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Northern Light is a book by Kazim Ali.(Goose Lane Editions)
Kazim Ali was the child of South Asian immigrants, who unexpectedly spent years of his childhood in the small Manitoba town of Jenpeg, a town that existed because of the hydroelectric dam nearby. As an adult, he found himself wondering about the town: did it even exist anymore? And if it did, what was it like? These questions sent him on a journey, one that looked at the environmental destruction the dam caused, and the local Pimicikamak community that fought against it.
Northern Light is Ali s story, the story of the Pimicikamak community and the story of a town that no longer exists.
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It s Mother s Day weekend! We ll mark that a couple of different ways, including a conversation with Ontario author Marissa Stapley, whose new novel is inspired by her late mom. And, to paraphrase The Tragically Hip, we ll hear what the poets are doing. One poet, specifically. Plus LOTS of music. Tunes from Mimi O Bonsawin, Rochelle Jordan, Jason Collett, Michie Mee and more.
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The Hustle, the con team played by Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson muse over why women are better suited to heists than men. “Because no man will ever believe a woman is smarter than he is,” quips Wilson.
Female con artists have been historically underestimated and undocumented. Tori Telfer, author of
Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion, suggested in a recent
New York Times article that it’s high time women receive credit for their conning prowess.
Well timed for this cultural moment is Marissa Stapley’s page-turning novel,
Lucky. The titular character, Lucky Armstrong, was trained by her father from birth to be his sidekick, the two driving across the country in search of the next windfall. This early paternal influence becomes a trap as Lucky – a gifted student with natural talent for math – yearns to shed her fake names for a normal life with friends, school, and a familiar bed. In one heartbrea
The Crash Palace is a book by Andrew Wedderburn.(Coach House Books, Malcolm Overend)
The Crash Palace is about a woman named Audrey, who used to work in the oil fields and attend parties at a remote lodge in the wilderness known as the Crash Palace. Audrey has long left that life behind her, and now has a daughter. But one night, she is compelled to return to the now-abandoned Crash Palace where she must also reckon with her past.
When you can read it: Jan. 12, 2021
Andrew Wedderburn is a writer from Alberta. He is also the author of
The Milk Chicken Bomb, which was a finalist for the Amazon Canada First Novel Award. He is also a musician, and writes and performs with the groups Hot Little Rocket and Night Committee.