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The Long Road Home

On Blackness and Belonging

by Debra Thompson ...

INSTANT BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE HILARY WESTON WRITERS’ TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTIONFrom a leading scholar on the politics of race comes a work of family history, memoir, and insight gained from a unique journey across the continent, on what it is to be Black in North America.When Debra Thompson moved to the United States in 2010, she felt like she was returning to the land of her ancestors, those ... Read more

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INSTANT BESTSELLERFINALIST FOR THE HILARY WESTON WRITERS’ TRUST PRIZE FOR NONFICTIONFrom a leading scholar on the politics of race comes a work of family history, memoir, and insight gained from a unique journey across the continent, on what it is to be Black in North America.When Debra Thompson moved to the United States in 2010, she felt like she was returning to the land of her ancestors, those
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The Schematic State

Race, Transnationalism, and the Politics of the Census

by Debra Thompson ...

By examining the political development of racial classifications on the national censuses of the United States, Canada, and Great Britain, The Schematic State maps the changing nature of the census from an instrument historically used to manage and control racial populations to its contemporary purpose as an important source of statistical information, employed to monitor and rectify racial ... Read more

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By examining the political development of racial classifications on the national censuses of the United States, Canada, and Great Britain, The Schematic State maps the changing nature of the census from an instrument historically used to manage and control racial populations to its contemporary purpose as an important source of statistical information, employed to monitor and rectify racial
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Representations of Political Resistance and Emancipation in Science Fiction

by Sean Parson, Libby Barringer, Matthew Cole, Caleb Gallemore, Chase Hobbs-Morgan, Claire Rasmussen, Emily Ray, Laurie Ringer, Debra Thompson, Michael Uhall0, Andrew Uzendoski1, Jess Whatcott2, Damian White3, Ira Allen4, Judith Grant5, Michael Lipscomb7 ...

In a world in which political opportunity and liberation seem far away, the genre of science fiction grows in cultural importance and popularity. The contributors to this collection are political and social theorists from a range of disciplines who use science fiction as inspiration for new theories and examples of speculative politics. In dystopian governments, they find locations and forms of ... Read more

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In a world in which political opportunity and liberation seem far away, the genre of science fiction grows in cultural importance and popularity. The contributors to this collection are political and social theorists from a range of disciplines who use science fiction as inspiration for new theories and examples of speculative politics. In dystopian governments, they find locations and forms of
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Unlocking Your Truth

by Angela Smith ...

Narrated by AI Voice Debra Thompson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 12 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In this compelling tale of resilience and healing, a woman braves the storms of mental illness and domestic turmoil, emerging from oppressive shadows into a life of hope and peace. Dr. Anya Sharma symbolizes renewal as our protagonist reclaims her story and cultivates a sanctuary of empathy. Shared vulnerabilities give rise to a chorus of connection and ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In this compelling tale of resilience and healing, a woman braves the storms of mental illness and domestic turmoil, emerging from oppressive shadows into a life of hope and peace. Dr. Anya Sharma symbolizes renewal as our protagonist reclaims her story and cultivates a sanctuary of empathy. Shared vulnerabilities give rise to a chorus of connection and
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We need two moms

by Hadasa Cohen ...

Narrated by AI Voice Debra Thompson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 21 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Based on the author's life story.Desi, a father's daughter, loses her anchor, her security and her inner peace with the death of her father. Desi grows up as an introverted girl whose world is shaken. She enlists, and during her military service, she meets the one who will be her first boyfriend, a relationship that lasts three years and ends abruptly. ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Based on the author's life story.Desi, a father's daughter, loses her anchor, her security and her inner peace with the death of her father. Desi grows up as an introverted girl whose world is shaken. She enlists, and during her military service, she meets the one who will be her first boyfriend, a relationship that lasts three years and ends abruptly.
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The Youngest and the First

The Exoneration of Sabrina Butler

by Sabrina T. Butler-Smith ...

Narrated by AI Voice Debra Thompson ...

Unabridged

4 hours 57 min

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In this compelling narrative, a woman's unbreakable spirit is tested by a wrongful accusation that entangles her in the justice system's cruel grip. Sabrina's story unfolds as a heart-wrenching odyssey of resilience, maternal love, and the relentless search for truth. Battling the shadows cast by her mother's troubled past and fighting for redemption ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. In this compelling narrative, a woman's unbreakable spirit is tested by a wrongful accusation that entangles her in the justice system's cruel grip. Sabrina's story unfolds as a heart-wrenching odyssey of resilience, maternal love, and the relentless search for truth. Battling the shadows cast by her mother's troubled past and fighting for redemption
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Truth Telling

Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

by Michelle Good ...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER High Plains Book AwardFINALIST for the Writers’ Trust Balsillie Prize for Public PolicyFINALIST for the Indigenous Voices AwardLonglisted for the First Nation Communities READAbold, provocative collection of essays exploring the historical and contemporary Indigenous experience in Canada.With authority and insight... ... Read more

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#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER High Plains Book AwardFINALIST for the Writers’ Trust Balsillie Prize for Public PolicyFINALIST for the Indigenous Voices AwardLonglisted for the First Nation Communities READAbold, provocative collection of essays exploring the historical and contemporary Indigenous experience in Canada.With authority and insight...
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Learned By Heart

A Novel

by Emma Donoghue ...

A heartbreakingly gorgeous novel based on the true story of two girls who fall secretly, deeply and dangerously in love at boarding school in nineteenth century York, from the bestselling author of Room and The WonderFinalist for the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction PrizeNational BestsellerDrawing on years of investigation and Anne Lister’s five-million-word secret journal, Learned by Heart... ... Read more

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A heartbreakingly gorgeous novel based on the true story of two girls who fall secretly, deeply and dangerously in love at boarding school in nineteenth century York, from the bestselling author of Room and The WonderFinalist for the Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction PrizeNational BestsellerDrawing on years of investigation and Anne Lister’s five-million-word secret journal, Learned by Heart...
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A History of Burning

A Novel

by Janika Oza ...

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Winner of the 2024 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature • Finalist for the 2023 Governor General's Award for Fiction, the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, the 2024 Amazon Canada First Novel Award, and the 2024 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. • Named a Best Book of 2023 by the New York Times, The New Yorker, the Globe and Mail, CBC Books, Kobo Canada, and ... Read more

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**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Winner of the 2024 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature • Finalist for the 2023 Governor General's Award for Fiction, the 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, the 2024 Amazon Canada First Novel Award, and the 2024 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. • Named a Best Book of 2023 by the New York Times, The New Yorker, the Globe and Mail, CBC Books, Kobo Canada, and
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Valley of the Birdtail

An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation

by Andrew Stobo Sniderman, Douglas Sanderson ...

THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner – 2023 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book PrizeWinner – 2023 John W. Dafoe Book PrizeWinner – 2023 High Plains Book Award for Indigenous WriterWinner – 2022 Manitoba Historical Society Margaret McWilliams Book Award for Local HistoryWinner – 2023 Quebec Writers’ Federation Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction and Concord... ... Read more

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THE NATIONAL BESTSELLERWinner – 2023 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book PrizeWinner – 2023 John W. Dafoe Book PrizeWinner – 2023 High Plains Book Award for Indigenous WriterWinner – 2022 Manitoba Historical Society Margaret McWilliams Book Award for Local HistoryWinner – 2023 Quebec Writers’ Federation Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction and Concord...
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The Theory of Crows

A Novel

by David A. Robertson ...

A poignant and evocative novel about the bonds of family and the gifts offered by the landWhen a troubled father and his estranged teenage daughter head out onto the land in search of the family trapline, they find their way back to themselves, and to each otherDeep in the night, Matthew paces the house, unable to rest. Though his sixteen-year-old daughter, Holly, lies sleeping on the other side ... Read more

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A poignant and evocative novel about the bonds of family and the gifts offered by the landWhen a troubled father and his estranged teenage daughter head out onto the land in search of the family trapline, they find their way back to themselves, and to each otherDeep in the night, Matthew paces the house, unable to rest. Though his sixteen-year-old daughter, Holly, lies sleeping on the other side
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The Story of Us

A Novel

by Catherine Hernandez ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERLonglist - Toronto Book AwardsNominee - Forest of Reading Evergreen AwardSelection - Amnesty International Book ClubFrom the author of Canada Reads finalist Scarborough, a stunning new novel about the unbreakable bond of family and the magic that can happen when we meet in the middleLike many Overseas Filipino Workers, Mary Grace Concepcio... ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERLonglist - Toronto Book AwardsNominee - Forest of Reading Evergreen AwardSelection - Amnesty International Book ClubFrom the author of Canada Reads finalist Scarborough, a stunning new novel about the unbreakable bond of family and the magic that can happen when we meet in the middleLike many Overseas Filipino Workers, Mary Grace Concepcio...
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