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Below are some of our most recently released books.
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Active Allyship
Embracing a practice of inclusion to transform workplace culture by Jocelyn Peltier-Huntley
In today’s Canadian society, our expectations of work are changing and our workplaces need to adapt. This book will help you understand your role as a change agent and answer the question “How can I best contribute to transforming my workplace to work better for everyone?” While we are all at different places on our journey to understand, support, and take action towards Truth and Reconciliation and advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in our workplaces, we all have a role to play. This book will help you define your role in transforming workplace culture and, importantly, understand the nuances of culture change in the context of Canadian workplaces. Active Allyship provides practical, evidence-based solutions to establish an allyship practice intended to advance positive change in workplaces and transform your workplace culture to attract and sustain a diverse workforce—one that is representative of Canadian society. The practical strategies offered in Active Allyship are brought to life through the stories of eight active allies: Bai Bintou Kaira, Jessica Vandenberghe, Kim Hanson, Leanne Holtvogt, Philippe Lepage, Rob Jackson, Susan Lomas, and Stryker Calvez. Thank you for joining us on your journey to allyship!
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Rise: Living Life Over Cancer
Inspiring Hope & Defying Limits by Betty Jean Aucoin
Am I going to die? This is the first question Betty Jean Aucoin asks when diagnosed with recurrent stage IV breast cancer. No, her doctors tell her. But your journey ahead will be one without a cure at this time. Over the past twenty-five years, there has been a significant increase in the diagnosis of cancer and chronic pain. Almost everyone has either been diagnosed or knows someone who has been. Conventional treatment plans have primarily focused on using drugs to combat and reverse cancer and chronic pain. However, many of these medications come with serious side effects and do not address patients' holistic needs involving the mind, body, heart, and spirit. When Betty Jean was diagnosed with breast cancer for a second time, she realized she needed to explore additional options beyond her medications. Determined to find a way to reverse her diagnosis, she began researching a multi-faceted approach to healing. This is the story of her remarkable journey - an engaging and informative blend of memoir and self-help that emphasizes the importance of an integrative approach to cancer treatment and overall well-being. Topics include healthy eating, exercise, self-care, mindfulness, travel, and the support of family and friends. Each piece of advice is made practical and personal, grounded in the author’s study of healing practices. You can thrive while living life over cancer!
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The Tale of the Purple Pupil
by Wallace Wong
In a world where everything is either pink or blue, one student discovers the power of embracing their own unique colour and learns that being true to yourself is the most vibrant choice of all. Purple feels different from everyone around them. All their classmates embrace either pink or blue, but neither colour fits Purple. All Purple wants is to fit in, but they can’t figure out how to. Everything in their world is either one colour or the other. They try to force themself to fit in with the rigid pink or blue moulds, but they always feel wrong. When a spill of pink and blue paints reveals a whole new colour, Purple cannot deny the connection they feel to the beautiful shade that is neither pink nor blue, but something totally unique. As Purple begins to embrace this new colour, feeling free and strong, they discover that they were not the only one who felt neither pink nor blue, and inspire their classmates to celebrate their differences. The Tale of the Purple Pupil is a heartfelt story about embracing your true self, inspiring children and adults alike to celebrate their uniqueness and find belonging in a world of endless colours.
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Slam!
A Death in Custody by Kevin West
“Okay, look. Here’s what I know.” Jake paused before laying into her. “I don’t need an assistant or FIO or whatever you want to be called. Especially one fresh out of kindergarten or who was promoted because of…well, never mind.” He’d tried to trail off just before he stepped further into the quagmire of HR hell. Too late. Her eyes widened in shock and he heard the anger in her response. “Excuse me? Kindergarten? And promoted because of what?” *** In a Northern Ontario jail, a young Indigenous man is found dead of an overdose in a segregated cell where nobody should have been able to reach him. The local First Nations band, already involved in political turmoil due to the opening of a casino that will completely alter economics in the region, is angry and demanding answers. Brought in to conduct the investigation are Katie, a fiery, young, bi-racial indigenous intelligence officer, and her unwilling partner, Jake, an irascible dinosaur from an earlier generation of Corrections inspectors. While battling the generational divide between them, the unlikely partners begin to uncover a wide-ranging, organized-crime conspiracy to intimidate the First Nations band for casino profits. And the closer Katie and Jake get to the truth, the more dangerous the situation becomes, until it finally combusts in a violent clash at the jail that may cost them both their lives. Meanwhile, even darker events are unfolding on the outside, courtesy of a mysterious killer sent to the region as a “cleaner.” Set in both the dark confines of a jail and the glorious backdrop of Canada’s beautiful Lake of the Woods, Slam! is a taut investigative thriller that spectacularly erupts into heart-stopping action.
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The Way Back
by Jim Claggett
When Curtis Harvey, the sixty-five-year-old coach for the Winakwa Warriors football team, is knocked unconscious during a practice, he wakes up lying on the field. But something is different—for starters, he's wearing the practice jersey for the team he played for decades ago. And he’s not bald anymore; he has a full head of hair. Curtis has somehow travelled back in time to his hometown in 1974, and he’s eighteen again. Although desperate to get back to his wife and kids in the future, he is given a second chance to repair relationships with friends and family. He attends classes, plays football with his old team, and even tries to reconnect with his estranged father. When Curtis meets another man who time travelled to 1974, they find a scientist who has a plan for them to return to the future. The only problem is: it might not work, leaving Curtis stranded back in time. Will he ever meet his wife? Will he parent his children? Is it worth risking everything for the chance to return to his old life?
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Relatable
by Candice Spilchuk
Relatable is a collection of easy-to-read rhyming poems exploring marriage, divorce, parenting, mental health, and so much more. While some poems were written when the poet was a kid, most are inspired by all of the life events Candice has experienced as an adult. When she was only eighteen years old, Candice was with a man twenty years older, and they were engaged to be married a year later. She became a business owner at the age of twenty and was the bread winner for her family. Struggling financially, Candice felt the severe pressures of being poor, all while still trying to get ahead. But she continued to work extremely hard, even during both of her pregnancies, only taking a month off after the births in order to support her family. After she had her babies when she was twenty-four and twenty-five years old, Candice finally realized her narcissist husband was taking advantage of her. She left the abusive marriage when her babies were ten months old and twenty-two months old. With his severe abuse towards her and absence from the kids, Candice got full custody and raised her babies alone with no father, until God answered her prayers. Candice met the love of her life, and he showed her what love and acceptance truly feels like. They married two years later, followed by him adopting her children. She was further blessed by inheriting his two boys, and now she has the big family she’s always dreamed of. These life events, all the hardships and joys, inspired Candice to write this book. Inspiring and poignant, Relatable reflects on life’s challenges with candor and vulnerability. These poems show the power of persistence, faith, and love.
