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  • "There's a Story Behind My Mom's Death That I Felt Had to Be Told" K.B. Thors on Digging Deep with Her New Memoir-In-Verse
    "There's a Story Behind My Mom's Death That I Felt Had to Be Told" K.B. Thors on Digging Deep with Her New Memoir-In-Verse
    October 30, 2019

    "There's a Story Behind My Mom's Death That I Felt Had to Be Told" K.B. Thors on Digging Deep with Her New Memoir-In-Verse

    In her new memoir-in-verse, Vulgar Mechanics (Coach House Books), poet K.B. Thors takes the reader on a dark, redemptive journey from heartbreaking loss to spiritual rebirth. Themes of grief, sex, and ...

  • "I’m Something Else. Something in Between." Sonja Boon on Exploring Identity and Belonging in her New Memoir
    "I’m Something Else. Something in Between." Sonja Boon on Exploring Identity and Belonging in her New Memoir
    September 24, 2019

    "I’m Something Else. Something in Between." Sonja Boon on Exploring Identity and Belonging in her New Memoir

    Sonja Boon's memoir What the Oceans Remember (Wilfrid Laurier University Press) is a wise and deeply researched meditation on both her own family history and current issues in migration and identity. ...

  • Songwriter Dayna Manning Opens Up About Music, Change, & Connection in Her First Memoir
    Songwriter Dayna Manning Opens Up About Music, Change, & Connection in Her First Memoir
    July 03, 2019

    Songwriter Dayna Manning Opens Up About Music, Change, & Connection in Her First Memoir

    As a singer, songwriter, producer, and sound engineer, Dayna Manning is a musical talent on several fronts. Honoured with nominations for a Juno Prize and the Polaris Prize (as part of her folk trio, ...

  • Joel Adam Struthers' Memoir Offers a Fascinating, Myth-Busting Account of the French Foreign Legion
    Joel Adam Struthers' Memoir Offers a Fascinating, Myth-Busting Account of the French Foreign Legion
    March 19, 2019

    Joel Adam Struthers' Memoir Offers a Fascinating, Myth-Busting Account of the French Foreign Legion

    The French Foreign Legion, a branch of the French army, is one of the most famous military organizations in the world. Joel Adam Struthers tells his story of six years as a legionnaire (and more specifically ...

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