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What We Carry
Tracing stories of migration, movement, and ancestral memory.
What We Carry: Winter 2026
Notes from a Children's Librarian
Carefully selected books according to curriculum and theme.
Notes from a Children's Librarian: Big Ideas
THE CHAT
Great writers sit down with us to talk about their books – and the stories behind them.
Writing from Exile: The Chat with Taha Siddiqui
The Latest Interviews, Recommendations, and More
Radical Inclusion and the Powell Street Festival: The Chat with Emiko Morita
Paueru Gai, the Powell Street neighbourhood in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, was a place of early settlement and forced removal for Japanese Canadians …
Publisher Spotlight: Portage & Main Press
Welcome to our new Publisher Spotlight series, where we highlight Canadian independent presses doing standout work in the literary and academic world.
- From “Calling It Back to Me”
- Eat Their Young
- The beginning of my hardening
- Unwritten Future: Exploring Canadian Countercultures
- Notes from a Children's Librarian: On Spring
- Characters Across the Years
- Celebrating Poetry: The Chat with Sue Sinclair
- "I found my solution in the sunflowers"
- Modern Dads
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The Indoor Garden
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The Nature-Friendly East Coast Garden
How you can welcome native plants and pollinators to your yard
Dryland Gardening
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Flora Culture
How Flowers Shape Our World
The Well Planned Vegetable Garden
A Grower's Guide
The Compact Garden
A Beginner's Guide to Growing Vegetables in Small Spaces
Guide to Hydroponic Gardening
How-To Grow Food in Any Space without Soil or Sunlight
Fruiting Vegetables
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