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Our special advertising section includes the latest history titles along with other new and recent books from Canadian publishers

Our special advertising section includes the latest history titles along with other new and recent books from Canadian publishers — plus, unique gifts from Canada’s History!

Did the Fathers of Confederation bungle the creation of Canada? Maybe they were smarter than you think.

Why a thirteenth-century piece of parchment endorsed by an English king who was under threat of death has meaning for Canadians today.

One man’s belief that art could be married to commerce through impeccable graphic design has left a lasting visual legacy.

The Lord’s Day Act of 1906 guaranteed one day a week off. But it didn’t say you could have fun. 

Open Book: Irene Gammel’s I Can Only Paint draws from archival research as well as previously unpublished letters to place Mary Riter Hamilton’s work in the context of the artist’s life and in relation to other art and war art.

Designers and models of the Caribbean diaspora brought a new aesthetic to big-city couture.

Book Review: Hamilton writer, historian, and arts curator Andrew Hunter has written a historical account of the life and times of Sophia Burthen Pooley, a Black enslaved Upper Canadian woman.

Nancy Payne, editor of Kayak, speaks with Joseph Trivers, Music Acquisitions Librarian, about a song that at one time served as Canada’s unofficial national anthem, and a song from a Norwegian play sung by a celebrated Canadian soprano.