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Roots and Wings
A Story of Faith, Family, and Fortitude
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Marisa Agostini’s story is one of resilience, faith, and perseverance. Born into the post-World War II Italian town of Montalto Uffugo, Marisa witnessed the challenges of economic hardship firsthand. In 1958, her family left their home and...
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The Top Two Per Cent
Or How the 2023 Christmas Newsletter Got Out of Hand
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In a year when PEI was navigating the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona and preparing to host the Canada Winter Games, Randy Burrows captures the essence of family life with wit and heart. The Top Two Per Cent chronicles 2023—a remarkable period of...
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Magic In The Music
The C-Weed Band Story
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In the 1980s, Manitoba country-rock group The C-Weed Band scored a half dozen Top Ten hits on the country music charts beginning with their #1 hit single "Evangeline". As an Indigenous band, they broke ground for other Indigenous artists on the...
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Remembering
The Life of a Simple Man
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John McMillan shares his life story with sincere honesty - every humourous and heartbreaking moment. He was raised on a small farm in southwestern Quebec, the only son of a fourth-generation farmer. His early memories include details, anecdotes,...
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I am Saxon
A History of the Transylvanian Saxons
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I Am Saxon chronicles the history of the little-known Transylvanian Saxons. From their humble beginnings in the 12th century as immigrants to a remote and sparsely populated area in the southern basin of the Carpathian Mountains, the Saxons...
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La Memoria de un Nombre
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"¿Qué hay en un nombre?" Esta pregunta va más allá de la simple combinación de letras y sonidos. Este libro emprende un viaje para desentrañar el misterio del poder que encierra un nombre. La Memoria de un Nombre no es solo una autobiografía. Es...
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Returning Home
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A journey to strength, a journey towards reconciliation, a journey to the land: from residential school to Dakelh Elder, Returning Home is Lillian Sam's life story. Born in the late 1930s near Fort St. James, British Columbia, Lillian attended...
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Long Stories Shortened
Go past the Dak, catch the San at the Loop and cross the powerlines… into the sticks.
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Long Stories Shortened is a collection of short stories and vignettes; largely about growing up in South Winnipeg in the 1960s and 1970s, but also the author’s escapades as a kid and teenager, and his life as a communications professional,...
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My Mennonite Oma's People
A Story of Love and Loss
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If we had the ability to speak with our ancestors, what kinds of stories would they share? Would we get a glimpse into the lives and people the history books miss? A better understanding of the events that shaped our families and, ultimately, our...
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Maple Leaves in Mango Trees
Finding Home in West Africa
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With retirement approaching and their children having flown the nest, lifelong nomad educators Raymond and his wife, Madeleine Mulaire, make the bold decision to uproot their lives and embark on another overseas posting to Guinea, marking their...
