“A raw and bold memoir about abuse and addiction, and the power of expression and community that helped Stephanie Kuehnert, the author of Ballads of Suburbia and regular Rookie contributor, survive and thrive. Told in varied narrative styles, including journal entries, original illustration, and pages torn from her actual diaries and zines, this is the memoir of Stephanie's life as a struggling outsider who survived substance and relationship abuse to become a strong young woman after years and years trapped in a cycle that sometimes seemed to have no escape.” -Amazon
Putin and the Return of History: How the Kremlin Rekindled the Cold War by Martin Sixsmith
"An original history of Russia's thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin's politics and rekindled the Cold War.” -Amazon
Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away by Candy J. Cooper
"Here is the explosive story of the Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania, a judicial justice miscarriage that sent more than 2,500 children and teens to a for-profit detention center while two judges lined their pockets with cash, as told by Candy J. Cooper, an award-winning journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist." -Publisher
The Life of Wanda Robson: Canada's advocate for Viola Desmond and Social Justice by Graham Reynolds
"This is the life of Wanda Robson a Black woman who kept alive the story of her sister, Viola Desmond, the Nova Scotian businesswoman who refused to give up her seat in the whites-only section of the Roseland Theatre, Nov 8, 1948—was jailed, tried for one penny of tax evasion and found guilty—race was never mentioned in the records. Over 60 years later through Wanda's efforts Viola was granted an apology and Free Pardon which meant there never was a crime committed." -Publisher
Writing With My Eyes: Staying Alive While Dying by Angela Parker-Brown
“Angela Parker-Brown does not want her legacy to be that of a woman in Truro, Nova Scotia, who had ALS. She wants to be remembered as Angie, the super cool mom, daughter, sibling, aunt and friend who lived despite having ALS. This is her story, and she wrote this book to inspire others to thrive in their lives no matter what that life looks like. In telling her story, she encourages others to accept and embrace their challenges, to see past their limitations, and to be honest in the journey.” -Amazon
