BC BookLook: A tale of trauma rises to the top
The extent to which Canadians understand intergenerational trauma suffered by Indigenous peoples, and to what degree they are willing to support reconciliation, remain unclear even years after the release of the final reports of the Truth and Reconciliation (TRC). READ FULL REVIEW→
CBC Books: Winners of the 2018 Governor General’s Literary Awards
Darrel McLeod describes vivid memories of moose stew and wild peppermint tea, surrounded by siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles. READ FULL ARTICLE→
From Numéro Cinq to a Governor-General’s Award
As it happens, we published Darrel’s first short story in Numéro Cinq in the October, 2015, issue. After the GG announcement, I was reading about Mamaskatch and something clicked. READ FULL ARTICLE→
Canada Council: Mamaskatch wins the 2018 Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction
Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age dares to immerse readers in provocative contemporary issues including gender fluidity, familial violence, and transcultural hybridity. A fast-moving, intimate memoir of dreams and nightmares—lyrical and gritty, raw and vulnerable, told without pity, but with phoenix-like strength. SEE FULL LIST OF 2018 WINNERS→
BC BookLook: A tale of trauma rises to the top
Darrel McLeod’s Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age wins the Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction. According to reviewer David Milward, Darrel J. McLeod “offers a brutally honest front-seat view of the havoc” wrought by intergenerational trauma. READ REVIEW→