Is life easier for a butch or a lipstick lesbian? Missed Her, a collection by Vancouver writer and performer, Ivan E. Coyote, explores many a lifestyle collision with thoughtful humour.

Canadians are proud to support the principle of multiculturalism, but they also want immigrants to blend in, and they worry whether they do. A new book examines Canada's multiculturalism debates.

André Alexis's new book, he writes, is an "attempt to see over the fence of my own imagination, to look beyond the self into other worlds."

In this excerpt from his new book Floodlines, Jordan Flaherty, provides a firsthand account of grassroots organizing, culture and resistance in New Orleans.

From Iceland, Greece, Spain, France, the U.K., Ireland, Canada and the U.S., the media and governments insist that every cent of contracted government debt must be paid. Two economists beg to differ.

In Toronto, Igor Kenk's name is synonymous with "bike thief." But a graphic novel about his life presents a more nuanced portrayal than any of the media coverage granted him. Excerpt included!

Richard Van Camp's new collection of short fiction brings stories from the North to the rest of Turtle Island.

Bruce Lipton looks at the implications of new and emerging science to argue for a shift in thinking and behaviours that will better enable our chances to survive, thrive and enjoy life on Earth.

Foodies: Democracy and Distinction in the Gourmet Foodscape explores the ongoing tension between the two stories about food: good food as democratic and food as a source of status.

Jim Stanford reviews four economics books including Spark by Frank Koller, How Markets Fail by John Cassidy, Economics for the Rest of Us by Moshe Adler and Economic Democracy by Allan Engler.