, won the
Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour as well as a Canadian Jewish Literary Award. It was also a finalist for both the Governor General s Award for fiction and the Scotiabank Giller Prize. He lives in Hamilton, Ont.
The Lover, the Lake is a novel by Virginia Pésémapeo Bordeleau (pictured), translated by Susan Ouriou.(Freehand Books)
The Lover, the Lake was a sensation when it was originally published in French. Now available in English,
The Lover, the Lake is a celebration of Indigenous sexuality and sensuality. It is the story of a forbidden but fulfilling love affair between Wabougouni and Gabrie, set against the backdrop of Lake Abitibi.
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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
Winnipeg Free Press By: Ben Sigurdson | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday, May. 12, 2021 Save to Read Later
For Winnipeg Cree and Trinidadian author Tasha Spillett-Sumner, successfully navigating the COVID-19 pandemic with her husband, Anishinaabe singer-songwriter-rapper Leonard Sumner, and their young daughter, Isabella, has meant taking a day-by-day approach to life.
For Winnipeg Cree and Trinidadian author Tasha Spillett-Sumner, successfully navigating the COVID-19 pandemic with her husband, Anishinaabe singer-songwriter-rapper Leonard Sumner, and their young daughter, Isabella, has meant taking a day-by-day approach to life.
The pair couldn’t have anticipated the state of the world into which their daughter would arrive in March 2020 a week before the COVID-19 pandemic took full force on a global scale.