By Diane Patrick and Calvin Reid | May 14, 2021
The power of literature to address the history of the oppression of Indigenous peoples in North America and chart their futures has never been more important. As the U.S. experiences a wave of popular concern about social justice issues, publishers are really just beginning to embrace a growing number of works on such topics as ancestral domains and land rights of Indigenous communities; preservation of their languages, traditions, rituals, and cultural knowledge; and, just as important, the reimagining of their lives through the storytelling of contemporary Indigenous authors.
PW contacted a variety of publishers to find out how their programs serve the needs of Indigenous readers and their communities. We spoke with
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LPG launches independent-press advocacy campaign
The Literary Press Group has launched a campaign to underscore the value of independent Canadian literary presses. The #ReadUp campaign features four origami animals made from the pages of an acclaimed small-press title: Kaie Kellough’s
Dominoes at the Crossroads (Véhicule Press), Katłįà’s
Land, Water, Sky/
Shut Up You’re Pretty (Arsenal Pulp Press), and Waubgeshig Rice’s
Moon of the Crusted Snow (ECW Press).
The campaign links to All Lit Up, a site supported by the LPG to advocate for Canadian books and publishers. The site includes a map of indie bookstores as well as a list of stores by province.