Facing the oppression and erasure of female desire head on.In the jargon of pornography, the cumshot is the final shot that depicts the exclusive enjoyment of the male actor. In it, Lili Boisvert sees
Toxic stress can occur in any home, rich or poor, regardless of age, education, or walk of life. Research has shown that strong, adaptive, and supportive parents are the best at insulating their child
The hiring of a new assistant triggers a power struggle between an aging TV show creator and her former protégée.Rising-star showrunner Stacey McCreedy has one goal: to leave behind her nerd-girl orig
Bird returns to Saddle Creek and her beloved horse Sunny for Christmas.Bird has always dreaded Christmas. For as long as she could remember, her mother Eva would go into a predictable tailspin of self
Shining a light on the dark history of hangings in Canada.Take a journey through notable cases in Canada‘s criminal justice history, featuring well-known and some less-well-known figures from t
A history of the Mariposa Folk Festival, from its humble roots in Orillia in 1961 to international acclaim and legendary status as a premier folk-music gathering.Mariposa began in the heyday of the ea
As spring comes to Eldritch Manor, Willa deals with the King of the Fairies, a terrifying creature, and the usual family drama.Spring comes to Eldritch Manor, bringing with it all kinds of mayhem. Fir
Forget wine tours! This is the comprehensive guide to Ontario’s craft-beer revival and the brewers behind it.The renaissance of craft beer that has swept North America over the past thirty years has t
In the early twentieth century a movement flourished in the Midwestern states bordering the Great Lakes to champion the St. Lawrence route as the answer to easily transporting goods in and out of the
Although she called herself "just a singer," soprano Lois Marshall (1925-97) became a household name across Canada during her thirty-four year career and remains one of the foremost figures in the his
Alexander Young Jackson (1882-1974) is a name that instantly conjures up images of our rugged northern landscape and the controversial Group of Seven. This is the first-ever full-length biography of o
Folktale, memoir, fiction, literary hoax, The Yellow Briar is all of these. Ostensibly the charming remembrance of an Irish orphan who escapes the Great Famine of 1840s Ireland and comes to the New Wo
Ex-boxer Joe Grundy is embroiled in the intrigues of his own boss, millionaire Leo Alexander, the owner of Vancouver's Lord Douglas Hotel. Somebody has murdered Leo's live-in servant and not-so-secret
Quetico Park in northwestern Ontario celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2009. Long-recognized as a gem among parks, Quetico contains some of the largest stands of old-growth red and white pine in Can
Family secrets surface when two sisters travel to Hong Kong to care for their ill father.When Jill Lau receives an early morning phone call that her elderly father has fallen gravely ill, she and her
The harrowing journey of a teenage refugee who never gave up on his dream of seeing his family again.Born to a wealthy family in northern Sri Lanka, Logathasan (Das) Tharmathurai and his family lost e
Keeping secrets is a very bad idea.Former teenage runaway and new single mother Nadia Armstrong moves to Kingston to turn her life around. But six months after she rents a low-end apartment, her body
The fascinating life story of Ignat Kaneff, one of Canada’s leading residential and commercial builders.When Ignat Kaneff arrived in Canada in 1951, he had a mere five dollars to his name, no p
With nearly 100 new breweries, this guide to Ontario craft beer is everything you’ll need to know about the range of outstanding brewers and beers in the province.The explosion of craft beer va
Some people count their blessings, but dog walker Stephen Nobel counts mistakes.Stephen Nobel is a pretty regular kid. He can get a little anxious, but his habit of going over events again and again i
First she blamed herself. Now she doesn’t know who to trust.When Kit Stitski disappeared at a party and was found the next day, drowned in the quarry, Clementine Stanford knew who to point the finger
The modest beginnings of the Chinese in Toronto and the development of Chinatown is largely due to the completion of the CPR in 1885. No longer requiring the services of the Chinese labourers, a hosti
From 1906 to 1914, the Empress of Ireland, one of the fastest and most elegant liners of the Edwardian era, graced the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Remembered primarily for sinking in only 14 minutes
Victor Feldbrill is an account of the life and cultural contribution of one of Canada's most talented conductors. Born in 1924, he made his Toronto Symphony conducting debut at 18. He went on to becom
Royal Tours 1786-2010 is a penetrating look at the tours of eleven royalties who were or would be monarchs, viceroys, and commanders-in-chief of Canada. Leaving California in 1983 to tour British Colu
Andrew Christiansen, a war photographer turned cabdriver, is having a bad year. His mother has just died; his father, on the verge of a nervous breakdown, gets arrested; and he's married to a woman he
In 1607 Henry Hudson was an obscure English sea captain. By 1610 he was an internationally renowned explorer. He made two voyages in search of a Northeast Passage to the Orient and had discovered the
Sandford Fleming knew fame and many honours later in life, but the path was not always easy. His beginnings are revealed in these early diaries that record his thoughts as an eighteen-year-old leaving
Originally published in 1949, Storm Below tells the story of a fictional Royal Canadian Navy ship and its crew. The adventure unfolds over six days of an escort run across the Atlantic Ocean to Newfou
A bold step toward a new cultural narrative around sex.Sex was supposed to be easy. It was supposed to be fun, liberating, and empowering for a girl who’d been brought up thinking the battle for sexua
An aspiring teenage DJ must learn how to navigate life when people find out that she's the daughter of a famous singer. Fifteen-year-old Delilah “Dizzy” Doucette lives with her dad and brother above t
“Coming out. Coming in. Coming home.”Adam Prashaw’s life was full of surprises from the moment he was born. Assigned female at birth, and with parents who had been expecting a boy, he spent years livi
Some painful news: Canada no longer has the best health-care system in the world.“How might we fix Canada’s health-care system?”; “Why would we want to?”; and ȁ
In Tokyo, Charlie Hillier discovers you can’t always bank on the truth.Fresh off a harrowing experience in Russia, Charlie is keen to lay low, and his latest posting to Tokyo offers him the cha
Dating, fashion, and drama: Clementine never has a dull day at the Parsons School of Design.When Clementine Liu arrives in New York City to study at the Parsons School of Design, she knows that she&#x
A complete history of the Toronto Maple Leafs, as told by the players, coaches, and reporters.On December 19, 1917, the Toronto Arenas took to the ice for the first NHL game ever played. Over the next
A long-awaited biography of one of Canada’s most intriguing and beguiling artists.Do artists really thrive in big cities, or do they just learn to imitate New York? Is it a contradiction for an
A dazzling story told in verse, of sixteen-year-old Declan Lynch and the girl whose centuries-old voice rings in his head.One day, Declan Lynch, a regular teenager, starts hearing a girl’s voic
A new collection of the best Canadian trivia in honour of Canada’s 150th birthday. Just in time for Canada’s 150th birthday comes this collection of the best in Canadian questions and an
Hannah brags to her crush about being an expert snowboarder (nope), and finds her white lie quickly catching up to her.Hannah Smart needs money again. After a little white lie she told to a very cute
