About the Author
Lee Maracle
Lee Maracle is a member of the Stó:lo nation. Born in Vancouver, she grew up on the North Shore. The author of many critically acclaimed novels, including Sundogs, Daughters Are Forever, Ravensong and Celia's Song, she has also published short fiction, Sojourner's Truth and Other Stories and First Wives Club: Coast Salish Style. The granddaughter of the renowned Chief Dan George, she is considered to be a "knowledge keeper" of her people's history, and was one of the founders of the En'owkin Centre, the international school of Indigenous writing in Penticton, B.C. Widely published in anthologies and scholarly journals, she is also the author of Bent Box, a poetry book, the young adult novel, Will's Garden, and the autobiographical narratives of Bobbi Lee: Indian Rebel and I Am Woman. Currently an instructor and student mentor in the Aboriginal Studies Program at the University of Toronto, as well as the Traditional Teacher for First Nations' House at Toronto's Centre for Indigenous Theatre. Maracle's writing and contributions to First Nations communities have been recognized by many awards, including the JT Stewart Award, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, and the Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts for Ontario.
Kicking off our Indie Reading Room this fall is L'nuk (Mi'kmaq) artist and author Michelle Sylliboy who in her debut collection of poetry Kiskajeyi: I AM READY (Rebel Mountain Press) preserves the complex L'nuk language, Komqwejwi’kasikl through word art and paired ... Read more
Here to start off Read the Provinces—our celebration of authors across Canada—is BC-based author Peggy Herring. Below Peggy tells us about the fascinating research behind her novel Anna, Like Thunder (Brindle & Glass Publishing), a fresh retelling of the story of St. ... Read more
The impetus behind Spencer Sheehan-Kalina's children's book Nootka Sound in Harmony (Rebel Mountain Press) came on a paddling trip around Nootka Sound in British Columbia when he discovered his love for Vancouver Island's rugged north. Below we chat with Spencer about his ... Read more
Today's #ALUgiftguide book recommendations come from the insightful Lauren Carter who shares gifting picks for "your settler mom, wondering what she can do for reconciliation" to "your best feminist friend in university, circa 1992" and more, below.
It’s only when I sit down to write up a bit about each book I’ve chosen to include in this list that I notice that these six books share two strong themes. The first relates to memory and remembering. Each book plays with remembering the past and remembering the future. ... Read more
In today's Poetry Grrrowl feature, we chat with Jules Arita Koostachin about her debut book of poetry Unearthing Secrets, Gathering Truths (Kegedonce Press) – an honest and heartfelt collection that courageously brings her face-to-face with her past. In our interview with ... Read more
With Kiskajeyi: I AM READY (Rebel Mountain Press) — a debut work of poetry from L'nuk (Mi'kmaq) artist and author Michelle Sylliboy, the complex L'nuk language, Komqwejwi’kasikl, is preserved through word art and perfectly paired photographs. Below, Michelle shares ... Read more
“Any book about the history of what we now call Canada is inevitably a book about the history of colonialism.” It wasn’t what the people who came to my book launch in Edmonton in 2017 were expecting me to say.
This week Sto:lo author Lee Maracle graced us with a must-read essay about the vitality of Indigenous works and recognition in Canada, scary books dominated our top 10 list, and Merriam-Webster’s Time Traveler tool made for a wordy geek-out, and more.
In a series of 10 conversational essays in My Conversations with Canadians (Book*hug) celebrated Indigenous writer and scholar Lee Maracle confronts a multitude of current issues in Canada—from colonialism to basic terminology—through her experiences as a First Nations ... Read more
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