Biography & Autobiography, Entertainment & Performing Arts
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The Butcher Shop Girl
A Memoir for Misfits & Mavericks by Carmen Kissel-Verrier
The Butcher Shop Girl begins with Carmen’s unique coming-of-age as she’s ripped from her extended family after her Catholic parents’ divorce. Learning to conquer unusual places in the name of survival, Carmen spends her childhood working in her ...
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The Forgotten Legend
The Life Story of John Wilson McLaren O.S.A. Canadian Artist, Illustrator and Actor 1895-1988 by Shawn Henshall
For generations, Canadian artists have made their mark on the world, with countless individuals rising to fame on stage and screen, and as frontrunners in the various arts, inspiring and influencing all who come after them. One of these legends ...
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Cold Cold Heart
A Heart and Soul Story by John Leo Organ
Maybe you were there. Or you might be one of the many that, young and old, can’t get enough of these true but fantasy-like life stories involving Strange Places, smiling Faces and Magical Times. Stories about the Sixties, bikers, the Beatles, ...
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Truly UnFamous
Tales from the Glory Days of Canadian Rock by Keith R Brown
AFTER GETTING A JOB AS A BARTENDER at a small Montreal Rock bar, Keith soon found himself working a Doors’ concert at the Montreal Forum. His job was to carry a very inebriated but stoic Jim Morrison back and forth between the stage and dressing ...
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Never a Dull Moment
A Memoir of Canadian Naval Aviation, Firebombing and Theatre by George E. Plawski
George Plawski was born in Gdynia, Poland, in 1934. His father, Eugene, was a senior naval officer who fought in both World Wars in the capacities of pilot, and as the commander of surface ships as well as submarines. Before the war, he lived with ...
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Once Upon a Red Eye
Life on the Road with Gordon Lightfoot by Richard Harison
Once Upon a Red Eye is a compelling memoir that offers rare insight into the behind-the-scenes life of a Canadian musical icon. Here are the colourful recountings of Richard Harison, who spent a dozen years serving as Gordon Lightfoot’s road/stage ...
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Red Robinson: The Last Broadcast
by Robin Brunet
Red Robinson: The Last Broadcast is the sequel to the best-selling Red Robinson: The Last Deejay. It details the legendary Canadian deejay’s last radio broadcast in the summer of 2017, and provides an in-depth look at the careers of his equally ...
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FIZ
and some Theatre Giants by Eleanor Fazan
“Tell the truth,” her friend the director Lindsay Anderson urged Eleanor Fazan. “It’s seldom heard.” Nor is it easy to tell. But that’s what “Fiz” has done: delivering frank and intimate accounts of her not-always-peaceful collaborations with the ...
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5 Squares
by Bonita McIlvaine
It was Boston in the 1960’s – a time when nightclubs, bars and lounges had the city alive at night and a good time could continue after hours; and when entertainers frequented the city taking advantage of the climate. Add the world of the sporting ...
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The Real Mandrake the Magician
by Linda Mandrake and Lon Mandrake
This biography not only gives you an idea of the brilliant career of Mandrake with over 100 show photos, but also provides a glimpse behind the scenes. What was it like to live on the road with small children while constantly performing magic ...
