Waubgeshig Rice and Kai Thomas, in conversation with Adrian Harewood, explore themes of identity, resilience, hope and renewal. Their vivid storytelling and rich cultural insights capture the beauty of cultures often overlooked, and offer universal messages of courage through strength in one’s roots, and kinship with community and the land.

Moon of the Turning Leaves, the hotly anticipated sequel to Waub Rice’s bestseller Moon of the Crusted Snow, is a beautifully crafted novel that immerses readers in the rich cultural tapestry of an Indigenous community as it faces challenges of survival.

A decade has passed since a mysterious cataclysm thrust the world into anarchy, forcing the community to live off the land isolated from the outside world. Rekindling their Anishinaabe traditions they become stronger, but resources are dwindling and elders warn they must move on.

With its lyrical prose and deeply evocative imagery, Waub Rice captures the essence of a people, their communal bonds, and their connection to the land.

Set in the Black communities of Ontario that were the last stops along the Underground Railroad, Kai Thomas’ remarkable debut In the Upper Country follows the fate of two unforgettable women—one beginning her journey of reckoning and self-discovery, the other completing her life’s last vital act.

After a slave hunter is shot dead and the shooter is discovered, a barter is struck: a story for a story. And so begins an extraordinary exchange of tales that reveal the interwoven history of Canada and U.S., the Black men and women brought to Canada into slavery, and their free descendants on both sides of the border.

Kai Thomas immerses us in a compelling landscape where, despite an honest depiction of the effects and consequences of enslavement of Black and Indigenous peoples in Canada, hope remains palpable.