Winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. "Wonderfully written...populated by vivid characters and rendered in fascinating detail." —Nancy Kline, New York Times Book ReviewKidnapped from Africa as a child, Aminata Diallo is enslaved in South Carolina but escapes during the chaos of the Revolutionary War. In Manhattan she becomes a scribe for the British, recording the names of blacks who have served the King and earned their freedom in Nova Scotia. But th...

Kobo Originals and West End Phoenix present the second installment of Telegrams from Home, a collection of stories, reflections, and non-traditional work from some of Canada's greatest literary voices writing on the subject of life under quarantine during COVID-19. Featuring work by Amy Stuart, Karen Connelly, Eternity Martis, Kevin Chong, and more, these pieces are interwoven with stories from citizens across Canada providing a diverse set of reflections on the personal ...

“A book to treasure and share across generations.” —David Chariandy, author of BrotherBeatrice, a young girl of uncertain age, wakes up all alone in a tree house in the forestHow did she arrive in this cozy dwelling, stocked carefully with bookshelves and oatmeal accoutrements? And who has been leaving a trail of clues composed in delicate purple handwriting?So begins the adventure of a brave girl’s search for identity and healing ...

"A gripping political thriller readers may find hard to put down."— Dallas Morning NewsKeita Ali is an elite runner living in Zantoroland, a poor, fictional island that is erupting in political violence. When his father, a journalist, is murdered, Keita escapes to the wealthy nation of Freedom State—an imagined country much like our own. A stateless refugee without documentation, Keita must hide from the authorities even as he races marathons to support hi...

The Knights Templar transports readers to the heart of the Crusades, where faith and warfare collide. At the center of this gripping historical narrative is Baldwin de Montclare, a devoted Knight Templar, who must navigate the brutal realities of battle while wrestling with the deeper moral and spiritual conflicts of his sacred oath. As Baldwin faces the trials of loyalty, betrayal, and the weight of justice, he is drawn into a world where the lines between righteousness and ruin blur. Thr...

Lawrence Hill's award-winning novel is a major television miniseries airing on BET Networks.The Book of Negroes (based on the novel Someone Knows My Name) will be BET's first miniseries. The star-studded production includes lead actress Aunjanue Ellis ( Ray, The Help), Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. ( Jerry Maguire, A Few Good Men), Oscar and Emmy winner Louis Gossett Jr. ( A Raisin in the Sun, Boardwalk Empire), and feat...

Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables is Lawrence D. Hills's ground-breaking book on all aspects of fruit and vegetable growing. It was widely praised on its publication and remains a classic text in the world of organic gardening.'Its great merit is that one feels that every operation described has been personally carried out by the author and selected as the most satisfactory after due consideration of traditional methods. The treatment of each plant is described fr...

Why read another book about prayer?As you ponder the question, also consider these: What is unique about the prayer noted in St. Luke chapter 11? Why did Jesus instruct the disciples to pray in this manner? Did you know that prayer in that manner transforms you into the image of Christ? As much as we know about prayer, there is yet more to learn. In each book there is confirmation, affirmation, and validation. With each reading, something is revealed that was not revealed before.

" Apocalypse Now insanity . . . if this is what one soldier saw in seven months, imagine the sum total of the inhumanity being perpetuated in Iraq" ( Toronto Star).The first memoir from a soldier who deserted from the war in Iraq, and a vivid and damning indictment of the American military campaign, The Deserter's Tale is "destined to become part of the literature of the Iraq war . . . a substantial contribution to history" ( Los Ange...

With this book, I wanted to give at least a glimmer of joy to my eternally tormented country, which for decades has been so preciously owed by the freedom gained through its blood. I wanted to introduce to the English-speaking world how a Georgian person thinks, primarily a Georgian poet, who are so numerous in Georgia. And poetry, after all, it is a bridge between people’s hearts. Then, walk on this bridge and connect our desires, kind people!

This is the first book to explore in breadth and in depth the complex intersections between sport, leisure, and social justice.This book examines the relations of power that produce social inequalities and considers how sport and leisure spaces can perpetuate those relations, or act as sites of resistance, and makes a powerful call for an activist scholarship in sport and leisure studies. Presenting original theoretical and empirical work by leading international researchers and pr...

A mother being dragged ever deeper into the icy waters of depression. A daughter who finds a devastating secret about a shadowy past buried in her mom’s dresser. And the key to unlocking a long-hidden family mystery that could save or destroy much more than their two lives.Fourteen-year-old Molly worries about school, friends, and her parents’ failed marriage, but mostly about her mother Elaine’s growing depression. Molly knows her...