By Kathleen Adamson (May 23, 2021) On Love and Tyranny: The Life and Politics of Hannah Arendt, written by Ann Heberlein, translated by Alice Menzies, House of Anansi, January 5, 2021, 272 pp., $24.70 Anne Heberlein’s new biography of Hannah Arendt sparkles with energy and clarity. Hannah Arendt’s brilliance as a writer and political thinker has long been … [Read more...] about Hannah Arendt: Deeply influential 20th century thinker embodies contradiction, passion and a proximity to history
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Talking UP with Katherena Vermette
(May 10, 2021) Katherena Vermette is a Métis writer from Treaty 1 Territory in Manitoba. Her first book North End Love Songs won the Governor General’s Literary Award for Poetry. Her novel The Break won 2017 Amazon.ca First Novel Award. In 2017, she began a series of graphic novels, A Girl Called Echo, with illustrator Scott Henderson … [Read more...] about Talking UP with Katherena Vermette
A Girl Called Echo: A Resounding Messenger of Métis History
By Gail Picco (May 10, 2021) Road Allowance Era: Vol. 4, A Girl Called Echo, Katherena Vermette, Illustrated by Scott B. Henderson, Colour by Donovan Yaciuk, HighWater Press, Graphic Novel, Grades 5–9, April 27, 2021, 48 pp., $19.95 Road Allowance Era, a powerful conclusion to The Girl called Echo series of four graphic novels written for Highwater Press by Canadian … [Read more...] about A Girl Called Echo: A Resounding Messenger of Métis History
Talking UP: The Charity Report launches podcast
(April 30, 2021) The Charity Report launched its podcast offering today, Talking UP. It's an interview show dedicated to writers, journalists and authors working on issues of social justice, equity and the nonprofit sector. Guests talk about their reporting and research, what drives their work, and what’s important to them. Listeners will have the opportunity to widen … [Read more...] about Talking UP: The Charity Report launches podcast
Talking UP with David Love
(April 30, 2021) David Love raised his first dollar for nature in 1969. In the past 50 years that he’s been an active fundraiser—much of that time with the World Wildlife Federation Canada—he’s raised many millions more. In 2013, he was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Association of Fundraising Professionals.Now, David’s written a book … [Read more...] about Talking UP with David Love