadery shares vulnerable snapshots of her mental health journey, with visceral honesty, through the poetic lens of hindsight.

The Unravelling: Incest and the Destruction of a Family

The Unravelling: Incest and the Destruction of a Family

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A family comes together to plan a wedding, and in their shared moments they face the rumblings of ongoing trauma wrought from the incestuous behaviour of their patriarch. The details within The Unravelling are recounted with brutal and unflinching honesty by Donna Besel.

Arctic Predator: The Crimes of Edward Horne Against Children in Canada’s North

Arctic Predator: The Crimes of Edward Horne Against Children in Canada’s North

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From 1971 to 1985, Edward Horne used his position of trust, and authority as a school teacher in the Northwest Territories, to systematically gain unsupervised access to Inuit children who he abused, causing irreparable harm, and intergenerational trauma. Kathleen Lippa’s Arctic Predator is not an easy read, but it is an important one.

Fifteen Thousand Pieces: A Medical Examiner’s Journey through Disaster

Fifteen Thousand Pieces: A Medical Examiner’s Journey through Disaster

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Fifteen Thousand Pieces delves into the struggles faced by the incredible people who provided support in the aftermath of the September 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111. The book focuses on the life and career of Dr. John Butt, the Nova Scotia medical examiner overseeing the recovery and identification of the 229 individuals who perished…