“The past is always tense, the future perfect.”
― Zadie Smith
2016 may have been a tough year, but at least we have books. From graphic histories to the myth of Vimy to queer history, to revolutionary mothering, and beyond our 2016 books told stories that needed telling and raised issues we need to grapple with and we hope inspired action. Read on!
Have you liked us on Facebook and followed us on Twitter? Thanks!
|
|
Toronto's Poor
A Rebellious History
By Bryan D. Palmer and Gaétan Héroux
Foreword by Frances Fox Piven
Order it today! |
|
Serial Girls:
From Barbie to Pussy Riot
By Martine Delvaux Translated by Susanne De Lotbinière-Harwood
Order from BTL! |
|
The Great Climate Robbery
How the Food System Drives Climate Change and What We Can Do About It
By GRAIN Edited by Henk Hobbelink
Get it today from BTL!
|
|
The Vimy Trap!
or, How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Great War
By Ian McKay and Jamie Swift.
Order it today! |
|
Showdown!
Making Modern Unions
By Rob Kristofferson and Simon Orpana. Foreword by Paul Buhle
Look for it at BTL!
|
|
Cuba Beyond the Beach:
Stories of Life in Havana
By Karen Dubinsky
|
|
Queer Progress:
From Homophobia to Homonationalism
By Tim McCaskell
Get it at BTL!
|
|
A Future Without Hate or Need:
The Promise of the Jewish Left in Canada
By Ester Reiter
Find a copy here!
|
|
Drawn to Change
Graphic Histories of Working-Class Struggle
Edited by the Graphic History Collective with Paul Buhle
Find at BTL!
|
|
What's Yours is Mine
Against the Sharing Economy
|
|
Revolutionary Mothering
Love on the Front Lines
Edited by Alixis Pauline Gumbs, China Martens, and Mai'A Williams
Get it today!
|
|
Rethinking Education
Whose Knowledge is it anyway?
Adam Unwin and John Yandell
Buy it today!
|
|
Understanding Jim Crow
Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance
and Promote Social JusticeBy David Pilgrim
Buy it today!
|
|
Follow us
You can stay updated on all the news here at BTL through our social media sites. Log on to find out about new books, events, and surprise sales. Check us out on Facebook, Google+, and Pinterest, and follow us on twitter (@readBTLbooks). You can also find author interviews and more on the BTL YouTube channel. Gone digital? We have a growing list of e-books you can find on our website. |
|
