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SAS KATC H E WAN
Gina’s Wheels
Mary Harelkin Bishop
Illustrated by Diane L. Greenhorn
Read Saskatchewan. The name says it all, really. Each of the books presented
on the following pages was produced and published in Saskatchewan. Book
publishers in Saskatchewan produce the work of writers from the province,
but they also publish writers from all over Canada, and throughout the world.
Academic and scholarly books are produced in the province, as well as fiction,
non-fiction, poetry, youth fiction, children’s books, language resources, cook­
books, self-help titles, and nearly every other genre imaginable. Our publishers
produce about 100 books each year. We’d like to say that all of them would like
to come home with you, but we know what it’s like to try to fit 100 books on
your shelves each year.
SaskBooks is a non-profit organisation mandated to support and to promote
book publishing in Saskatchewan. This collection of new and forthcoming titles
highlights some of the great range and diversity of books our publishers have to
offer. SaskBooks also produces reviews of our publishers’ books, which can be
found on our website (saskbooks.com) under “reviews”. If your educational or
hospitality organisation would like to receive a box of books to preview, please
contact us. We can make that happen.
SaskBooks acknowledges the support of the Government of Canada through the
Canada Book Fund for the project, production made possible with the support of
Creative Saskatchewan and the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
DriverWorks Ink
9781927570128 $13.95
Roogaroo Mickey
Wilfred Burton
Illustrated by Leah Marie Dorion
In this humorous story, Mamayr tells Louis and Charlie
a roogaroo (werewolf) story from her childhood.
Roogaroo Mickey is a whimsical, playful tribute to our
childhood fears. It also lovingly showcases the eternal
bond between grandmothers and their grandchildren
while affirming the great Métis storytelling tradition in
a modern setting. 50 pages.
Gabriel Dumont Institute
CHILDREN
GENRE
Consider, then, ordering just a few books. Let your spirit soar with poetry, work
your mind with academic titles, befriend some fiction … the books featured here
are a selection of the newest and best books to have been born in Saskatchewan.
If you don’t find what you’re looking for in these pages, check out our selection
online at saskbooks.com or visit one of our booths at Saskatchewan gift markets
and trade fairs.
What would it be like to spend your life in a wheelchair?
After meeting Colette Bourgonje, one of Canada’s
most accomplished Paralympic athletes, five year old
Gina explores her own world from her version of a
wheelchair. How will this affect Gina when she goes
to kindergarten? Based on a true story. 32 pages.
9781926795126 $15.00
Manny ’s Memories
Ken Caron with Angie Caron
Illustrated by Donna Lee Dumont
Manny’s Memories introduces us to the Métis community
of Round Prairie, Saskatchewan through the eyes of a
young boy growing up in the 1940s. Manny shares his
boyhood memories of this once vibrant community.
Manny’s Memories leaves readers with a rare and
satisfying glimpse of life not so long ago. 38 pages.
Gabriel Dumont Institute
9781926795164 $15.00
Designed by LM Publications, Regina
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Do Trees Sneeze?
Leah Marie Dorion
Do trees sneeze in the autumn breeze? What do you
think? Picture Book. 32 pages.
Leah Marie Dorion takes young readers on an
enchanting journey with this charming story,
which focuses on a Métis Elder’s remembrances of
traditional teachings about generosity taught to him by
grandparents. These invaluable lessons teach young
readers “how to live in a good Métis way”. 48 pages.
Gabriel Dumont Institute
Written by Jean Freeman
Illustrated by Val Lawton
Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
9781927756324 $12.95
9781926795096 $15.00
Goldeye and Funnyfin
Written by Fannie Kahan
Illustrated by Sharon Kahan
My First Métis Lobstick
Leah Marie Dorion
CHILDREN
My First Métis Lobstick takes young readers back to
Canada’s fur trade era by focusing on a Métis family’s
preparations for a lobstick celebration in the boreal
forest. This little known aspect of Métis history vividly
comes to life through Leah Marie Dorion’s crisp prose
and stunning gallery quality artwork. 75 pages.
Gabriel Dumont Institute Donna Lee Dumont
Peter Fidler and the Métis is an excellent primer on Métis
history and culture for middle years readers. The book is
the personal reflection of Métis artist and author Donna
Lee Dumont on her direct ancestors, the Hudson’s Bay
Company explorer and map maker Peter Fidler and his
Cree wife, Mary Mackegonne. 26 pages.
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Wild Sage Press
9780988122949 $25.00
9781926795171 $15.00
Peter Fidler and the Métis
Gabriel Dumont Institute
Goldeye and Funnyfin swim through the ocean in search
of the Magnificent Fish. Along the way they meet quirky
characters like Octavia the Octopus and Sammy the
Swordfish. This chucklefull chapter book with gorgeous
colour illustrations is about friendship and community,
courage and adventure. 64 pages.
CHILDREN
GENRE
The Diamond Willow Walking Stick:
A Traditional Métis Story
about Generosity
ABC’s Down on the Farm
Eileen Munro
Learn the alphabet down on the farm!
Picture Book. 32 pages.
Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
9781927756270 $12.95
9781926795086 $15.00
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Back to Batoche
Marion Mutala and Amber Rees
“A century is only a spoke in the wheel of everlasting
time” – Louis Riel. In 1885, Batoche is a dangerous place
to be. The discovery of a magic pocket watch at the
Batoche National Historical Site hurls Max, Kaeleigh,
and Liam back in time to the eve of the greatest battle
fought in the Northwest: the Battle of Batoche. Soldiers
march and the bell of Batoche rings out in warning as
the siblings, together with their new friend Isidore, find
a way to help Gabriel Dumont and Louis Riel lead their
people. It’s an adventure full of danger, intrigue,
and mystery! 136 pages.
Wedding bells are ringing in the past! The wind brings
Natalia a babushka just like the ones her Baba used to
wear, taking the young girl on a magical journey to an
autumn long ago to discover the wedding traditions of
her Ukrainian heritage. Picture Book. 48 pages.
Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
9781927756065 $14.95
Cheryl Chad
Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
9781927756201 $12.95
Grateful
Marion Mutala and E.R.
CHILDREN
Be grateful for all your blessings. A poignant
conversation between parent and child across the years.
Picture Book. 24 pages.
Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
9781927756294 $9.95
Jamie and the Monster Bookroom
Living With the Hawk
Robert Currie
Two sons of an Anglican minister must confront who
they are in the wake of bullying, racism, and worse. As the differences between brothers Blake and Blair
become more apparent, the discovery of a body in a
field north of town sets loose devastating events that
divide their family forever. 208 pages.
Thistledown Press
JUVENILE / YOUNG ADULT
Baba’s Babushka:
A Magical Ukrainian Wedding
9781927068397 $15.95
Kerry Simpson with Jamie Simpson
Illustrated by Erika Folnović
Jamie is a curious little girl who loves books and her
local library. She has been in every room of the library –
except for one. The MONSTER Bookroom. It’s dark and
scary, and Jamie is sure there are creepy things in there.
What could possibly be inside? 32 pages.
DriverWorks Ink
9781927570159 $13.95
Red River Raging: Disaster Strikes! #8
Penny Draper
13-year-old Finn Armstrong, exiled to his grand­mother’s
farm in southern Manitoba, winds up fighting the
Red River flood of 1997 – the biggest in over 170 years.
Will the challenge bring the family closer together?
Latest in the Disaster Strikes! series. Free downloadable
teacher guide and classroom resources available at
www.coteaubooks.com. 168 pages.
Coteau Books
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9781550505849 $10.95
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Sweet Life
Jacqueline Guest
Linda Biasotto
Can three comic book superheroes, and a rock that falls
from the sky, really protect Robert Tourond’s brothers
in Europe during World War II? Companion book
to Belle of Batoche and Outcasts of River Falls. “This
wartime tale … shines in a sharply rendered setting” –
Kirkus Reviews. Free downloadable teacher guide at
www.coteaubooks.com. 200 pages.
Winner of the John V. Hicks Award, this collection of
stark, punchy short fiction entertains while dramatizing
in alarming clarity lives lived on the edge. Despite
fraught circumstances, the humour in Sweet Life infuses
these stories with compassion, lighting the way to
warmth and tenderness. 256 pages.
JUVENILE / YOUNG ADULT
Coteau Books
Home on the Strange:
A Brewster & Brewster Adventure
Edward Willett
Murray Lindsay
First in the five-book Shards of Excalibur series, a
modern day Arthurian legend set in Regina. Ariane
discovers she’s a descendant of the Lady of the Lake,
and she must go on a quest to reunite the broken shards
of the sword Excalibur before a surprising enemy can
get them. 224 pages.
Home on the Strange is a daredevil tale of far fetched
fiction in a western Canada both familiar and startling.
The Brewster sisters, Magpie and Blackie, use their wit
and grit to bamboozle, brawl, and charm their way
across a prairie landscape as dangerous as it is beautiful.
Fiction. 329 pages.
Coteau Books
Cabin 4 Books
9781550505801 $14.95
9780992124205 $19.95
Wiseman’s Wager
Edward Willett
Dave Margoshes
Second in the Shards of Excalibur series. Ariane’s
quest for the shattered pieces of Excalibur takes her
and her sidekick Wally to France, but Merlin has some
unpleasant shocks in store for the friends. “An enticing
sense of danger and excitement … a satisfying second
instalment” – Quill&Quire. 232 pages.
Through the streets of strike era Winnipeg, Toronto
during the depression, and 1980s Calgary, compellingly
unreliable narrator Zan Wiseman treats us to a
magnificent meditation on aging, family ties, faith, and
the liquid concept of the truth. “Margoshes has done for
Winnipeg something like what Mordecai Richler did for
Montreal” – Quill&Quire. 392 pages.
Coteau Books
R e a d Sa s k a tc h ew a n
9781550505788 $18.95
Song of the Sword
Twist of the Blade
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Coteau Books
9781550505825 $12.95
FICTION
The Comic Book War
9781550505993 $14.95
Coteau Books
9781550506013 $21.95
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The Angelic Occurrence
Henry K. Ripplinger
Henry K. Ripplinger
Pewter Angels, the first book in the five-book Angelic
Letters series, is an award winning national bestseller.
The epic story follows the lives of Jenny Sarsky and
Henry Pederson along with their guardian angels. Their
uplifting yet tumultuous journey through life’s struggles
and victories inspires the miracle of deep, enduring love.
432 pages.
Book 4 in the Angelic Letters series delves into the
ever-widening circle of influence Henry’s and Jenny’s
guardian angels bestow upon them in an effort to
rekindle a love that never died. The twists and turns
in this thrilling and heart-stopping adventure will keep
you gripping the book tighter and tighter. 593 pages.
FICTION
Pio-Seelos Books
Pio-Seelos Books
Another Angel of Love
Angel Promises Fulfilled
Henry K. Ripplinger
Henry K. Ripplinger
Book 2 of the Angelic Letters series continues the
epic saga of Henry and Jenny and their families. The
powerful life lessons revealed through the author’s
beloved characters goes beyond fiction and is life
changing. The novel glows with moments of tenderness.
568 pages.
Book 5 in the Angelic Letters series concludes this heart
wrenching saga: Did Henry and Camilla reach Jenny in
time? Will the Lord accept Father Engelmann’s plea to
take his life for Jenny’s? Can Jenny’s guardian angel’s
solicitude to God answer her prayer to see Henry and
Camilla before she dies? 593 pages.
Pio-Seelos Books
Pio-Seelos Books
9780986542428 $21.95
The Angelic Letters Series Boxed Set
Henry K. Ripplinger
Henry K. Ripplinger
Book 3 in the Angelic Letters series takes the reader
further into this incredible journey of faith, hope, and
love. Henry and Jenny’s lives unfold separately and so
far apart; will destiny ever bring them together again?
Timeless Biblical themes are beautifully portrayed in this
compelling hard-to-put-down novel. 578 pages.
The award winning, bestselling Angelic Letters series
now in a collector’s slipcase: Book 1, Pewter Angels;
Book 2, Another Angel of Love; Book 3, Angel of
Thanksgiving; Book 4, The Angelic Occurrence; and
Book 5, Angel Promises Fulfilled. Hailed by readers as,
“Awesome, inspirational, captivating … The characters,
words, and spiritual content are compelling.” Collection.
9780986542473 $21.95
Pio-Seelos Books
R e a d Sa s k a tc h ew a n
9780991710270 $21.95
Angel of Thanksgiving
Pio-Seelos Books
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9780991710225 $21.95
9780986542411 $21.95
FICTION
Pewter Angels
9781928142003 $109.75
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FICTION
Proudflesh
Boulder Monuments of Saskatchewan
P.J. Worrell
G. Ian Brace
Proudflesh portrays powerful women and wild women,
victims, seducers, and nurturers in a collection of
hard-edged prairie fiction. Worrell confronts themes of
goodness, shame, loss, self-determination, aging, wishful
thinking, and grace as her characters stare death in the
face without flinching. 208 pages.
This book discusses Saskatchewan’s 33 major boulder
configurations, providing a classification of each
according to themes and possible or known functions.
Comparisons are made with similar sites throughout
the Northern Plains to further our understanding of the
motivations and purposes that may have stimulated the
creation of these features. History. 174 pages.
Thistledown Press
9781927068953 $19.95
Saskatchewan Archaeological Society
9780969142056 $17.00
I Know My Onions:
Homesteading North of the 53rd
Ileen Boechler
Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
An insider who helped nationalize the industry in the
1970s, John Burton expertly integrates behind the scenes
accounts of the major players, archival material, and
interview sources to produce a book that cuts through
the bull to add to our understanding of the world’s
greatest fertilizer. 315 pages.
University of Regina Press
NON FICTION
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John Burton
One Family’s War: The Wartime Letters
of Clarence Bourassa, 1940-1944
Rollie Bourassa
The correspondence in One Family’s War reveals
the fear, hunger, fatigue, and loneliness of Clarence’s
wartime experience. His firsthand account of his
participation in the disastrous Dieppe Raid makes
the book a valuable historical document and a major
contribution to Canada’s military history. 604 pages.
University of Regina Press
9780889773202 $34.95
9780889773141 $29.95
From Moose to Moccasins:
A Step-By-Step Guide to
Traditional Hide Tanning
Jeff Coleclough
Loaded with photos and useful tips, this book will
walk you through the necessary steps to take a moose
hide from the green (raw) stage to a finished smoketanned leather ready to use. Approved for Saskatchewan
Education Social Studies curriculum. History. 44 pages.
Kakwa Publishing
R e a d Sa s k a tc h ew a n
NON FICTION
Ileen (née Sheehan) Boechler’s plainspoken memoir of a
childhood spent homesteading beyond the 53rd parallel
tugs at the roots of northern life, peeling back the layers
of family and community connections to reveal the
growth that is possible because of them. Memoir.
128 pages.
Potash: An Inside Account
of Saskatchewan’s Pink Gold
9780978155551 $17.50
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DAG Volumes: No. 1 (2012)
Long Ago Today: The Story of
Saskatchewan’s Earliest Peoples
Dr. Curtis Collins
This handsome, cloth-bound hardcover volume is the
first in an annual series. Contributions from Gallery
curators and guest writers from across Canada provide
readers with a comprehensive overview of Dunlop Art
Gallery’s 2012 exhibitions and events. 240 pages.
Dunlop Art Gallery
19299217 $60.00
Henry T. Epp
Long Ago Today is about western Canada’s earliest
peoples and their lifestyles, and about archaeology,
which helps bring them to life today. A series of fictional
stories provides a prehistory of Saskatchewan. History.
173 pages.
Saskatchewan Archaeological Society
096914203X $8.50
Breathing Life into the Stone Fort Treaty
Aimée Craft
NON FICTION
12 Purich Publishing, Ltd. 9781895830682 $27.00
Clearing the Plains:
Disease, Politics of Starvation,
and the Loss of Aboriginal Life
Edited by Talina Cyr-Steenkamp,
Belinda Riehl-Fitzsimmons, and Nathan Friesen
Covering current research in Saskatchewan archaeology,
the papers cover the Farr site; Arthur Silver Morton and
South Branch House fur trade post; vision quests; sand
dune occupations; two Middle Precontact burials; and
the Hypsithermal climate about 9500-4500 BP. History.
144 pages.
Saskatchewan Archaeological Society
& Department of Archaeology and
Anthropology, University of Saskatchewan
19194412 $25.00
James Daschuk
Wes Side Story: A Memoir
Named a “Book of the Year” by the Globe & Mail,
Quill & Quire, the Writers’ Trust, and booksellers across
Canada, Clearing the Plains reveals how Sir John A.
Macdonald used a policy of starvation against Aboriginal
people in the pursuit of his “National Dream.” History.
334 pages.
Wes Funk
University of Regina Press
9780889773400 $27.95
With his usual prairie boy wit and brutal honesty, Funk
finally tells his real life story. Amid the fun, there are
poignant and painful moments of coming of age, coming
out, and coming undone. From his days as an intensely
shy farm boy to his escapades in Saskatchewan’s writing,
publishing, and broadcasting world, this autobiography is
a wild ride, a true page turner. Memoir. 216 pages.
Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
R e a d Sa s k a tc h ew a n
NON FICTION
Craft relates the negotiations leading to the signing of
Treaty One, arguing that to understand the treaties with
First Nations it is essential to understand First Nations’
perspective. This perspective is informed by First
Nations law, in the case of Treaty One, the Anishinabe
inaakonigewin, related to kinship and land. 160 pages.
Occasional Papers in Archaeology No. 2:
Contributions to Northern Plains
Archaeology
9781927756157 $19.95
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The Gormley Papers:
I’m Right & You Know It
St. Victor Petroglyphs:
The Place of Living Stone
John Gormley
Tim E.H. Jones and S. Louise Jones
This follow up to Canadian bestseller Left Out
touches on major events that have shaped the public
consciousness and the milestones that make life worth
living, and includes personalized margin notes. Think
you know John Gormley? Think again. This collection
of thoughts goes beyond the politics of right and left.
Essays. 238 pages.
The first detailed description and discussion of one of
Saskatchewan’s most important archaeological sites, in
one of Saskatchewan’s most spectacular scenic settings.
18 centuries ago indigenous artists began pecking and
grinding the 340 petroglyphs (rock carvings) found on
the horizontal sandstone bedrock surface here. Based on
archaeological, ethnological and historical research, the
St. Victor carvings are discussed in the context of Plains
rock art and cultural traditions. History. 218 pages.
Indie Ink Publishing
9781927714027 $29.99
Friends of St. Victor Petroglyphs Coop Ltd.
9780991729807 22.95
14 Miriam Hoffer
The Great Saskatchewan Bucket List
Based on a series of interviews with retired women from
across Canada, What Do You Do All Day? is a book for
those who are perplexed about what lies ahead. This
book is about caring for yourself, taking time to share
with others, noticing the present. It is about choosing
to do what you want to do. Self-help. 176 pages.
Robin and Arlene Karpan
Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
9781927756256 $21.95
Parkland Publishing
9780980941937 $19.95
The Aboriginal Rock Paintings
of the Churchill River
Saskatchewan Scenic Drives
Tim E.H. Jones
Robin and Arlene Karpan
Rock paintings are the most durable and ancient art
form created by the ancestors of today’s Woodland Cree
who lived along the Churchill River in Saskatchewan
and Manitoba. The book presents the context of age,
origins and meanings based on historical, archaeological
and ethnographic evidence. History. 114 pages.
Saskatchewan Scenic Drives guides you off the major
highways and into Saskatchewan’s scenic heartland.
Follow secondary highways, grid roads, and back roads
to spectacular river valleys, forested lake lands, wild
badlands, secret hideaways, and awesome vistas. Precise
directions and maps make it easy to discover the best
that Saskatchewan has to offer. Non Fiction. 240 pages.
Saskatchewan Archaeological Society
9780969142064 $21.00
R e a d Sa s k a tc h ew a n
Discover 50 unforgettable natural wonders to see before
you “kick the bucket”. In every case, it’s something
special that leaves you with a sense of wonder, where
you can’t help but say, “Wow! This is really cool.”
Over 170 stunning colour photographs, plus maps and
coordinates to help you get there. 176 pages.
Parkland Publishing
NON FICTION
NON FICTION
What Do You Do All Day?
Women’s Stories of Retirement
9780968357965 $24.95
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NON FICTION
Métis Soldiers of Saskatchewan:
1914-1953
Robin and Arlene Karpan
Cathy Littlejohn
Saskatchewan’s most exciting places to hit the trails,
from easy strolls to challenging back country expeditions.
The guidebook is packed with details on everything you
need to know to plan your hikes. Experience scenic river
valleys, rare native prairie, internationally famous wet­
lands, forested lake lands, drifting sand dunes, and
rugged Canadian Shield. 272 pages.
Métis Soldiers of Saskatchewan greatly contributes to
our knowledge of the role played by Saskatchewan’s
Métis during Canada’s war efforts. This important
commemorative book contains hundreds of photographs
as well as a detailed list of nearly 1,700 Métis soldiers
from Saskatchewan who fought in two World Wars and
in the Korean War. History. 258 pages.
Parkland Publishing
Gabriel Dumont Institute
9780980941920 $19.95
Sleeping with Rhinos:
Journeys to Wild Places
Indian Ernie:
Perspectives on Policing and Leadership
Robin and Arlene Karpan
Ernie Louttit
Escape to extraordinary corners of the globe where
Mother Nature still has some clout. Follow travel
writers and photographers Robin and Arlene Karpan
on adventures from the Arctic to Antarctica, Patagonia,
Africa, and the world’s most isolated island. Discover
nature’s awesome spectacles, puzzle over beguiling
mysteries, and get uncomfortably close to wild
predators. 160 pages.
In 1987, Louttit became Saskatoon’s third native police
officer. Indian Ernie, as he came to be known on the
streets, details an era of challenge, prejudice, and
tremen­dous change in policing. He shares stories
of criminals and victims, avoiding politics, but most
compellingly, stories of the marginalized and disenfran­
chised. 192 pages.
Parkland Publishing
Jennifer Kuchinka
Jennifer Kuchinka was a new mother in Estevan,
struggling with postpartum depression when she ran
out of the hospital, onto the highway, and was hit by
a tractor trailer truck. Jennifer survived and now tells
how she recovered and created a new life, committed
to raising awareness of postpartum depression and
acquired brain injury. 224 pages.
DriverWorks Ink
Purich Publishing, Ltd.
9781895830781 $25.00
9780980941944 $16.95
After the Truck Hit:
Jennifer Kuchinka’s True Story
R e a d Sa s k a tc h ew a n
9781926795102 $25.00
NON FICTION
16 Saskatchewan’s Best
Hikes & Nature Walks
9781927570166 $19.95
Entangled Roots: The Mystery of
Peterborough’s Headless Corpse
Bev Lundahl
The 1894 death of David Scollie in Peterborough, Ontario,
has haunted both the town and the family of Hessie Gray,
the sharp-tongued Irish woman accused of his murder.
Hessie’s descendant, Bev Lundahl, has searched a
century’s worth of historical documents looking for the
truth. This flash point in her family history propelled the
author into the heart of First Nations country, exposing
the bones of Canadian history. History. 160 pages.
Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
9781927756317 $17.95
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DAG Volumes: No. 2 (2013)
Confessions of a Dance Mom
Jennifer Matotek
Alison R. Montgomery
This handsome, cloth-bound hardcover volume is
the second in Dunlop Art Gallery’s annual book
series. Sixteen critical essays by Dunlop Curators and
guest writers from across Canada provide readers
with a comprehensive overview of the Gallery’s 2013
exhibitions, screenings, and in situ events. 176 pages.
“Confession: My name is Alison and I am a dance mom.
The first time I saw Jesse perform he was nine years
old in a group tap number.” Jesse’s dance career would
take him from a local dance school in Saskatoon to
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and from there
to Stuttgarter Ballet. Memoir. 120 pages.
Dunlop Art Galley
Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
19299214 $45.00
A Family of Our Own:
Help Me, I’m Naked Book Two
18 “It seemed loneliness was to be my life’s companion;
the more people there were around me, the more alone
I felt. I wondered if I would ever fit in anywhere.”
The sequel to the award winning memoir, Black Fury.
The compelling story of a family in turmoil. Memoir.
368 pages.
Lois Knudson Munholland
Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing 9781927756089 $21.95
Three West Two South Books
Remembering Will Have to Do: The Life
and Times of Louise (Trottier) Moine
113 Boathouse Hill
Louise Moine (Posthumous)
Merging pioneer history with Aboriginal auto­biography,
this anthology collects Louise Moine’s writings about
southwest Saskatchewan’s ranching culture, the end
of the Métis’ nomadic lifestyle, her time spent in an
Indian residential school system, and the impact of
colonization. 234 pages.
Gabriel Dumont Institute R e a d Sa s k a tc h ew a n
Pulpits of the Past: A Record
of Closed Lutheran Churches
in Saskatchewan – up to 2003
Pulpits of the Past recounts the stories of hundreds of
closed Saskatchewan Lutheran churches and preaching
points. It is an invaluable resource for those who are
doing research or who are interested in this past.
296 pages.
NON FICTION
NON FICTION
Donna Miller
9781927756287 $16.95
0973523409 $30.00
Joyce Olesen
A casual collection of notes about growing up on a
farm more than 60 years ago grew to be this book.
Joyce Olesen reflects on the “good old days,” not to
glorify them, but to offer a glimpse into the life of one
family who grew up on the Saskatchewan prairie and to
celebrate those long ago days. Memoir. 128 pages.
Your Nickel’s Worth Publishing
9781927756263 $17.95
9781926795133 $20.00
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Sifting Through Time: A History of the
Saskatchewan Archaeological Society
Herstory 2015:
The Canadian Women’s Calendar
Compiled by Belinda Riehl-Fitzsimmons,
Frank McDougall, and Talina Cyr-Steenkamp
The Saskatoon Women’s Calendar Collective
2015 will be your final chance to own the Herstory
calendar! In full colour, this day planner is presented
alongside the stories of Canadian women and
organizations that have helped to shape Canada’s
herstory. The cover features art by Saskatoon artist Iris
Hauser. Calendar. 152 pages.
Sifting Through Time is an archive of the Saskatchewan
Archaeological Society’s more than 50 years as an
organization. Topics cover its formation, its chapters,
membership and board, financial support and how the
Society gives back, its publications, the many programs
and services offered, and member reminiscences.
History. 347 pages.
Coteau Books
9781550505863 $15.95
Saskatchewan Archaeological Society
9780969142072 $25.00
NON FICTION
20 Kimberly Phillips and Ihor Holubizky
This publication documents the exhibition tour of Ian
Johnston: Reinventing Consumption, and includes essays
as well as colour plates of Johnston’s work. Deploying
ceramics and found materials, Johnston addresses our
relationship to relentless consumption. Non Fiction.
56 pages.
Dunlop Art Gallery, Esplanade Art Gallery,
Art Gallery of Swift Current, the Robert McLaughlin
Gallery, McMaster Museum of Art,
and Access Gallery
9780981339368 $15.00
Overlooking Saskatchewan:
Minding the Gap
Randal Rogers and Christine Ramsay
In Overlooking Saskatchewan, 22 writers articulate the
power and the frustrations of the gap Canadians see
when they think of Saskatchewan, while revealing how
the citizens of Saskatchewan continue to lead the way
in the creation of culture and the nation’s sense of self.
380 pages.
University of Regina Press
R e a d Sa s k a tc h ew a n
Gregory Scofield and Amy Briley
with Sherry Farrell Racette
Maskisina, a booklet/DVD set, is an easy step by step
guide on how to make wearable northern style Métis
moccasins. As author and moccasin artisan Amy Briley
writes, once completed, “your moccasins may not turn
out perfect, but they will become more beautiful with
age … Your moccasins are a reflection of you.” 47 pages.
Gabriel Dumont Institute
NON FICTION
Reinventing Consumption
maskisina:
A Guide to Northern Style
Métis Moccasins
9781926795119 $24.99
Interrupted with Bipolar
Shae Therrien
After eight hospitalizations for bipolar depression and
more than 150 electroconvulsive therapy treatments,
Shae Therrien knows a thing or two about maintaining
good mental health. Through diary entries and reflec­
tions, Shae shares anecdotes and details of his illness
– including tips to help others care for those who have
mental ‘dis-ease’. 240 pages.
DriverWorks Ink
9781927570050 $19.95
9780889772922 $39.95
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Beyond the Farm Gate: The Story
of a Farm Boy Who Helped Make
the Wheat Pool a World Class Business
Frontier Farewell:
The 1870s and the End of the Old West
E.K. (Ted) Turner
“A book every history buff should own, Frontier
Farewell ends with the gruesome unwinding of a
two hundred year experiment,” states Prairies North
magazine. History. 525 pages.
University of Regina Press
Eating Myself Crazy
Treena Wynes
Joanne Weber
NON FICTION
The Deaf House highlights the life of a woman who
grew up deaf and became an advocate for the deaf.
It is a powerful true story of pain, loss, and defeat
balanced with joy and victory as one woman overcomes
incredible obstacles to uncover her true self. 312 pages.
9781927068489 $18.95
Combining her experience as a former bulimic with
her professional expertise as a registered social worker,
Treena empowers you to overcome your emotional
dependence on food. This guide encourages you to find
your reasons for seeking relief in food while offering
simple strategies that work for Treena and her clients.
Self-help. 192 pages.
Indie Ink Publishing
Occasional Papers in Archaeology No. 1
A Re-evaluation of the McKean Series on
the Northern Plains
Sean Michael Webster
This doctoral thesis examines in detail the broad
geographical range of people associated with the
McKean Series (about 4400-3200 BP), pulling together
new and existing information from archaeological
investigations. Studies show that occupations were
short-term summer campsites, with a reliance on a
diversity of plant and animal species. History. 227 pages.
Saskatchewan Archaeological Society
and the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology,
University of Saskatchewan
19194412 $25.00
R e a d Sa s k a tc h ew a n
9780987810564 $16.95
We’re Already Home
Terry Jordan, Lorna Tureski, Arnie Hayashi
The Gibbons and Ahmeds, in the company of
Okanagan elder/trickster Violet, journey through the
misunderstandings that arise between neighbours from
different backgrounds. This entertaining play explores,
with humour and passion, themes of tension and
empathy in a complex world where people may be
more similar than we think. 96 pages.
Wild Sage Press
PLAY
22 9780889773615 $34.95
9780889773349 $24.95
The Deaf House
Thistledown Press
University of Regina Press
NON FICTION
From working the land to working with the Prime
Minister, Ted Turner’s memoir reveals a man who fought
tenaciously on behalf of farmers both at home and
internationally while maintaining a sense of balance
and the greatest integrity. Memoir. 260 pages.
Garrett Wilson
9780988122970 $18.00
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Blue Grama
Bryce Burnett
Written and illustrated by Heather Peat Hamm
Growing up ‘in ranching ways’, Bryce Burnett recollects
memories of homesteaders and characters in southwest
Saskatchewan, as well as the animals and natural
wonders that have affected him daily. His poetry
captures community events, family meals, trips to town,
Sunday worship services and more – often with a dash
of humour. 128 pages.
Experience the intensity of prairie life, people, plants,
and spaces. Savour the botanical illustrations, which
illuminate details rarely seen until you kneel among the
grasses. Award-winning author and naturalist Trevor
Herriot writes, “If you are like me and love prairie, Blue
Grama will go right to your heart.” 64 pages.
DriverWorks Ink
Bruce Rice
Alison Calder
Coteau Books
POETRY
GENRE
Not the First Thing I’ve Missed
Fionncara MacEoin
The poems in Not the First Thing I’ve Missed are short
meditations that marry the large and abstract to the
ordinary and mundane. Touching on death, time, aging,
place, spirituality, and space, these poems are imbued
with a rueful, self-deprecating humour about how
delusions frighten while they enlighten. 80 pages.
9781927068830 $17.95
Legacy of Worship: Sacred Places
in Rural Saskatchewan
Marg Hryniuk, Frank Korvemaker,
Larry Easton (photographer)
Brilliant colour images of the buildings
people worship in are combined with the
fascinating stories of those places and people,
sacred places that illustrate how beauty in
any form inspires and nurtures the soul.
Companion volume to the bestselling Legacy
of Stone: Saskatchewan’s Stone Buildings.
Non Fiction. 264 pages.
Coteau Books
R e a d Sa s k a tc h ew a n
9781550505726 $16.95
9781550505764 $16.95
COFFEE TABLE BOOK
24 “Given all we have done to the lands that we live
in, is it still possible to write honestly about Beauty?”
Distinguished by its long unhurried lines and vivid
descriptions of the Saskatchewan landscape, The Trouble
with Beauty is an absorbing and moving collection
about “the mysteries/God didn’t plan for.” 128 pages.
GENRE
A collection about things that exist at the edges of
human experience, and how these things operate as
ghosts to us now, in this age – things that might once
have occupied a more central place in our lives. “Sharp
wit, keen intellect, and startling originality” – Angie
Abdou. 80 pages.
Thistledown Press
9780988122963 $18.00
The Trouble With Beauty
In the Tiger Park
Coteau Books
Wild Sage Press
9781927570081 $19.95
POETRY
Homegrown and other poems
9781550505979 $39.95
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Northern Saskatchewan
Canoe Country
Robin and Arlene Karpan
Ranked among the world’s great canoeing
destinations, northern Saskatchewan’s
legendary waterways have it all: compel­ling
history, jaw-dropping scenery, adrenaline
pumping whitewater, and tranquility to
soothe the soul. This hardcover book features
230 stunning photographs with stories of the
rich history, diverse land­scapes, and canoeing
adventures. Non Fiction. 128 pages.
Parkland Publishing 9780980941906 $34.95
COFFEE TABLE BOOK
26 Robin and Arlene Karpan
This hardcover photographic book takes you
on an exciting discovery of our amazing birds,
fascinating critters, dazzling wildflowers, and
the splendour of fall. The book is a cele­bra­
tion of wildlife and a reminder of what we’ll
lose if we aren’t careful. 128 pages.
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DriverWorks Ink
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K. IQ Solutions
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Wilf Perreault:
In the Alley/ Dans la ruelle
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(306) 777-6045
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Dave Margoshes (editor); Donald Kerr,
Timothy Long (major contributors)
Wilf Perreault is an artist known primarily for
a single subject: the humble urban back alley.
This book contains over 100 full-colour images
rendered in breathtaking detail, with essays
discussing Perreault’s work, and creative prose
and poetry by Saskatchewan writers inspired
by the paintings. Fully bilingual text. Non
Fiction. 240 pages.
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